It’s been a while since I talked about “cool things”, of which Monocle used to be one. I still listen to its podcasts (which have become quite confusing proliferated considerably) when I can find the time (1 hour or more for most!) or when I can download them (the videos in the Apple Store are a hit and miss), although I rarely fork out the $20 or so an issue costs nowadays (slightly less for Wallpaper*). My opinion of the mag has changed too – they seem to have a fixation with certain places (Beirut, for example) while ignoring others (Bangkok), which is probably the influence of the driving force behind the magazine (was just thinking about how founder-run companies differ from public ones, but this is an altogether loooooooooooonger discussion for another day).
Anyway; this might be the mag to outdo today’s Monocle, a combination of old-school Monocle and (maybe) More Intelligent Life (as I said before, Monocle could perhaps outdo the Economist). Too bad I can’t find it anywhere, at a hopefully more down to Earth price.
Speaking of, too bad RES isn’t around anymore. I used to subscribe when I was back in the US.
