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Look back in wonder
Frieze Masters shakes up the art fair formula, mixing centuries and continents under one roof. Meet the director and architect rewriting the rules on showing historical art.
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.
Glued to the screen
With evolving news, new lifestyle shows and popular soaps, Portuguese-language television from Brazil is taking the world by storm. It’s impossible to take your eyes off the screen. Do not adjust your set.
Mapping progress
As the world changes, so do our top 25 cities. A tour of the globe’s urban hotspots and cultural corners helps fill in the picture.
Tune in and work out
In Japan, if you're not doing ‘Rajio Taiso’ you're either dead or you've slept in. Millions of Japanese rise early every morning to get together and do radio exercises – the rest do them…
Pack leaders
A photographer, a war artist, a special correspondent and a writer for ‘The New Yorker’ reveal what kit they take with them to the world’s conflict zones and how they work.
Aerial assault
Conscripts spin chart-toppers by day and safety jingles by stealth: inside Galgalatz, the Israeli army's hit radio station where military discipline meets prime-time pop appeal.
A war of words
Germany's armed forces magazine, ‘Y’, holds the line on its independence while meeting the remit of a military publication. With a staff of civilians and soldiers, it’s a lively, and unique, setting.
