Moog goes back to the future with re-issues of classic synthesisers
US company plans to hand-build a limited run of three large-format synthesisers first released in 1973 – with price tags ranging from $10,000 to $35,000
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World’s cities experiencing more heatwaves, study shows
Number of extremely hot days a year has increased in hundreds of cities since the 1970s years, with frequencies peaking in the last five years
Green news roundup: fracking bans, Paris climate summit and pine martens
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Fashion archive: Tie manufacturers tell fashion writers to get knotted
4 February 1975: The body that represents tie makers claims the wearing of ties is not dying out, and their survey reveals that neckties give men ‘sexual mystique’
How Monet became blue chip: the language of wealthy art buyers
Painting of the Grand Canal expected to fetch up to £30m, amid surging interest from super-rich in Asia and Middle East
Sales of printed books fall by more than £150m in five years
New figures from Nielsen BookScan show continuing decline since 2009 as more and more readers migrate to ebooks