From the excellent 23rd edition of the Monocle Weekly: You might have caught the headlines earlier in the week that had McDonalds announcing their plans of thumping Starbucks in the coffee retail wars in Europe by bringing its cookie cutter concept and two huge cappuccinos to high streets from Manchester to Munich. Indeed if ever… Continue reading Quote from the Weekly
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The washlet and man bags
As Tyler digs into our favorite nation – Japan (if you didn’t know this your home work starts with buying issues 9 through 11 of you know what) – in this week’s Fast Lane column, he finds five great ways of bringing a bit more of Japan Inc. to the rest of the developing world,… Continue reading The washlet and man bags
How we greet
Sweden: Hur är läget? USA: How are you doing? Monocle Weekly: – Where are you fresh from?
A bankable opportunity
I think it’s a wonderful time (to be more enterprising). Rents are cheap. If you’ve always wanted to run a bakery for dogs, people are still spending a lot of money on their pets. This is a great moment to go and do what you’ve always wanted to do. Tyler Brûlé, The Australian, 2009
What people want: I
I don’t care if it’s a man or a woman reader, sometimes people just want to see a picture of a warship or a handsome-looking helicopter. – Tyler Brûlé, Guardian, 2007
Celebrations of livability: II
Interviewer: – Will you be profitable in five years with Monocle? Tyler Brûlé: – No, I already bought an island, and I did that with old media [money]. From DLD, 2009.
Celebrations of livability: I
For the record, did I fly on Concorde many times? Absolutely. – Tyler Brûlé, Guardian, 2007