Markus Lust

Writing. Wrestling. Wonders of the Web. Editor-in-Chief of VICE Austria.

The Founder of Last.fm Is Creating the Future of Audio Technology

"It took me almost 40 years to understand that I am not into music, but into listening. There's a big difference. But once you get that, everything is music."
Markus Lust
4.25.16
News

Vienna Might Not Be the Best City in the World After All

The Austrian city has been named the world's most livable, but what does that actually mean, and who is it actually for?
Markus Lust
Markus Lust, Photos: Stefanie Katzinger
2.24.16
Stuff

Felix Baumgartner har nogle alternative teorier om flygtningekrisen

Den østrigske basejumper har for nyligt luftet sine holdninger til flygtningekrisen og dens ophav på Facebook.
Markus Lust
1.29.16
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Base Jumper Felix Baumgartner Has Some Interesting Views on the Refugee Crisis

The man who fell from space has taken to Facebook to express his views on the refugee crisis, his tax affairs, women's rights and President Obama.
Markus Lust
1.28.16
Stuff

The Idiot, the Pisser, and the Nazi: Tattoo Artists on Their Most Memorable Customers

These days body art lovers are just as varied as the images they cover themselves with.
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Stefanie Katzinger
Staff
9.3.15
Stuff

An Interview with the Publisher of a Magazine Printed Using HIV-Positive Blood

Vangardist publisher Julian Wiehl talks about the fight against HIV discrimination.
Markus Lust
5.8.15
vice meets

VICE Meets Ulrich Seidl

We spoke to the Austrian director about Nazi nostalgia and the marketing genius of Lars von Trier, over plum cake and schnapps.
Markus Lust
3.9.15

Christmas Markets Are Weird Everywhere

Here are some photos from a Viennese "Christkindlmärkte" as proof.
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Markus Lust, Photos: Stefanie Katzinger
12.15.14
Stuff

Troma's Lloyd Kaufman Doesn't 'Get' Hollywood Blockbusters

I talked to the grandmaster of trash about the art of auteur filmmaking and why he finds films like Lord of the Rings such a bore.
Markus Lust
10.28.14
News

This Is What a Real Woman Looks Like (According to Austrian Bigots)

"Don't forget," proclaims the poster: "Real women (a) have no beard or penis, (b) don't need a quota to be successful, (c) need no gender-sensitive language." We got in touch with the political party that's responsible to ask them what the fuck.
Markus Lust
7.9.14
News

Austrian Nationalists Tried to Hold a Shitty Festival Yesterday

A bunch of right-wing fraternities marched in downtown Vienna yesterday in something they call the Freedom Festival, which is basically an excuse for silly nationalists to wear silly hats and demonstrate their manpower.
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Markus Lust, Photos: Kurt Prinz
6.5.14
Stuff

Dario Argento Dreams Up Your Nightmares

The giallo master dishes on hot monsters, giant TV sets, and the death of film criticism.
Markus Lust
5.8.14
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