Restaurant Review: Particularly Persian
For insiders, Pars is old news. It’s long been the go-to place for Persian expats. When he began working at his parents’ small establishment in the upper Lerchenfelderstraße in 1998, owner Shahram Marandi says it was already established as the spot where Iranian students went to hang out. What started as a Persian snack joint [...]
Ray Monk first public appearance in Vienna
Wittgenstein is considered the most influential philosopher of the 20th century and Prize-winning biographer Ray Monk will discuss the philosopher’s life-shaping studies at Cambridge University from 1911…
Cathedral Curiosities History Lines St. Stephen’s
Visitors seem well-versed in the lore of the Stephansdom. They know roughly where and what it is: a 900-year-old cathedral in the city centre dedicated…
11 Women & Their Wines
I will side-step the many clichés in introducing a piece on women in wine – overalls and calloused hands are not key – and go…
The Collector: Dungeons and Drama
To say that John Fowles’ book The Collector is controversial is something of an understatement. First published in 1963, it tells the story of Frederick…
Pratercottage – Secret Suburb Downtown
On a thin strip of land, sandwiched between the Prater greenery and the Danube Canal, is a unique…
Gallery Run: Exhibition Picture Show
Film, most agree, is an art form, although a passive one – an audience in a dark room…
Siebensternviertel: Community by Design
In early 20th-century Vienna, Secession artists met in the coffeehouses like Sperl or Café Museum near Karlsplatz; in…