I first picked up a copy of Monocle at the newsstand in South Coast Plaza a few months back and was impressed right away. For those interested in art, design, culture, business with an international focus you can’t go wrong with this fairly new magazine. And as someone who still prefers a newspaper or magazine to the Internet I’m happy to support the new endeavor. Although the $150 subscription rate was a first. For those that don’t want to fork over the steep subscription rate there’s always your local newsstand or their informative website.