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The Weekend Essay

Hayek, the Accidental Freudian

The economist was fixated on subconscious knowledge and dreamlike enchantment—even if he denied their part in his relationships.
The Weekend Essay

My Grandmother and the Canine Detective

How the Austrian police procedural “Inspector Rex” bridges gaps between languages.
Annals of Inquiry

What Happens When Jobs Are Guaranteed?

In a small Austrian village, an experimental program finds—or creates—work for the unemployed.
News Desk

Vienna Is the New Havana Syndrome Hot Spot

Roughly two dozen possible new cases have been reported by U.S. spies and diplomats in the Austrian capital, more than in any other city except Havana itself.
Under Review

Can Rilke Change Your Life?

“Letters to a Young Poet” has spoken to artists for almost a century. The other half of the famous correspondence reveals the treacherous work of becoming who you want to be.
Shouts & Murmurs

Another Dinner Party, Another “Impromptu” von Trapp Family Concert

We get it! You’re all incredibly talented! Your grieving father is learning to love again! Now, can we eat our Funkenküchlein in peace?
Letter from Europe

A Scandal in Austria and the Far Right’s Fortunes in Europe

Amid the ouster of a right-wing government in Vienna, liberals and greens showed unexpected strength in elections across the Continent.
John Cassidy

What Europe Needs: Hope

Cultural Comment

The Schorske Century

Daily Comment

Death in Tyrol

Art

Her

Olympics Postcard

Globe-Trotter

Briefly Noted

Until the Dawn’s Light

Coming to America

Spry for Frying

Coming to America

Map Quest

Page-Turner

In the News: Hangover Cures, The State of Criticism

Double Take

Eighty-Five from the Archive: Jane Kramer

Page-Turner

Bossing Freud Around

Page-Turner

1,000 Words: Riding the Page