Culture / Entertainment
Culture Briefing
Issue 63
Books, films and music to make a date for, plus our culture editor's monthly musings.
Affairs
The Monocle Daily, 403
Wednesday 15 May
As France returns to recession we ask how François Hollande can pull the country out of it, plus we learn about New York’s largest cemetery and review the Asian front pages with John Hemmings.
Affairs
The Globalist: Asia, 33
Wednesday 15 May
The latest on the continuing diplomatic and military spats in the South China Sea, we hear from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Raymond Bonner on the inquest into the death of Shane Todd in Singapore, and find out why…
Business
The Entrepreneurs, 83
Wednesday 15 May
We visit the tailors of Brazil who seem to get more business than anywhere in the world, look at a repair industry that’s grown up around New Zealand’s first and only manufactured vehicle – the Trekka, and visit a New York…
Design / Interior design
Five studios
Issue 63
If you’re going to employ someone to invade your living space for months and reconfigure your home, you really need to trust the person you call. Here are five design studios, from New York to Sydney, who know how to make…
Culture / Arts
Paris Photo LA
May 2013
We head to Hollywood to shoot the world's most celebrated photographic art fair, this year taking place for the first time at Paramount Pictures Studios in LA.
Affairs
The Briefing, 400
Wednesday 15 May
Richard Dowden of the Royal African Society gives his view on Nigeria’s struggle with Boko Haram, Ben Judah explains the significance of the reopening of Lenin's mausoleum, and architect Charles Correa gives us a tour of…
Culture / Film
Monocolumn
Wednesday 15 May
A bright past
A short film made in 1927 of London's unremarkable city streets has become an internet sensation – and all because it adds a bit of colour.The cameraman pushes through the crowd in London’s ramshackle Petticoat Lane Market. He is high up. Is he standing on the back of a cart? A car? As he pushes forward, the men – and they nearly are all men – turn and look…
Affairs
Midori House, 401
Wednesday 15 May
Why South Korea’s reputation is suffering from plagiarism scandals, we continue our Eurovision series with a look at the politics behind the scenes of the song competition, and Monocle’s Hong Kong bureau chief Aisha Speirs…
Edits / Food & Drink
Post Taste
Issue 63
Located in a former post office, Kokako was set up by the owner of a coffee company, who believes in being close to his customers.
Affairs
The Globalist, 403
Wednesday 15 May
We head to Ramallah to see how Palestinians are remembering Nakba Day, discuss the ongoing industry scrutiny of Turkish Airlines, and find out why some of Sweden's banks aren’t handing out any money.
Affairs / Monocle
Design of the Times
Issue 63
We’ve covered all bases with our Design Directory, and met the mayors, majors and media taking on this diverse discipline.
Affairs
The Monocle Daily, 402
Tuesday 14 May
The Independent’s David Usborne picks apart the US scandal on press privacy, Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Rohde explains how US diplomacy in the Middle East needs a softer touch, and Monocle's Fernando Augusto Pac…
Affairs
The Globalist: Asia, 32
Tuesday 14 May
Reflections on the Philippines’ re-election of Joseph Estrada, we profile French Jihadist Gilles Le Guen, and we also hear from David Learmount of Flight Global on the landing protocols for unmanned aerial vehicles.
Design
Section D, 83
Tuesday 14 May
Discussion on the future of Italian design with Moroso and Cassina, we attend the Pratt Institute’s latest fashion showcase and also New York’s newest design fair – Collective 1. Plus, we talk fetishism and cushions with…