Design / Graphic Design
Monocolumn
Tuesday 18 October
The world’s perkiest traffic light man
The enduring symbols of the former East Germany are not particularly cherishable; the Stasi, brutalist architecture, steroid-riddled athletes.
- 71 results for athletes
Midori House, episode 75
The outlook for the Chinese economy. Plus, we meet an expert on “smart drugs” and the athlete running from Pole to Pole for charity.
Culture / Sport
Monocolumn
Sunday 12 August
Olympic group hug
What the hell do we do now? This morning London’s airports are filling up with athletes heading home from the Olympics. It’s a nylon ocean of the tracksuited and fit.
Midori House, episode 189
Malik al-Abdeh of Syrian station Barada TV discusses the conflict, we investigate the welfare of Ethiopia’s prime minister, and talk with Palestine’s first Olympic athlete.
The Globalist, episode 218
We ask if North Korea will send athletes to the Paralympics, look at the male-dominated world of Chinese politics, and learn about Paraguay’s Guarani language.
The Globalist, episode 193
Reflection on Troika’s visit to Athens, Alex Rheeney in Papua New Guinea discusses the country’s elections, and we learn about female Arab athletes.
Culture / Sport
Monocolumn
Wednesday 1 May
And the winner is...
This week the US welcomed its first openly gay professional team sports athlete. But will it change attitudes where more games are played – in the playground?
The Monocle Daily, episode 186
We look at the safety of Olympic athletes, ask how many Nazi war criminals are still running? And visit the Tate Modern’s new performance space.
Affairs / Soft Power
Monocolumn
Thursday 26 July
Competing for the diplomacy gold medal
As Olympic athletes limber up to start the London games and director Danny Boyle puts the finishing touches to his pastoral-themed opening ceremony, there is another tranche of players gearing up for the games.
Affairs / Sport
Monocolumn
Monday 1 March
Russia’s winter games of discontent
It has been two weeks of unprecedented soul-searching for Russian sport, after a dismal performance at the Winter Olympics threatened to overshadow the glitzy and expensive roadshow that the country took to Vancouver to…
Business / Sport
Running costs
‘Forefoot striking’ is the style of most professional runners – so why do the big brands all emphasise the heel? A tiny trainer company in Colorado is proving that the big boys need to stay on their toes when it comes to…
Affairs / Sport
Monocolumn
Monday 8 February
Vancouver’s Winter Olympics turn frosty
Airspace restrictions are in effect, naval frigates are patrolling the coast, and the surveillance cameras have been switched on.
Affairs / Sport
Making a splash
The Iraqi national rowing outfit – bidding for a spot at London 2012 – defy the odds. Shambolic security and ethnic violence make even getting to training an arduous task. On the water, though, none of it matters.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Thursday 30 December
Forecast 2011: Taiwan looks on the bright side
It’s been a rough 100 years for one of Asia’s pioneering democracies, but the Taiwanese are commemorating their centennial birthday with a “little-country-that-could” mindset.
Edits / Sport
Expo 33: War minus the shooting
The first winter military world games took place in March in Valle D'Aosta, Italy, giving armed forces of the world a chance to bond with each other and to promote peace through sport. Monocle was there, cheering our fav…
Edits / Sport
Expo 26: In for the high jump
Jealous of the British-inspired Commonwealth Games and the Jeux de la Francophonie for nations of the former French empire, Portugal has created the Jogos da Lusofonia. In a world of soft power, pole vaulters and sprinters…
Edits / Sport
Monocolumn
Tuesday 28 August
A Paralympics of personality
During the Second World War, my aunt was in the Waaf: the Women’s Auxillary Air Force.
Edits / Travel
Monocolumn
Tuesday 26 June
Travel fairs should surprise you
I like travel fairs but only in principle. I often go to them and leave wondering if I was simply wasting my time.