When Microsoft founder Bill Gates revealed his new found obsession with the water closet back in 2011, many thought he had lost his mind. He was known to even show up to interviews and speeches with a jar of feces, a pungent new take on show and tell. How could one of the richest men […]
Banking for the people
As professional marketers and designers know, digitally savvy millennials are some of the toughest customers out there. As early adopters and influencers, millennials have become a key demographic for companies and agencies across Europe just begging to attract their clicks and euros. This is something designer Maurizio Poletto knows how to do, and at Erste […]
Kickl seeks detention of ‘dangerous’ refugees
In a press conference Monday afternoon, Austrian Interior Minister Herbert Kickl (FPÖ) outlined his plans for “Sicherungshaft,” a legal change that would allow preventative detention for refugees deemed to pose a danger to Austrian society by the government. The measure comes in the wake of a knife attack in the Vorarlberg city of Dornbirn, in which a Turkish […]
The Flow of Commerce: How the Danube Energizes Austria’s Economy
The Danube powers many an industry on its way to the Black Sea, from hydropower to high-volume logistics Flowing through 10 countries – from the Black Forest to the Black Sea – the Danube River has unified a Central European population of some 83 million people of otherwise very different cultures and nationalities. Its waters […]
The Vienna Survival Guide for Health
I had the privilege of writing a chapter in Metropole’s latest book. The book is the Vienna Survival Guide for Health, to be released on December 1st. “Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about health care, doctors, insurance, and medical treatment in Vienna. We answer the questions you’d never think to ask. Plus, get a […]
The Marshall Plan: How Austria Benefited 70 Years ago
With an entire continent in ruins, the Marshall Plan planted the seeds for a peaceful, prosperous Europe As the Second World War finally ground down to an end in Europe, Austria lay devastated, its economy in shambles, its territory carved up by the victorious Allied powers into zones of authority for the U.S., France, Britain […]
Why Austria’s Millennial Minister Sebastian Kurz Could be Dangerous
By Yaël Ossowski | Metropole Magazine On Saturday, July 1st, in a muted and highly uncontested leadership election in Linz, Austria, 30-year-old Sebastian Kurz secured 98.7 percent of the vote to head the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) before October’s elections. A mere three days later, the headlines surrounding Kurz were far less flattering. A scandal […]
Ever dreamed of jumping out of planes for a living? The Red Bull Skydive Team takes falling to the next level
by Yaël Ossowski in May 2017, Sport / 29.4.17 / Metropole Red Bull gives a fearless troupe wings to become mile-high paragons of their sport High above the Austrian Alps, a trio of professional athletes prepare their gear. Helmet? Check. Gloves? Check. Airplane? Check. Red Bull and parachute? Double check. Young and full of vigor, […]
Just What the Doctor Ordered
Since the 18th century the city of Vienna has been on the cutting edge of medical innovation. What is the next frontier? By Yaël Ossowski | Metropole Magazine Vienna at the fin de siècle was the center of a massive empire that covered 20 percent of Europe. It stretched all the way from the Ukraine […]