Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Friday 12 November
Yoga for dogs and cafés for cats
The model reclines on a camouflage pillow, a bandana tied casually around his neck above a red T-shirt with a white logo.
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Culture / Graphic Design
K + D: Com-Pet
The debut of Com-Pet, a new character in development by Kuntzel+Deygas. The concept? "Communication pet", a cross between a pet and a communication tool.
Affairs / Society
Dogs and new tricks
Japan is a nation moving beyond an unthinkable disaster to re-establish itself as a regional leader in culture and innovative lifestyles. This issue we meet the people spearheading the unusual evolution of Japanese society…
Culture / Newspapers
Shop Front
Tünel newsstand in Istanbul and Pet Sounds in Stockholm.
Edits / Travel
50 things to improve your life
Our 2009 global round-up of the people, pursuits, places and pets to improve the way you live, work, rest, commute and communicate.
Design / Fashion
Monocolumn
Wednesday 8 February
Political fashion for men is a conservative affair
We’re in a media age where politicians’ sporting prowess or domestic pet ownership can be as meticulously chewed over by the media as actual policy.
Midori House, episode 127
Hugo Chavez’s battle against those claiming he died, we talk to a premium pet shop owner about dog grooming, and enjoy some great music.
The Globalist, episode 324
We get analysis from Tokyo on Japan’s drive to print money, check in with the Monocle 24 team at the World Economic Forum in Davos, and find out about Brazil’s pet-pampering industry.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Sunday 17 June
Bring farms to the city
There were some unusual sounds to be heard from the editorial floor of Midori House over the weekend - the odd pig oink and sheep bleat.
Business /
Doggie style
The Japanese are going bonkers over their canines. But with the market for doggie products reaching saturation point, what’s next for the lucrative industry? Funerals and hotels apparently.
Business / Industry
Site seeing
Once a nondescript office area with little in the way of shops or restaurants, Marunouchi in Tokyo is undergoing the latest stages of a 20-year transformation into a vibrant retail and financial centre. The next phase will…
Edits / Retail
Inventory No. 28
In this month’s rundown of life improvers, we have some desk accessories to get you sorted, Brazilian cosmetics to keep you smelling sweet and the best après-ski liqueur we’ve tasted.
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Sunday 30 December
Five things to do on New Year's
From Aspen to Istanbul, check out five great destinations and events for seeing in the New Year.
Affairs / Soft Power
Monocolumn
Sunday 5 August
Never underestimate the power of a puppy
Last week the Russian president Vladimir Putin was presented with an Akita fighting dog puppy by visiting Japenese foreign minister Koichiro Gemba.
Culture / Film
Monocolumn
Thursday 12 January
Hollywood’s animals don’t realise what stars they are
Have you seen the film The Artist? You know, the one with the cute dog in it? Yes, it’s also the silent film that’s in black and white.
Business / Retail
Monocolumn
Sunday 18 July
Banking on dog biscuits
Dog biscuits are not typically associated with banks. Walk into Metro Bank, however, and you will get just that, and more.
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Monocolumn
Tuesday 23 August
Libya – Meeting Mr Gaddafi
Sometimes the desperately unimaginative question is the right one to ask.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Wednesday 30 January
Europe invites the critics
Closed attitudes to immigration in Europe mean that promoting its nations has taken a strange turn.
Affairs / Retail
Monocolumn
Tuesday 4 December
Step into Christmas… and actual shops
That’s much more like it. I’m in the mood for feasting, hall decking, Christmas cheering, wine mulling and thinking on the season now that this weekend has just happened.
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…