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><channel><title>PSFK &#187; Monocle</title> <atom:link href="http://www.psfk.com/author/monocle/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.psfk.com</link> <description>Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 15:55:28 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title> Monocolumn: Life After Death For Berlinâs Old Airports</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/monocolumn-life-after-death-for-berlin%e2%80%99s-old-airports.html</link> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:38:38 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[A year from today, the long-awaited Berlin Brandenburg International airport (BBI) will open next to the site of Berlin-Schönefeld, finally ending a long and drawn out game of airport musical chairs.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Monocolumn-Life-after-death-for-Berlin’s-old-airports-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: Former Factory Worker Set To Shake Up Politics</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/monocolumn-former-factory-worker-set-to-shake-up-politics.html</link> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:22:27 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[As political reincarnations go, few have been as radical as that of Patricia De Lille, the 60-year-old firebrand politician who will today be sworn in as mayor of Cape Town. ]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Former-factory-worker-set-to-shake-up-politics-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: France 24 Licks Its Wounds After âPlaygroundâ Fight</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/monocolumn-france-24-licks-its-wounds-after-%e2%80%98playground%e2%80%99-fight.html</link> <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 14:38:46 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[It was meant to be a new face for France in the world – a multilingual rolling news channel to compete with CNN and the BBC. But five years since its launch, France 24 is limping along.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Monocolumn-France-24-licks-its-wounds-after-‘playground’-fight-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: Obamaâs Road Trip â The UK, Ireland, Franceâ¦ And Poland?</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/monocolumn-obama%e2%80%99s-road-trip-%e2%80%93-the-uk-ireland-france%e2%80%a6-and-poland.html</link> <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 14:17:53 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Barbecues and ping-pong: President Barack Obama’s week-long European trip has hardly been a standard one, not least for the choice of destinations.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Obama’s-road-trip-–-the-UK-Ireland-France…-and-Poland-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: New Poll Reveals Palestiniansâ Choice Of Citizenship</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/monocolumn-new-poll-reveals-palestinians%e2%80%99-choice-of-citizenship.html</link> <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 15:03:44 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[A new poll suggests that a third of those Palestinians currently living in East Jerusalem would far rather take Israeli citizenship than Palestinian.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Monocolumn-New-poll-reveals-Palestinians’-choice-of-citizenship-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> The Streisand Effect And Secrets In The Age Of Twitter</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/the-streisand-effect-and-secrets-in-the-age-of-twitter.html</link> <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 14:40:00 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[In Britain in the last few weeks, Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs has become the latest public figure to learn the hard way that suppressing secrets in the online age is like stamping on mercury.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/The-Streisand-Effect-And-Secrets-In-The-Age-Of-Twitter-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: English-Language Newspaper Gets Design Makeover</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/monocolumn-english-language-newspaper-gets-design-makeover.html</link> <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 14:54:59 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[“Today’s paper is just sparkling. I’m very proud of it,” exclaims Mario García – also known as the newspaper doctor – from his seat at Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post offices in Causeway Bay. ]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Monocolumn-English-language-newspaper-gets-design-makeover-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: A New Phase In The Harlem Renaissance</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/monocolumn-a-new-phase-in-the-harlem-renaissance.html</link> <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 16:15:37 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[There are few neighbourhoods that are as quintessentially New York as Harlem. Stretching from the top of Central Park all the way up to 155th Street, the area’s cultural diversity and history of boom and bust have led to its notoriety as one of the city’s roughest districts.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/NYC-series-–-A-new-phase-in-the-Harlem-renaissance-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: NYC Series â The Toppling Mayor</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/monocolumn-nyc-series-%e2%80%93-the-toppling-mayor.html</link> <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 15:17:32 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[In his tenth year as mayor, Bloomberg’s approval rating has hit near-record lows. In the boom years, the mayor-as-tycoon seemed a natural thing. Now that New Yorkers regard billionaires with more distrust than envy, the mayor has far less room to manoeuvre. ]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Monocolumn-NYC-series-–-The-toppling-mayor-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: NYC Rooftops Blossom Into Bars, Restaurants And Cinemas</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/monocolumn-nyc-rooftops-blossom-into-bars-restaurants-and-cinemas.html</link> <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 14:50:33 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[With over 1.5 million people living on an island only 23 sq miles in area, it’s no surprise that both Manhattan’s residents and businesses have capitalised on converting roof space into bars, restaurants and even cinemas.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Monocolumn-NYC-series-–-Up-on-the-roof-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: NYC Series â Restaurant Price Hikes Difficult To Digest</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/monocolumn-nyc-series-%e2%80%93-restaurant-price-hikes-difficult-to-digest.html</link> <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 14:22:43 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[In a city where nobody cooks, rising prices at New York restaurants have become a fact of life. Thomas Keller’s Per Se, awarded three Michelin stars, once charged $135 for a nine-course vegetarian tasting menu; the same meal will now set you back $295.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/NYC-series-–-Restaurant-price-hikes-difficult-to-digest-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: NYC Series â Disused Railway Transformed Into Ambitious Parkland</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/monocolumn-nyc-series-%e2%80%93-disused-railway-transformed-into-ambitious-parkland.html</link> <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 16:33:58 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[In a town where residents regard themselves as difficult to impress, the scale of success the public park has experienced since it opened in June 2009 has been a warming surprise.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Monocolumn-NYC-Series-–-Disused-Railway-Transformed-Into-Ambitious-Parkland-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: Former Colonies Come To Portugalâs Rescue</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/monocolumn-former-colonies-come-to-portugal%e2%80%99s-rescue.html</link> <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 16:17:17 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[It is a special kind of relationship, and one that could prove crucial to Portugal’s recovery. In a reversal of history, the Iberian nation is now relying on the trade and financial support of its former colonies to help it through its worst-ever financial crisis.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Former-colonies-come-to-Portugal’s-rescue-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: Crisis Point For Southeast Asian Group Of Nations</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/monocolumn-crisis-point-for-southeast-asian-group-of-nations.html</link> <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 15:17:46 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[There was a great elephant in the room at the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Though the region’s leaders spoke about peace and co-operation, the fact remained that Cambodia and Thailand are at each other’s throats.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Crisis-point-for-Southeast-Asian-group-of-nations-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: Aviation Is Taking Off â But The Boom Comes At A Price</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/monocolumn-aviation-is-taking-off-%e2%80%93-but-the-boom-comes-at-a-price.html</link> <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 14:16:59 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Colombia’s airline industry is expanding at a rapid pace. International flights grew by almost a third last year and are on the increase again in 2011. But such rapid expansion comes at a cost: the country is running out of pilots.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Aviation-is-taking-off-–-but-the-boom-comes-at-a-price-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: Awards Show Recognises The New Faces Of The Arab World</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/monocolumn-awards-show-recognises-the-new-faces-of-the-arab-world.html</link> <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 15:01:52 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[In a glitzy black-tie ceremony in Doha last week, Ricardo Karam, the Middle East’s answer to Piers Morgan, and the striking Al Jazeera anchor Laila Al Shaikhil, unveiled the winners of the second Takreem Awards: a lofty initiative that seeks to honour Arabs in various fields.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Monocolumn-Awards-show-recognises-the-new-faces-of-the-Arab-world-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: Changing The Constitution â Without Asking First</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/monocolumn-changing-the-constitution-%e2%80%93-without-asking-first.html</link> <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 14:39:38 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Hungary has a new constitution – but it could cause more problems than it solves on the diplomatic front.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Changing-the-constitution-–-without-asking-first-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: Sohoâs Secret Drinking Dens</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/monocolumn-soho%e2%80%99s-secret-drinking-dens.html</link> <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 14:47:18 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[London’s Soho was once famous for unmarked doors that led to private drinking clubs and semi-legal clip joints, but a new generation of bars and restaurants means that hidden venues are no longer the preserve of furtive businessman or guileless tourists.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Soho’s-secret-drinking-dens-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: How To Hide â A Lesson From Bin Laden</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/monocolumn-how-to-hide-%e2%80%93-a-lesson-from-bin-laden.html</link> <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 15:59:23 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[In a world in which anybody with a computer can peer into anyone else’s yard, the long-term fugitive feels like a throwback to an era of pigeon post and pith helmets. ]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/How-to-hide-–-a-lesson-from-bin-Laden-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: Why The âWar On Terrorâ Lost Its Bite</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/monocolumn-why-the-%e2%80%98war-on-terror%e2%80%99-lost-its-bite.html</link> <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 14:24:29 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Almost exactly 20 years ago, an American president once ridiculed as a “wimp” stood triumphant, having vanquished a Middle Eastern villain. Two years later, he was out of a job.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Why-the-‘war-on-terror’-lost-its-bite-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: New Drama Looks To Crack The US âSpanglishâ Market</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/monocolumn-new-drama-looks-to-crack-the-us-%e2%80%98spanglish%e2%80%99-market.html</link> <pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 14:20:08 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Nothing is more quintessentially “Latin American” than telenovelas:  those swoon-inducing, drama-filled, Spanish-language soap operas found  everywhere from Patagonia to the Rio Grande.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/New-drama-looks-to-crack-the-US-‘Spanglish’-market-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: Royal Wedding â The Rebublican Conundrum</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/monocolumn-royal-wedding-%e2%80%93-the-rebublican-conundrum.html</link> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:24:35 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[The marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton may have gripped many in the United Kingdom, but for the 20 per cent of the population that would rather the UK became the Republic of Britain (or RoB), it has been slightly awkward.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Monocolumn-Royal-wedding-–-the-rebublican-conundrum-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: Royal Wedding â Let The Class Wars Begin</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/monocolumn-royal-wedding-%e2%80%93-let-the-class-wars-begin.html</link> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:27:48 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[In Britain, significant royal events – births, deaths, marriages, jubilees – feel like an extra Christmas. They represent the imposition of a bonus period during which gaudy decorations are hung and rubbish souvenirs purchased. ]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Royal-wedding-–-let-the-class-wars-begin-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: Royal Wedding â Tankards, Mugs &amp; Commemorative Condoms</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/monocolumn-royal-wedding-%e2%80%93-tankards-mugs-commemorative-condoms.html</link> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:05:29 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[“The strength of a prince with the yielding sensitivity of a princess-to-be.” This could be a particularly florid description of Kate and William as they faced the cameras to announce their engagement. But no, it’s actually the tagline for a royal wedding-themed condom.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Monocolumn-Royal-wedding-–-Tankards-mugs-and-commemorative-condoms-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: Royal Wedding â The View From Japan</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/monocolumn-royal-wedding-%e2%80%93-the-view-from-japan.html</link> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:19:58 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[If the Japanese aren’t quite getting into the swing of the royal wedding you can hardly blame them. The public here were as charmed as anyone by Princess Diana and for many subjects of the world’s oldest hereditary monarchy there is a natural warmth towards the – less ancient – British family. ]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Royal-wedding-–-the-view-from-Japan-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: Indian Anti-Nuclear Lobby Gains Steam</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/monocolumn-indian-anti-nuclear-lobby-gains-steam.html</link> <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:18:20 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Japan’s tsunami-triggered nuclear alert has had particular resonance in India, where nuclear power has been widely embraced as an efficient way to meet the country’s leaping energy demand. ]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Indian-anti-nuclear-lobby-gains-steam-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: That Friday Feeling</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/monocolumn-that-friday-feeling.html</link> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:03:00 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[The first day of the weekend in most Arab countries is no longer just when people congregate to pray; it has become the day when people call for their government to be overthrown.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/That-Friday-feeling-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: Building Consensus For A Change In Stalking Laws</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/monocolumn-building-consensus-for-a-change-in-stalking-laws.html</link> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:48:17 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Last week saw the launch of the UK’s inaugural National Stalking Awareness Week. It’s a worthy cause and one that shouldn’t require awareness-raising, given its prevalence. ]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Building-consensus-for-a-change-in-stalking-laws-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: The Odd Threesome â True Finns Likely To Join Coalition</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/monocolumn-the-odd-threesome-%e2%80%93-true-finns-likely-to-join-coalition.html</link> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:08:25 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[As the national broadcasting company Yle presented Finland’s parliamentary election result prognosis on Sunday evening, accompanied by a suspense-heightening soundtrack, a collective gasp of breath was drawn all over the country.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/The-odd-threesome-–-True-Finns-likely-to-join-coalition-236x190.jpg" /> </item> <item><title> Monocolumn: Republicans Think Obama Can Be Beaten. Theyâre Just Not Sure Who Can Do It</title><link>http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/monocolumn-republicans-think-obama-can-be-beaten-they%e2%80%99re-just-not-sure-who-can-do-it.html</link> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:50:16 +0000</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[“The best thing about the New Hampshire primary is that anybody can run and anybody can win,” conservative activist Graham Bosse said last Friday at a Tea Party rally in Concord, as the first week of the 2012 election cycle kicked off in the US.]]></description> <media:thumbnail url="http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Republicans-think-Obama-can-be-beaten.-They’re-just-not-sure-who-can-do-it-236x190.jpg" /> </item> </channel> </rss>
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