The Rise of Strongmen, the Search for Simpler Pleasures, and the Contest for Soft Power

The newsletter snippets from Monocle, Semafor and ArtNews from June 2-4, 2025, offer a panoramic view of a world in flux, grappling with political upheavals, economic tensions, cultural reinventions, and social challenges. These newsletters present a kaleidoscope of contemporary affairs—from West African military juntas to emerging cultural institutions in Japan, from geopolitical realignments in Europe to the intimate recalibrations of design philosophy. A reflective, associative reading of...

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Industrias Culturais (Universidade de Coimbra)
Published
2025-06-05
DOI
https://doi.org/10.58079/142fc
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Crafts, Textile, and Design
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The Rise of Strongmen, the Search for Simpler Pleasures, and the Contest for Soft Power

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Crafts, Textile, and Design
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The Rise of Strongmen, the Search for Simpler Pleasures, and the Contest for Soft Power

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Abstract

The newsletter snippets from Monocle, Semafor and ArtNews from June 2-4, 2025, offer a panoramic view of a world in flux, grappling with political upheavals, economic tensions, cultural reinventions, and social challenges. These newsletters present a kaleidoscope of contemporary affairs—from West African military juntas to emerging cultural institutions in Japan, from geopolitical realignments in Europe to the intimate recalibrations of design philosophy. A reflective, associative reading of...

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