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The Urbanist, 536
20 January 2022
We look at some of the organisations and activists promoting the sometimes controversial harm-reduction approach to the issue of drugs in our cities.
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The Monocle Daily, 2119
20 January 2022
Canada’s stake in the Russia-Ukraine crisis and Colombia’s presidential race. Plus: separating politics and sport. Andrew Mueller speaks to Bessma Momani, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, Tessa Szyskowitz and Henry Rees-Sheridan.
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The Global Countdown, 42
20 January 2022
Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Burkina Faso.
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Monocle on Design, Extra: Canal couture
20 January 2022
Venice’s gondoliers have a new uniform. We learn why The Woolmark Company’s high-performance merino wool is perfectly tailored for the city’s famous canals.
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Meet the Writers, Monocle Reads: Nick Blackburn
20 January 2022
Nick Blackburn is a therapist with a background in literature and the arts, whose work sits at the intersection of the complexities of the human mind and the written word. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about his new memoir…
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The Briefing, 2679
20 January 2022
The US Supreme Court rejects a final attempt by Donald Trump to block access to documents relating to the Capitol riots. Plus: business news, the Latin American front pages and this week’s Global Countdown.
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The Globalist, 2714
20 January 2022
We discuss the volcanic eruption near Tonga. Plus: Joe Biden’s first year in office, how the upcoming Winter Olympics are a soft power tool for China and the demise of the office joke.
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The Entrepreneurs, 536
19 January 2022
Johannes Quodt co-founded luxury shoe brand Koio with Chris Wichert in 2015. The company has made a huge mark with its Italian-made leather sneakers and boots, which marry good design, sustainability, comfort and top cra…
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The Monocle Daily, 2118
19 January 2022
Holly Dagres and Yossi Mekelberg on the relevance of the Doomsday Clock, why a two-week election campaign could be fruitful, scientific misinformation and fending off crows. Plus: Peter Goodman on ‘Davos Man’.
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The Foreign Desk, Explainer 299: What does Russia want with Ukraine?
19 January 2022
As tensions between Russia and Ukraine tighten, Andrew Mueller reflects on their fickle friendship and speculates on what Putin really wants from the situation.
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The Briefing, 2678
19 January 2022
US secretary of state Antony Blinken visits Kyiv over brewing tensions on Ukraine’s border. Plus: The Turkish president’s offensive against K-pop and Netflix, and the latest in business, with Bloomberg, and urbanism.
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The Globalist, 2713
19 January 2022
We explore the latest escalation in the tensions between Russia and Ukraine as troops mass in Belarus. Plus: Indonesia names its new capital and we profile Roberta Metsola, the new president of the European parliament.
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Monocle on Design, 536
18 January 2022
We head to Florence for Pitti Uomo and Milan for Men’s Fashion Week. Plus: we catch up with Giuseppe Santamaria, a photographer who documents street style around the globe.
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The Monocle Daily, 2117
18 January 2022
US airlines warn of chaos amid rollout of 5G telecoms. Plus: what makes a good capital city? How are countries navigating the situation in Afghanistan? And why are political operations given such unusual names?
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The Menu, Food Neighbourhoods 268: Recipe edition, Brendan Eades
18 January 2022
A recipe by one of the pioneers of zero-food-waste movement in the UK.
