Culture / Food & Drink
Monocolumn
Sunday 13 May
Celebrity chefs should stay in the kitchen
These days, standing behind a kitchen counter is the best way to reach fame.
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Affairs / Society
Great mover
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is a celebrity in Norway. A young pin-up for the game, he’s modelled for a denim label and, with his busy social life, is a far cry from the lonely child prodigy stereotype.
Edits / Recipes
Hooked for life
A fish for celebration.
Edits / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 10 September
Let’s celebrate Rio without forgetting São Paulo
As a Brazilian I’m very happy with the fact that Rio is hosting the next Olympics but I have a feeling that my hometown, São Paulo, is being forgotten.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Tuesday 13 September
UN Palestine vote – Creating a state of discontent
It should be a moment of celebration.
Culture / Television
Italian inquisition
In a media world dominated by reality TV and celebrity chat shows posing as news, Milena Gabanelli’s ‘Report’ stands out. Since 1997, her investigations have tackled corruption in Italy head on, criticising politicians…
Edits / Music
Mountain high
Music festivals have become big business in Japan, whether you want kodo drummers at The Earth Celebration or J-pop at A-Nation. But the one that started the boom is still the biggest and the best: Fuji Rock. We headed to…
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Friday 11 December
A Hungarian Hannukah
As Jews around the world prepare to celebrate the festival of Hannukah tonight, the Hungarian capital is hosting its biggest-ever Hannukah festival.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Tuesday 22 September
Summit or nothing
Last night, Finnish prime minister Matti Vanhanen’s arrival in Washington was celebrated at his country’s embassy with a party in his honour.
Midori House, episode 335
A look at what’s next for Syria's rebels, we also celebrate pancake day, and discuss how to best preserve Venice.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Tuesday 21 June
No time for boat-rocking as new government is formed
As Belgium celebrated its first anniversary of having no government last week, another divided country finally announced the formation if its Cabinet.
Culture / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Friday 10 May
All mixed up
While the comforts of home are reassuring, the wealth of different cultures in Hong Kong is something expats should celebrate.
Business / Emerging Markets
Monocolumn
Monday 21 September
Out of control
This week all across the Middle East people are celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan with the Eid al-Fitr holidays. Lebanon is no different.
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Wednesday 19 December
Fishing for compliments
As celebrations go, it was an unusual display: a Japanese politician who had just been re-elected to parliament, beaming for the television cameras while waving a dead fish.
Culture / Arts
Monocolumn
Friday 9 November
Weekend agenda 10/11 November
This weekend check out Asian cinema in Toronto, enjoy art celebrating hidden spaces in Ankara, and catch Afrobeat band Antibalas throughout Europe.
Business / Economics
Monocolumn
Wednesday 23 September
Crisis? What crisis?
The somewhat odd celebrations on the first birthday of the financial crisis offered much remorse and only dim rays of hope.
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 21 January
The youth of today
To coincide with Japan's Coming of Age Day, we ask how much Japanese youth have to celebrate.
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.
The Monocle Daily, episode 242
A look at the currency crisis in Iran, we celebrate 20 years of The Moscow Times, and check in with our correspondent in Toronto.