Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 8 October
The problem of airports as memorials
On Friday evening, at an appropriately lavish ceremony in the Czech capital, Prague airport was officially renamed Vaclav Havel Airport.
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Culture / Radio
Air Rescue
Twenty years ago, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was a busy place as the Iron Curtain was pulled back. Today, its signals are still focused on Russia as well as Iran and Afghanistan.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Saturday 17 October
Czech-mate
Holed up in his office in Prague Castle, Václav Klaus, president of the Czech Republic, is standing firm in his refusal to sign the Lisbon Treaty.
The Globalist, episode 127
Why people are taking to the streets in Prague, we talk Schengen politics and do the business in Toronto.
Affairs / Technology
Monocolumn
Sunday 2 September
Virtual technology makes no real impact
Standing in the Czech pavilion last week at the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale for the first time in my life I felt old, realising that technology was defeating me.
Edits / Travel
Swiss precision
The Swiss carrier has established itself as a trusted link between Lugano and regional airports overlooked by the major airlines. Its focus on premium options and service is winning business clientele.
Affairs / Business Hubs
Where next?
From Israel’s new museum district to Poland’s secret economic hotspot via Armenia’s favourite mountain, Monocle runs the rule over five places you should keep an eye on in 2010.
Business / Industry
Under growth
With roads gridlocked, delivering goods in the world’s cities is a growing problem. One engineer believes the answer lies in underground Victorian-style pneumatic pipes and he has some powerful backers.
Edits / Industry
The hot ticket
The Ajeto glassmaking factory makes one-off pieces to commission for artists and designers. Glass master and owner Petr Novotný believes this is the way forward for the industry – not mass production.
Design / Urbanism
City slickers
It’s not necessarily the billion-euro development, star-architect-designed gallery or shiny new ferris wheel that makes locals feel good about their town. *Monocle* believes that the measure of a city is more about everyday…
Design / Craft
Design Briefing
A round up of news, products and projects, including stools from Mexico, cutlery from Germany and a definitive book on Danish design.
Culture / Arts
Culture Briefing
Top tipping for 2012 and a round-up of the best books, music, and cinema, including Martin Westlake's Asian photography.
Edits / Technology
Inventory No. 54
Some of the most coveted items in the Monocle office this month are the Bruno Swiss-designed bike, the Murano glass Happy Pill vases and leather duffle bags by Beastin.
Affairs / Innovation
Try this at home
The most brilliantly effective ideas are usually the most simple. Trams to deliver goods, field tests for aid programmes, and free access to contraception in Africa – these are some examples that Monocle believes will have…
Culture / Entertainment
Culture briefing
A news kiosk on Pushkin Square in Moscow, and this month's new music, film, art and music.
Culture / Entertainment
Culture briefing
Hippies invade the Whitney Museum: and Dengue Fever put Khmer music on the map.
Business / Industry
Sleeper sell
With highspeed trains stealing more business travellers by the day, Europe’s top rail operator is betting that improved sleeper trains can also take back the night. For a world rediscovering the benefits – and pleasures …
Affairs / Urbanism
Baku to the future
Baku’s skyline is marking out the Azerbaijani capital as a city for the 21st century, with its five-star hotels and Zaha Hadid-designed arts centre, but there’s still much work to do to combat its 20th-century