Police are to guard tonight's Vienna premiere of a controversial stage comedy inspired by the saga of Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man who imprisoned and abused his daughter, after protests and appeals for it to be banned. Hubsi Kramar, the production's director and star, has been forced to change its...

“Your Target is your Partner’s Face” February 22nd, 2009 When this, the second episode of The Amazing Race’s fourteenth season, begins, there’s a sequence where the teams all start talking about how much they are inspired by Margie and Luke, the latter of whom is the ra...

Dear Catholics, dear sisters and brothers in the faith, dear citizens of our country! German text The Austrian diocesan bishops gathered on Monday to search in common prayer to discuss the events in the last days which have caused worry and anger inside and outside the church. We owe to the people a...

If you've chosen Norway for your skiing holiday, you've almost certainly decided that the adrenaline surge of the Alps is something you can do without. Skiing in Norway has many attractions, but advanced Alpine-style pistes are not one of them. So, a skiing trip to Norway ought to double as a gatewa...

Whooh. I’ve gotten the hang of skiing again truly. Last time I really went skiing was somewhere in 2001, after that I had a short stint in 2006 in Pertisau. But since I was the only one skiing then, I quickly grew bored and stopped before I could really get back into form again. I’ve bee...

Inevitable: Then came my visit to the Hainburg town hall for birth records to sort out the murkiness of Lenke's paperwork. "Gruss gott!" said the two women... "What is your religion? For example, I am Katholische. And you are ...?" Momentarily stunned, I sat there. Was this necessary? Reading my fac...

Pope Benedict has promoted to bishop an ultra-conservative Austrian clergyman who called Hurricane Katrina "God's punishment" and condemned the Harry Potter books for "spreading satanism". The appointment, which was confirmed by the Vatican at the weekend, comes days after the Pope was criticised fo...

Filed under: Arts and Culture, Festivals and Events, Food and Drink, Stories, Austria, Video If Mozart was alive today, he'd be 253. January 27 was his birthday. I found that out this afternoon when my husband told me Mozart's Bakery and Piano Cafe, a lovely European-style bakery/restaurant in Colum...

It is with stunning speed that the house of Western civilization falls. Austrian politician convicted of "anti-Muslim incitement" Jihadwatch (hat tip Randall) Free Speech Death Watch Update -- more on this story: "Austrian far-right legislator convicted of anti-Muslim incitement," from DPA, January ...

Saptamana trecuta am reusit in sfarsit sa scot la plimbare noua Mazda6, dupa ce am admirat-o indelung pe site-uri auto si din ce in ce mai des pe drumurile patriei. Cei de la Arian Motors au fost kind enough sa vina cu masina la birou si am facut o tura prin oras. Si chiar e potrivit orasul pentru n...