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130 results for New Jersey

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Buffalo stance

19 April 2018

From their New Jersey farm, a former big-city couple have become enthusiastic advocates of water buffalo produce and discovered a lucrative business model in the process.

L 155

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Strawberry yields

16 June 2022

In a warehouse outside Jersey City, a Japanese-flavoured start-up is growing berries so coveted that people happily pay $50 for a bowlful. Is this vertical farming’s first luxury brand?

E 87

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Core values

10 September 2015

After centuries distilling apple brandy, Laird & Company still pips the competition on quality.

A 11

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Americas

17 February 2008

The Paraguay priest running for president, and a Style Leaders special on the Republican party's presidential candidates.

A 45

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Cory Booker is reviving a neglected city – and in the process the mayor of Newark has attracted the attention of influential people. With the same ‘yes we can’ attitude as Obama, he may one day even follow in the preside…

L 120

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Holy rest

17 January 2019

Foreign correspondent Janine di Giovanni finds sanctuary in churches.

A 160

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Original vision

19 January 2023

Pioneering photographer Ming Smith, who broke down barriers as a black female artist, earns a well-deserved exhibition at Moma.

C 128

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Holding the stage

17 October 2019

Though they are the product of a director’s vision, even the most iconic film scenes are mediated by a set designer. Kris Moran is one of the industy’s best and it’s her eagle eye that helps her find the perfect props.

B 56

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How to get lost

16 August 2012

The US military has long used a type of camouflage pattern designed according to the type of terrain in which it will be used. Now, a Brooklyn-based company has persuaded it to try a new way of (not) seeing things.

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A new leaf

17 November 2016

Want to spruce up your barren balcony or bare window box? Look no further as we round up the most luscious – and adventurous – botanical offerings for the home, from spiky cactuses to frond-tastic ferns.

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Paul Auster

23 February 2017

The philosophical and prolific author’s latest novel is his most ambitious to date. Monocle sits down with him in his home in Brooklyn.

L 159

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12 New Year’s resolutions

8 December 2022

From diet shake-ups to tableware audits, 12 ways to improve your life in 2023.

D 89

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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.

A 40

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The city limits

20 January 2011

New York City’s enviable culture and wealth have failed to spread to its northern hinterlands. For ailing cities like Buffalo, it’s do or die time.

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The Curator - What We Learned: Friday 20 December

20 December 2024

A look back at the week’s news, including Jamaica’s step toward republicanism and New Jersey’s UFO panic.

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Travel

17 October 2008

New York hardly needs more “up-and- coming” neighbourhoods or “hip” hotels. But with Seattle-based Ace Hotel Group’s revitalisation of the Breslin Hotel on 29th and Broadway, a forgotten district just north of Madison…