Monocle Love
Ever since the minivan incident I've been more particular about my input. As my life wends its way down the suburban path I'm focused much more on making sure my cultural exposure contains more nutrients than junk. When, last month, we were in California and I saw a magazine with a cover story on the Japanese military interspersed with design and architecture, I knew I had to have a copy.
More than once in my life I've experienced what I call "the confluence of good things." I do remember the first time: going to a Bjork concert and seeing a person with a Massive Attach t-shirt and wondering how those two things would collide (yes, I was green at the time). But this time it's that the magazine I saw, Monocle, has its roots in a magazine I used to have a similar affection for, Wallpaper. Not only that, but Dan Hill, who I've linked to for a long time (actually, since an amazing series of posts he published on Shanghai) is involved as well as a contributor.
I just finished the cover story for the second issue which covers (of all my favorite places, more confluence of good things) Norway. One thing that is exciting about Monocle is the mixture of online and print media; you can find a lot of the stories referenced on the site as well as supplementary material and interviews.
Back to regulating input.
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