A museum has covered up hundreds of huge posters showing three naked footballers advertising an exhibition celebrating nude men in art. The full frontal poster – showing an image called Vive La France by artists Pierre & Gilles – sparked hundreds of complaints in Vienna, Austria. One angry local threatened to paint over the model’s […]
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Morocco posters all removed says FPÖ
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The Freedom party official responsible for an election poster campaign that urged love for all things good and Austrian rather than thieving Moroccans has apologised and had all the posters removed. The slogan “Heimatliebe statt Marokkaner-Diebe” on the Freedom Party placards for local elections in Innsbruck translates as “Love of your home country instead of […]
Haider death mocked once more
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A satirical magazine has created a fake campaign train poster showing the wrecked car of a late politician. Jörg Haider spearheaded right-wing movements in Austria for decades before losing his life in a drunken car crash three years ago. Now Germany’s Titanic magazine published what it called a “Riddle for Nazis” on its homepage. The […]
Spar Austria signs ‘007’ Brosnan
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Spar Austria has signed former “James Bond” star Pierce Brosnan as poster boy of its new product range.The Hollywood star is the face of the companys “Premium” series including a special selection of pasta, chocolates, spices and other foodstuff. Award-winning chef Johanna Maier from Salzburg also does promotion for the products which are available as […]
One man was injured when a pensioner fearing a burglary shot at a group of friends trying to put up a poster to surprise his birthday-celebrating wife.Police in St. Georgen in Upper Austrias Vöcklabruck district said today (Thurs) the 78-year-old had fired several shots in the direction the noise was coming from in his houses […]