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Cristina Marí

They called it the Spanish Revolution

On May 15, 2011 something happened, much…

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They are many, but we are more: Fighting right-wing extremists

On May 8, we remembered a success that ended a horrible period in history. On that day in 1945, the Allies accepted Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender, putting an end to…

By: Teresa Reiter

 

Austria's press freedom buried in oblivion

In 1867 the right of free expression in speech and writing was legally defined by Emperor Franz Josef I in Austria. Little did he know how sloppy we will be…

By: Teresa Reiter

 

The need for a moderate Vetevendosje

Recently a friend gave me the Vetevendosje button he usually wears on his jacket as a memento. It‘s rusty around the edges and looks like it's been through hard times.…

By: Teresa Reiter

 

Superheroes wanted - male and female

Gender Studies have always been unknown territory for me. I always considered it a symptom of a society where fanatic feminists create some kind of parallel structures. I might have…

By: Teresa Reiter

 

Dear Austrians: Kosovo is not your little ant farm!

Ever since I've gotten to know the young nation of Kosovo, the way Western Europe reports on the Balkans annoys me.

By: Teresa Reiter

 

How a slaughterhouse saved my life again: Sonic healing at Vienna’s Arena

There is a magic place in Vienna. It is the cemetery of the spilt beer for entire generations and the nightmare of uncool parents. We call it The Arena, but…

By: Teresa Reiter

 

Heartbreakfast: An (almost) hopeless quest for fruhstuck

There are not many things I miss when I travel around Eastern Europe. Not many but definitely one thing: the right breakfast in an awakening atmosphere.

By: Teresa Reiter

 

My peculiar hip-hop awakening

Conversation between me and myself at 6 a.m. on a Christian holiday in Austria: Me: (yawning) What the hell are you doing? Why are we up?
Myself: (buried in thought)…

By: Teresa Reiter

 

My blind date with Prishtina

Well, I have to admit that I expected something completely different when I left Vienna for the Balkans. Though I had a suspicion that I would like Prishtina. It was…

By: Teresa Reiter

 

They are many, but we are more: Fighting right-wing extremists

On May 8, we remembered a success that ended a horrible period in history. On that day in 1945, the Allies accepted Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender, putting an end to…

By: Teresa Reiter

 

They are many, but we are more: Fighting right-wing extremists

On May 8, we remembered a success that ended a horrible period in history. On that day in 1945, the Allies accepted Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender, putting an end to…

By: Teresa Reiter

 

They are many, but we are more: Fighting right-wing extremists

On May 8, we remembered a success that ended a horrible period in history. On that day in 1945, the Allies accepted Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender, putting an end to…

By: Teresa Reiter