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Asia
Bottled water from Korea's "no-man's land", Mickey Mouse lessons in China, and multi-lingual web domains.
Synth sense
Danish producer Thomas Troelsen is the mastermind behind some of the last decade’s catchiest pop songs, thanks to his vintage synthesisers and a disregard for what’s supposedly hip.
Culture
Monocle’s culture roundup, with reviews of Hans Fallada's 'Alone in Berlin' and Umberto Eco's 'The Infinity of Lists', plus new music from Hot Chip and an essay on slow media.
Media
MySpace Music has pioneered interactive pop promos where fans can upload themselves into videos by artists like Florence and the Machine and Alicia Keys. Monocle is hoping to appear in Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'.
Drawin them in
Emilio Giannelli’s satirical cartoons on the front page of ‘Corriere della Sera’ unite Italy in laughter. He has become untouchable by the nation’s highly litigious politicians, including Silvio Berlusconi.
Walking the line
Conflict and bloodshed often define Israel on our screens. But there are many other pictures we never see. In a personal essay, journalist Zed Nelson travels the country to give us his view.
Soap opera tourism
A wave of Arab tourism is washing over Istanbul - and it's all because of racy Turkish soap operas. Last season Noor, the most popular, was watched by 85 million people across the Arab…
Culture
Douglas Coupland's unerring eye continues to define his times, Michael Haneke's White Ribbon scars the horses, and Toronto Indie superheroes Hidden Cameras mix it with Sweden's finest frostbitten chanteuse.
Nadav Kander
One of the world’s top photographers, Nadav Kander’s successes include ‘Yangtze, the Long River’ and ‘Obama’s People’ for the ‘New York Times’. For his last meal, he opts for a meat feast.
Mrs Dynamite
Oumou Sangaré sings from the heart about pain, poverty and polygamy. Her feminist lyrics and political stance have made her a role-model for women in Mali and across Africa.
