EDITOR ’ S
LETTER
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THIS MONTH,
WE ’RE TALKING
ABOUT…
But, asanyone
who’sbeenona
mountainrecently
canconcur, the
sightof skiers
deckedoutasexotic
beastieshas
become increasinglycommonplace
with thearrivalofanimalonesies–
otherwisecalledkigus–asabonafide
fashion trend.
It’scertainly themostout-there
lookof recent times,butwehave iton
goodauthority that there’sanother
way tomakeastylestatementon the
slopes thiswinter: theAztecprint.
That’s justoneof therevelations to
be foundstartingonp36,wherewe’re
celebratingwhat’sbrilliant,bestand
mostbonkers thisnewski season.
Elsewhere,you’llfindus inAsturias
with the fansofRealOviedo football
club,whoare inequallycelebratory
mood.Thereason?Well, simply the
fact that their team isstillkickinga
ball atall.Twoyearsago,Oviedowas
on thevergeoffinancial ruin.Then, in
aplot straightoutofa feel-goodmovie,
supportersacross theworldunited to
save theday.Howare they faringnow?
We travelled tonorthernSpain fora
unique tasteofmatchday there (p56 .
Thegoodvibescontinue in the
Germancapital. It’sbignews that this
monthmarks25yearssince theWall
camedown,butdidyouknow that
DavidBowiecanclaim tohavehada
hand in itall? Iwon’tgiveanything
away,butyoucanfindoutmore (p48),
aswevisited thecity toretrace the
musician’s footstepswhenhe lived in
1970sBerlin.Enjoy the issueand I’ll
seeyounextmonth.
SimonKurs
Editor
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SOUL CI TY
Ramen isalreadya ‘thing’ in
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STRESS BUSTER
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greatest football fans?
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