Monocle’s December/January issue is packed full of insights and inspiration to see you through to the new year, from our annual Soft Power Survey to a look into Detroit’s thriving art scene.
The conservative supermajority on America’s Supreme Court looks likely to strip back rights enshrined since the Roe v Wade ruling in 1973.
Beset by natural disasters, Puerto Rico did not seem ready for a pandemic—but our correspondent finds it has done better than the rest of America. And an intriguing new idea in the mystery of how Earth got its water.
Kyoto, once the capital of Japan, is a city on the island of Honshu. It’s famous for its numerous classical Buddhist temples, as well as gardens, imperial palaces, Shinto shrines and traditional wooden houses. It’s also known for formal traditions such as kaiseki dining, consisting of multiple courses of precise dishes, and geisha, female entertainers often found in the Gion district.
Video timeline:
0:00 opening 0:34 Somekobo Yumeyusai 嵐山 祐斎亭 3:57 Shinsho Gokurakuji (Shinnyodo) Temple 真如堂9:49 Konkai-Komyoji Temple 金戒光明寺 10:47 Eishoin Temple 栄摂院 12:35 Enkoji 圓光寺 15:31 Bishamon-do Temple 毘沙門堂 17:03 A street at Saga-Arashiyama area 18:01 Jōjakkō-ji Temple 常寂光寺 21:49 Giouji Temple 祇王寺 23:41 Hōgon-in 宝厳院 29:07 Eikan-do Temple 永観堂 35:05 Toji 東寺
Date filmed: November 29 and 30, 2021
The Ansel Adams Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada of California, United States. The wilderness spans 231,533 acres; 33.9% of the territory lies in the Inyo National Forest, 65.8% is in the Sierra National Forest, and the remaining 0.3% covers nearly all of Devils Postpile National Monument.
Albrecht Dürer’s drawings, paintings and prints make up some of the most iconic images in the history of art and have influenced generations of artists. Through paintings, drawings, prints, and letters, our exhibition ‘Dürer’s Journeys: Travels of a Renaissance Artist’ brings to life this art history megastar and the people and places he visited. ‘The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Dürer’s Journeys: Travels of a Renaissance Artist’ Until 27 February 2022
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