- 74 results for world+awareness+days
Affairs / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Monday 5 March
Cities should use the water around them
Think of a city spread over an archipelago, where four out of its five boroughs are located on islands surrounded by over 836km of shoreline.
Affairs / Environment
Monocolumn
Tuesday 10 January
Turning the air blue
In China’s halls of government, the words “fog” and “blue” have very different meanings than they do in the rest of the world.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Tuesday 1 November
Priests, bankers and protestors
The protestors at the Occupy London Stock Exchange demonstration have claimed another scalp.
Culture / Music
Monocolumn
Friday 13 January
Silence is now a rare luxury
Have you listened to John Cage’s 4’33” lately? It’s the American composer’s infamous piece featuring four minutes and 33 seconds of silence.
Culture / Arts
Monocolumn
Friday 9 November
Weekend agenda 10/11 November
This weekend check out Asian cinema in Toronto, enjoy art celebrating hidden spaces in Ankara, and catch Afrobeat band Antibalas throughout Europe.
Affairs / Environment
Monocolumn
Sunday 20 February
Why the Milanese are holding their breath
Wintertime in Milan sees the city’s fashion-conscious reach for cashmere scarves and tailored furs to keep out the biting cold.
Business / Management
Monocolumn
Sunday 1 July
Workplace rivalries can be a good thing
One day last week a cake was delivered to Midori House: perfectly moist, indulgently rich and lovingly iced.
Affairs / Crime
Monocolumn
Saturday 20 February
Easy-to-follow steps to a successful coup
Thursday’s coup in Niger is the fifth successful putsch in Africa since 2008, after a decade in which military takeovers had become less common.
Edits / Food & Drink
Curry source
For restaurateur Marut Sikka, Chandni Chowk is the only place to buy ingredients in Delhi. He gives us a tour.
Culture / Arts
The outsiders
Munich’s reputation rests largely on history, luxury and beer. But for 2013, the Bavarian city is setting a new focus, on public art. It has invited an outside force – artist duo Elmgreen + Dragset – to playfully carry out…
Affairs / Emerging Markets
Superpower player
Brazil may be the land of soccer and samba, but its status as a superpower is also fast moving beyond the realms of hypothesis into concrete reality. So will global politics soon be moving to a Latin rhythm?
Edits / Food & Drink
My Last Meal: You are what you eat
Food is an entire philosophy for Alice Waters, founder of restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. She would choose to dine with family for her hypothetical last meal, and on the menu would be fresh produce bought…
Business / Printing
On the right page
Turks are once again embracing their historic brands. It’s good news for diary maker Ece Ajandasi, looking to recreate the dizzy heights it reached in the 1980s.
Business / Investments
The next Shanghai
Kunming is an unpolluted, diverse city that offers a high quality of life. Infrastructure projects, including new train routes and an international airport, are providing links with south Asia, boosting trade. It’s even…
Affairs / Emerging Markets
The leader
The UK’s reputation has lost its lustre. Time for Lady Britannia to brush herself down, get out there and show off her assets – but what exactly are they?
Affairs / Industry
Our time has come
There are countries that are simply too big to have one time zone, while others have always been a bit eccentric in their time-keeping. But for some, such as New Zealand, enterprising minds are trying to turn time to their…
Affairs / Politics
Oceania Briefing
A round-up of news from the Pacific islands, plus the election in Palau and New Zealand's hunt for diplomats.
Culture / Media
Match point
‘Paris Match’ scores regular exclusives thanks to an army of reporters and photographers who mix celebrity with hard-edged news. Monocle meets the Paris-based team.
Design / Typography
Type cast
The world has been using typefaces for hundreds of years – but only now has the first bricks and mortar shop started selling fonts. e-Types, the Copenhagen branding company behind the move, is hoping it’s the start of…