Always With Honor
Fashion
Deceased vintage denim brand The Stronghold is resurrected in Los Angeles, new collections are launched by Gloverall, Yuketen and Pedro García, and we ask Lindberg's CEO about its new luxury sunglasses range.
Oceania
An Australian town with new-found pilgrim pulling power, French Polynesia the rebellion, Australian students get wily, and the next Guantánamo.
Oceania
Australians get the hump, Fiji loses its midwives and Aussie males get a bad reputation.
Media
MySpace Music has pioneered interactive pop promos where fans can upload themselves into videos by artists like Florence and the Machine and Alicia Keys. Monocle is hoping to appear in Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'.
Hope, still
Barack Obama may not have brought about as much change as promised, but he himself has changed. He has learnt he will have to fight dirty to get things done.
Asia
Bottled water from Korea's "no-man's land", Mickey Mouse lessons in China, and multi-lingual web domains.
Fashion
Norwegian outerwear firm Norrøna opens its first retail outlet in Oslo and Kitsune pops up in Tokyo.
Business
A Canadian coffee shop in Kandahar, Chinese internet junkies go cold Turkey, and Jordan gets wired.
