Edits / Food & Drink
Back to the grind
Around the world a new generation of coffee shops are becoming community players. We meet the baristas who make their ’hoods and get their urban picks.
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Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Thursday 24 November
A time to give thanks for everyone
At the time of publishing this column, it’s fair to assume those reading it are likely to be waking up in Paris or heading home for the evening in Osaka.
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Wednesday 1 February
Nigeria’s government must make tough choices
It’s a tough time to be in power in Nigeria.
Edits / Film
Monocolumn
Friday 10 December
The 3D films coming at you
After almost 30 years and weeks of heavy-duty PR, press junkets, special trailer screenings and a soundtrack launch, Tron: Legacy – the sequel of the 1982 cutting-edge sci-fi Tron, is being released.
Affairs / Technology
Monocolumn
Thursday 5 July
Is the era of digital sharing just a blip?
When the social networking site Facebook put in their staggering $1billion (€808m) bid for image sharing site Instagram back in April, one thing was clear: photos mean big business.
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Sunday 29 May
Fire with fire
As the mission in Afghanistan nears a tenth anniversary that no-one plans to celebrate, the patchwork of allies that make up the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) will be trying not to dwell on the…
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Thursday 20 May
Heading back home
This month, France passed a law allowing Maori remains held in its museums to be returned to descendents for proper interment, gratifying indigenous New Zealanders and resolving a long-simmering cultural dispute over the…
Affairs / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Friday 30 November
Sorting the entire city should be simple
For a profession that has such a direct impact on our daily lives, to hear an urban planner speak about our cities sometimes requires having a glossary at hand.
Affairs / Environment
Monocolumn
Monday 6 December
Israel’s catastrophic fire
An unprecedented ferocious wildfire – causing death, destruction and heavy losses – was raging since Thursday morning through Mount Carmel in northern Israel, threatening to reach the southern outskirts of the country’s…
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Saturday 12 November
Weekend agenda, 12/13 November
Highlights of this weekend include a Middle Eastern calligraphy exhibit in NYC, a Design Film Festival in Singapore and a winetasting event in Zurich.
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Saturday 13 April
Weekend agenda 13/14 April
This weekend visit the reopening of a museum icon in Amsterdam, check out some contemporary ceramic art in Buenos Aires, and enjoy the new album from Stockholm electro duo – The Knife.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Tuesday 9 March
Getting round Switzerland’s minaret ban
The infamous minaret ban in Switzerland, the result of a nationwide vote last autumn, continues to cause international confusion and indignation.
Edits / Fashion
Monocolumn
Wednesday 28 November
Not a good look
I had never met her, had never even been aware of her existence. She works for a fashion business that presumably wants to be featured in the magazine.
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Friday 20 July
Weekend agenda, 21/22 July
This weekend’s highlights include Hong Kong’s annual book fair, a pop-art car exhibit to celebrate London’s Cultural Olympiad and the latest album by The Very Best.
Affairs / Environment
Monocolumn
Sunday 18 April
Predicting the monsoon
From the baking plains of the Deccan Plateau to the boardrooms of Mumbai, everyone is keeping a weather eye on India’s skies as the annual monsoon approaches.
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Monday 16 November
The Boyko Borisov show
The professional CV of the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov does not read like your standard head of government: firefighter, private security company owner, black belt in karate, trainer of the national karate team…
Business / Government
Monocolumn
Wednesday 12 December
Fair Australia, please advance
One of Monocle's Aussie staff members is pleased to be heading home for the holiday season but concerned that his native land hasn't been making much progress in his absence.
Culture / Media
Monocolumn
Tuesday 12 January
Good Evans? What the changing of the guard means for the BBC
Yesterday with a “Good morning friends!” and the Beatles’ trusty “All You Need Is Love”, Chris Evans succeeded Terry Wogan as presenter of the BBC’s Radio 2 Breakfast Show sending a tremor through British radio-land, a…
Affairs / Industry
Monocolumn
Tuesday 13 April
All the fun of the fair
People often remark that you can tell a “good” Salone by the weather: rain might make for wet feet but often coincides with a good show; sun and blue sky, though an altogether more appealing prospect, spells bad news on the…
Edits / Property
Schanzenviertel and Karolinenviertel
Once home to immigrants, students and punks, Hamburg’s Schanzen and Karolinen districts are now morphing into a destination of new business start-ups and buzzy bars and shops.