Edits / Manufacturing
Expo 61: Mighty Mittelstand
They may not be sexy but the small firms that make everything from dog leads to lifting gear are the fuel powering Germany’s economy.
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Culture / Small Business
Little shop of wonders
In a world of bland city centres, a shop full of interesting and unusual magazines and music that’s staffed by experts is a joyful discovery. And what’s more, they make your neighbourhood special.
Edits / Monocle
Monocolumn
Thursday 27 September
Meeting a hero, just for one day
“Heroes” by David Bowie, is one of my favourite songs. But I’m not sure I’d want to meet it’s maker. Getting up close and personal with one’s heroes can be a sad affair.
Affairs / Sport
Reluctant Hero
Kenenisa Bekele is a superstar in his home nation of Ethiopia – an Olympic gold-winning distance runner who has risen from poverty to the top of his sport. Yet he remains a humble man who eschews the limelight.
Affairs / Society
Our heroes
Welcome to Monocle’s annual round-up of 20 people who we think deserve a bigger stage. We cover diverse professions from shoe designers to politicians because we believe it’s not only the grand scale that matters, but the…
Affairs / Food & Drink
Noma hero
René Redzepi is regarded as one of the best chefs in the world and is credited with putting Denmark on the culinary map. Monocle meets the man at the forefront of the New Nordic cuisine.
Business / Society
Local heroes
From honey producers to fashion designers, Monocle meets the groups and business owners that have launched innovative projects to help bring communities together. Sometimes it makes good business sense too.
Edits / Food & Drink
Local hero
Tom Kerridge’s seasonal, locally sourced cooking has won him two Michelin stars. Not bad for a country pub, now a mecca for foodies.
Affairs / Society
The leaders
Giving us hope for the future, our heroes have been selected for their talents and problem-solving skills. During the recession everyone’s had to up their game and these people go the extra mile to make the world a better…
Affairs / Sport
Monocolumn
Saturday 1 May
A new football hero
Unlike its American counterpart, professional Canadian football has never managed to become a truly coast-to-coast sport.
Affairs / Books
Word champion
He made serious literature popular and if he liked a new book the nation ran out and bought it. He even made a televised spelling test appointment viewing. The talk-show host and TV producer Bernard Pivot is a peculiarly…
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Wednesday 13 October
A hole new world for the miners’ hero
With the world’s eyes on Chile’s rescue of 33 trapped miners, one person has emerged as an unexpected winner: mining minister Laurence Golborne.
Affairs / Music
Monocolumn
Sunday 28 March
Kenya’s new pop video hero
His name is Makmende. An African version of Shaft, mixed with a bit of Chuck Norris, he is the karate-chopping, damsel-rescuing star of the new video by Kenya’s Just-a-Band.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Monday 11 January
The American protester – hero or fool?
A would-be Christian martyr’s infiltration of the world’s most forbidding state on Christmas Day has both frustrated and inspired fellow North Korea activists.
Affairs / CEOs
20 new heroes
Monocle has drawn up a shortlist of 20 people – from politics, business, music and design – who we want to hear more of in 2009. By overcoming the odds, finding gaps in the market and thinking creatively, they’ve already…
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Wednesday 8 August
South America’s unsung political hero
Contrary to popular belief, the best leader in the world is not Barack Obama. Sorry to break it to the Germans but it’s not Angela Merkel either. François Hollande? Not a chance.
Affairs / Sport
Monocolumn
Thursday 12 July
The Tour de France’s new off-brand hero
I’m loving the Tour de France. Yeah, the cycling’s good and, as the field heads into the mountains, it’s getting compellingly, leg-bustingly gruelling, but what about Bradley Wiggins and his sideburns?
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Friday 27 August
Reformist mayors go a step too far
Anyone outside Washington, DC, would think that mayor Adrian Fenty is a hero in his hometown.
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Wednesday 20 March
It's just not cricket
A cut in sports spending threatens a major part of Australia's national identity but it could be time to cheer on lesser-known heroes instead.
The Globalist, episode 240
We find out the effects of Al-Qaeda in Libya, hear about a business dispute in Milan, and Robert Bound shares thoughts on meeting a hero.