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Material gains

17 October 2012

Faribault Woolen Mill Co seemed dead and buried when it was forced to close in 2009. Its renaissance under the guidance of two local businessmen has proven blanket-like: comforting and all-encompassing.

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The Sessions at Midori House - Frankie Lee

5 December 2015

Live music from country singer Frankie Lee who plays tracks from his debut record ‘American Dreamer’ and chats to Andrew Mueller about his music and living on a Minnesota hog farm.

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Counter culture

10 July 2015

Finding the best new retailers in town can be a challenge even if you’re a local. So we’ve scoured the backstreets and boulevards for the best shops in which to enjoy a summer spree. Here’s our edit of 10 fashion-forward…

Monocle Minute

Northern lights

5 November 2016

While quality of life surveys tend to focus on major centres, a recent study from financial company WalletHub aims a little smaller. The firm has conducted a survey in the US of the best cities and towns with populations…

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A man of the people

17 June 2010

Minneapolis mayor RT Rybak has a unique brand of governing. Reelected to his third term last year, he’s marketing the city’s tap water, pushing farm-to-plate food initiatives and is a believer in people doing their civic…

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Outside influence

17 January 2008

US voters are perceived as being oblivious to the world outside their country. But war, immigration and an increasingly globalised economy mean that foreign affairs will play a bigger part in the 2008 election than they…

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Americas briefing

17 October 2012

The ins and outs of Mercosur, the speeding up of California's trains, and the other big ballot in America.

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Green light

17 June 2008

The upside to rising fuel prices and a depressed property market is more willingness to embrace Kandiyohi Development Partners’ mantra: find a better way. Plus, overleaf, the view from New York

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Expo no. 82: States of airplay

19 March 2015

While rolling news and shock jocks may grab the headlines there is another facet of US media quietly growing its audience. Public radio is heir to a rich tradition of discursive debate, grass-roots music and local focus…

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Americas Briefing

16 September 2010

Costa Rica's first female president gets the once over in our Style Leader. Plus our Washington correspondent reports on how big business and political campaigns in the US don't always make good bedfellows.

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Cities briefing

21 February 2019

Rethinking urbanism in Minneapolis and why students won’t be lighting up in Copenhagen.

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Monocle travel guide

19 April 2012

This issue’s round up includes a concept store in Minneapolis, a canalside guesthouse in Amsterdam, a gourmet burger joint in Paris and a sweet shop in Athens. For Flights of Fancy we travel Sri Lanka by seaplane.

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Counter culture

27 July 2017

Our favourite shops around the world are often nestled in low-key spots, such as these three strips in Hong Kong, Rome and San Francisco. Here you’ll find communities of retailers whose wares are inspired by their personal…

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Keep on trucking

17 May 2019

The road. It’s dotted with romantic associations of freedom and escape but if you’re a long-haul trucker in the US, it’s a lot more serious than that. We visit the truckstops that sustain them.

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Page turners

21 November 2013

Thisispaper, Text Publishing, Danese, Do You Read Me?! and The American Book Center.

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Fonts to run with

19 November 2015

Olympic branding is a hot topic and graphic designer Lance Wyman’s seminal work for the 1968 Mexico Games changed the way we see them. Monocle catches up with him to talk wayfinding and the future of fonts in our cities.

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