posted by at 5:36 PM on August 31, 2006 Four policemen who pleaded guilty to severely beating a Gambian man in a deserted Vienna warehouse have today been given suspended sentences. Three received an eight month suspended sentence and the other six months. An interview with Heinz Patzelt, the.
.. posted by at 12:45 PM on August 31, 2006 Tomorrow is a great day, at least for the Fellner brothers.
The media moguls launch a new newspaper, called "Österreich". The Austrian newspaper landscape is rather dry and harsh..
. but I'm not sure if "Österreich" will change it for the..
. posted by at 12:33 AM on August 28, 2006 "Come pick me up!" (Location: Underground parking lot, Museumsquartier).
.. posted by at 12:36 PM on August 25, 2006 A glimpse of "Darwin's Nightmare" at the fish and poultry frying station at Pilgramgasse.
(Translation: Lake Victoria Perch)...
posted by at 12:31 PM on August 25, 2006 ...
at werkheugH, Schönbrunnerstraße 61. The design is called "bricolage", concept/created by Maximilian Stecher, Michael Pichler and Andreas Muxel..
.. posted by at 5:03 PM on August 24, 2006 Days ago, the media were scrabbling over the arrest of the alleged killer of a six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey.
Now Vienna, Austria is hogging the headlines with the miraculous re-appearance of a girl who was kidnapped by a 44-year-old Nachrichtentechniker in...
posted by at 3:18 PM on August 24, 2006 I've heard tale that the legendary Sturm has started to show up. Any clues as to who has it so far? (photo via Flickr user exnovo).
.. posted by at 10:59 AM on August 24, 2006 Hey folks!
Come on! I guess you are sitting somewhere in a Viennese cafe, WLAN connected, and writing emails to your friends in, let's say: Utah, Kentucky! And I'm sure you constantly mistype words.
And correct them. But don't waste..
. posted by at 1:54 PM on August 23, 2006 As a reaction to HC Stache's rap attempt a couple of hip hoppers started a HC Diss Contest. "Rappers resist!
" And here's the link. German language only..
.. posted by at 2:33 AM on August 23, 2006 Do you still remember the Top 40 song from the band Soul Asylum, "Runaway Train"?
The music video shows different faces of lost children and teenagers flashing on the screen. Anyway this doesn't have anything to do with the..
. posted by at 12:34 PM on August 22, 2006 Oh wonderful synergy! * the name "Abarth"!
* the word "Auspuffanlagen" (exhaust systems)! * the fonts! * the scorpion emblem!
Pure poetry of semiotics! Location: Schönbrunnerstraße, near Pilgramgasse..
.. posted by at 12:26 PM on August 22, 2006 No idea what Kaltquarz means.
But I won't google "Kaltquarz"...
it would destroy the magic...
...
posted by at 12:18 PM on August 22, 2006 Sorry, I can't translate that. But here's the basic info: ..
.a right wing fucker raps about his fucking right wing reps..
. MP3 Link..
. posted by at 8:59 AM on August 21, 2006 Königsberger Klopse is a German dish consisting of meatballs in a white sauce with capers. The dish is named for the East Prussian city of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad).
And I love Königsberger Klopse. Yummie!!
But where can I get the...
posted by at 10:25 AM on August 19, 2006 werkzeugH opened its ports with a wonderful project by Assocreation (from Vienna) and The Fantastic Nobodies (from Brooklyn, NY): the Dumpster Swimming Pool. They ordered a big white dumpster. They put water in it.
And they put a carp in...
posted by at 12:55 PM on August 18, 2006 Basically, I agree. But then again, there's no alternative to micturition. (Location: Ramien, asian restaurant, Gumpendorfer Straße).
.. posted by at 10:41 AM on August 17, 2006 Where are the good old days of good old economy?
Nowadays, if your take part in a contest, you don't win the car, you just win a weekend using the car. Oh boy. (Translation: send a pic of the Mini.
.. posted by at 10:37 AM on August 17, 2006 The saddest closed little corner shop in Vienna.
Location: Johann-Strauiss-Gasse...
. posted by at 9:24 AM on August 16, 2006 Racing to the ladies' room of the former Amadeus Bookstore now Thalia in the second floor, my attention suddenly caught by one, maybe, frustrated father. The words "Wo wickeln Väte(r)(Where do fathers change nappies)?
??" are flashing next to the.
.. posted by at 1:10 PM on August 15, 2006 I love marshmallows!
Doubleplusgood! And I want to roast them on an open fire! But where do I get real marshmallows in Vienna?
I just could get my hands on the tiny, green-white-blue colored Haribo marshmallows...
but they are not...
posted by at 2:55 PM on August 14, 2006 What a nice prank. I wish that the memorial plate would have been modified too. Translation: "During the 2nd turkish seige in 1683, this historic turkish cannonball was fired against this part of the building that formerly stood at this.
.. posted by at 1:20 PM on August 12, 2006 Hooray!
Dorkbot Vienna is online! The worldwide family of dorkbots is constantly growing and dorkbot has finally arrived in the very heart of (fortress) Europe. Dorkbot is a regular meeting of people doing strange things with electricity.
the main goals of...
posted by at 2:04 PM on August 11, 2006 Wow. An ATM ("Bankomat") in form of a huge Punschkrapfen (an Austrian pastry soaked with rum and a pink icing). That's what I call magical realism for tourists.
...
posted by at 1:39 PM on August 11, 2006 Yesterday the presentation of werkzeugH (Schönbrunnerstrasse 61, corner Grohgasse) took place. werkzeugH is a new space for talking, nerding, eating, discussing and lecturing. Some of the topics: graphic design, architecture, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, short films, film talks, etymology, travellogs,.
.. posted by at 5:39 PM on August 09, 2006 I discovered a strange Uhudler advertisment at Cafe Objektiv (7th district).
There's an old saying that Uhudler makes you wacko...
But this way? And before the honeymoon night? Hmm.
...
.. posted by at 12:55 PM on August 09, 2006 In 2004 Robert Glashüttner (aka Vibemaster) started a blog about his personal eating habits.
The first post was about a special pizza called "Chiccina" you could order at Pizzeria "Mimo" (Gablenzgasse, 15th district). It was an ordinary pizza with tomato..
. posted by at 4:57 PM on August 07, 2006 Tomorrow I'll give a lecture on science fiction and science friction. So to say: on the future of the past, the future of the present and the future of the future.
.. hopefully.
I'll present some of my alltime favourite science...
posted by at 4:42 PM on August 07, 2006 Nice tshirt. Spotted it in the display window of a shop in Florianigasse (next to #31). Not sure what's the name of the shop, but there's a big "ditialkonfusion" banner.
And yes: you can see my feet...
. posted by at 1:09 PM on August 06, 2006 Tattooed men and women, rejoice! The Natural History Museum (Naturhistorisches Museum) is inviting you.
Its special exhibition "Lebensspuren Hautnah: The Cultural History of Tattooing" has been prolonged until the 28th this month. That means you just have to show (off)..
. posted by at 1:22 PM on August 04, 2006 "Compared to the ongoing developments in the information society the state is reacting very slow on changes. Austria and the rest of Europe are following a rather dangerous path in terms of privacy, copyright and patent systems.
Being part o...
posted by at 1:41 AM on August 04, 2006 Stefan Lutschinger -- a friend of mine -- and I went to Cafe Käuzchen for lunch. Stefan ordered a goulash. And I needed something to write down some dates.
So I asked the waiter for a pen...
Sorry, but I...
posted by at 1:12 AM on August 04, 2006 Falter is a weekly city magazine. Many people read it because Falter offers a good overview of the many events that happen in and around Vienna. I like the overall political orientation of the editorial staff.
But sometimes I really...
posted by at 1:02 AM on August 04, 2006 I found true love! The coolest battery-powered stapler in Vienna. Almost looks like a case-mod.
Tack! Tack! Tack!
...
posted by at 12:58 AM on August 04, 2006 From the depiction of a vulva in a cave painting to the newest internet porno, technology and sexuality have always been closely linked. No one can predict what the future will bring, but history indicates that sex will continue to..
. posted by at 4:49 PM on August 01, 2006 Plane lands. Finally.
I head to the baggage claim area. And what do I see, as the first suitcase on the baggage retrieval system? This: It may be a somehow funny advertisment idea of the national lottery company.
.. but the.
..
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