Living On The Edge: Vienna: SHOPPING ON THE EDGE

Forget “you are what you eat”! Although food is still very much involved, these days it’s more “you are what you buy,” but please don’t take that in the sense of bling, which might be better said as “you are what you can afford to buy.” It’s more about a late-, or maybe late-late-, capitalist awareness of consumer power that has turned every purchase into something of a political gesture. Considering consumption as a political tool is nothing new; from Malcolm McLaren declaring that the last radical act left was to buy nothing, to some of the philosophies of the Straight Edge movement, purchase-power has long been a theme in subculture. Fast-forward a couple decades, and these once radical standpoints are becoming more mainstream. Not only does this mean that the exhausting position of taking an extreme stance has been lifted, but every day we have more and more options to support an economy based on fair and sustainable practices. Read the rest of this entry »

Your Take on Vienna Fringe Living: THE INSIDER TIPS: Report #1

Within hours of launching the newest in our Living On The Edge series, our inboxes were already steadily pinging to announce the arrival one great tip after another. We asked you how you live off the tourist radar, and you, White Line Hotels’ fans, have given us your edit for the cooly classic city that is Vienna.

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Living On The Edge #4: VIENNA

If you’re a long time White Line Hotels follower — and if you’re not, where were you? But seriously, welcome! — you’ve seen our Living On The Edge series travel from New York, to London, and then on to Paris. We’ve got a new edition for you, and without much further ado, let us introduce Living On The Edge: Vienna.

A polished hub. The quietly cool classic. Vienna doesn’t need to shout to get attention; with its quiet confidence it knows people are already watching. Dig beneath the surface of the city, and you’ll discover a youthful, creative and innovative vibe as captured at the Hollmann Beletage.

What’s your style of Vienna “Fringe Living”? Do you know the perfect little cafe, filled with more locals than tourists? Drop us a line with your secret hangouts &/or things you like to do in Vienna to stand a chance of winning a fab weekend for 2 in the ever so cool Austrian hub and a brand new laptop folio from our partners at Hard Graft.

This Showdown Ends Friday, High Noon

The Alpine Edit Contest entries are all in, but the showdown has just begun! Find White Line Hotels over on Facebook and vote for your favorite. At this showdown you don’t have to be the fastest gun in the West, but you do have to be quick! Be sure to get your “click” in before Friday, August 19th, HIGH NOON (GMT).

Photo: Gary Cooper in HIGH NOON

Deadlines, the Other Mother of Invention

Whoever said “necessity is the mother of invention” — and seriously, we mean “whoever” because it’s one of those sayings that seems to have been invented without a mother, if you’ll pardon the bad joke… — probably brought that expression into the world before deadlines existed, so we’ll cut the anonymous author some slack and just update it for him/her: “necessity and deadlines are the mothers of invention.” If you consider that deadlines are indeed themselves a necessity, then we’re back at square one with no need for the update on the old adage, but a step further in explaining that TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ENTER THE WHITE LINE HOTELS ALPINE EDIT CONTEST.

Will inspiration strike before midnight?

Photo of the Mothers of Invention record sleeve taken from the fabulous www.sleeveface.com