Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
December 22
Geopolitics: from Pakistan to Ukraine, from Myanmar to North Korea, the news being sidelined
Tim Marshall looks at the events around the world overshadowed by the conflict in the Middle East
Review: Soho by Dan Cruickshank
Dan Cruickshank looks back to Soho's glory days as an exotic, seedy urban village and how it's now been regenerated into a tourist-friendly district
Gorgona: Italy’s working prison island
Gorgona Scalo, Italy’s only prison island, is a radical experiment in penal reform, providing humanity and a sense of freedom for the incarcerated
The rise and benefits of urban farming
Crops produced by urban farming can have higher yields than conventional ones, but the benefits of urban agriculture go beyond food
Review: No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies by Julian Aguon
Part memoir, part manifesto, part poetry and entirely beautiful, Aguon explores the climate crisis with a focus Guam, his home country
Netflix moves on Africa
Netflix is going all out to conquer the African market. In the process, envigorating the burgeoning Cape Town film industry has led to a dramatic cultural shift
Review: The Last Overland by Alex Bescoby
Alex Bescoby chronicles the return leg of the mythical First Overland, with breathless gung-ho adventure and frequently moving personal context
The guardians of Scotland’s Glen Etive
Rory Walsh spies a Highland pyramid or perhaps a giant limpet shell
Review: The Lost Rainforests of Britain by Guy Shrubsole
Guy Shrubsole's enchanting and insightful new book shows Britain was once a land of rainforests and charts his interest and his attempts to map and preserve them
Review: Himālaya by John Keay
John Keay's latest book, Himālaya, focuses on the most important mountain range in the world and its heart, Tibet
Let’s go fly a kite in Bali
Photographer Putu Sayoga documents the traditional activity of kite flying in Bali during the June - August dry season
The story of the world told through history’s most influential families
Simon Sebag Montefiore offers a rich, diverse, history of the world, told through intimate stories of some of the most famous families
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