Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Wednesday 20 March
It's just not cricket
A cut in sports spending threatens a major part of Australia's national identity but it could be time to cheer on lesser-known heroes instead.
- 37 results for cricket
Culture / Sport
Monocolumn
Thursday 2 September
Pray up! And play the game
While Pakistani cricket lurks under the shadow of corruption and international cricket’s integrity looks in jeopardy, one match, played in the lean shadow of Christ Church spire, Southgate, boasts a certain purity.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Saturday 6 February
Batting for Australia’s reputation
Australian politicians and diplomats are hoping that a shared love of cricket can be used to repair the country’s frayed relationship with India.
Culture / Sport
Monocolumn
Thursday 16 May
Hit for six
The Indian Premier League has ignited the enthusiasm of locals – and provides further proof of the complicated yet integral part that cricket plays in Indian society.
Affairs / Society
Americas Briefing
Cricket in the US, a possible Obama challenger, and Argentina's cash crisis
Culture / Sport
Monocolumn
Wednesday 27 March
The greatest waiting game on Earth
Cricket. A match can take several days, everyone stops for tea and there's no promise of a winner. What could the attraction possibly be?
The Globalist, episode 368
We dissect the dispute over a shooting between Italy and India with Rachel Sanderson of the Financial Times, discuss whether the US should be taking North Korea’s missile threats more seriously, and learn whether Australian…
Section D, episode 34
A chat with Thomas Heatherwick at the V&A, we visit a mid-century furniture show at Lord’s Cricket Ground, and stop by Clerkenwell Design Week.
Culture / Arts
Monocolumn
Saturday 12 March
Weekend Agenda 12/13 March
An overview of the Festivals and Exhibitions occurring worldwide.
Affairs / Sport
Aussie ruler
It was almost 60 years ago that Ron Barassi first started playing as a top Aussie Rules football player. But he is still recognised and celebrated everywhere in his homeland, not just as a great sportsman, but also as the…
Affairs / Industry
Port of call
Hambantota is about to hit the big time thanks to Chinese money and dynastic might. But not everyone is set to benefit.
Culture / Film
Monocolumn
Wednesday 24 February
Bollywood puckers up for first gay clinch
The prospect of India’s first on-screen gay liaison has made foreign media outlets hot under the collar but it is proving to be a different story on the sub-continent.
Affairs / Sport
Rainbow warrior
In the first of a series on World Cup players, nations and managers, Monocle looks at South African Matthew Booth. He’s an unlikely poster boy for the tournament but his tough tackling and marriage to a top black fashion…
Culture / Graphic Design
India adds up
India has 600 million people under 25 and a burgeoning consumer society. How are brands courting these people? Monocle visits Mumbai’s advertising agencies to witness an atmosphere as heady as New York or London in their…
Affairs / Sport
Monocolumn
Thursday 12 July
The Tour de France’s new off-brand hero
I’m loving the Tour de France. Yeah, the cycling’s good and, as the field heads into the mountains, it’s getting compellingly, leg-bustingly gruelling, but what about Bradley Wiggins and his sideburns?
Edits / Radio
Monocolumn
Tuesday 16 October
The continuing joy of radio
To commemorate Monocle 24’s first birthday we’ve rewound the tape by 365 days to revisit culture editor Robert Bound’s homage to radio. Gather round the wireless…
Culture / Radio
Monocolumn
Sunday 16 October
The joy of radio
As luck would have it, here I am reading a column that you were going to have to read yourself about the joy of radio – it was going to appear in a magazine you might have heard of – called Monocle and now here you are…
Culture / Sport
Monocolumn
Wednesday 1 May
And the winner is...
This week the US welcomed its first openly gay professional team sports athlete. But will it change attitudes where more games are played – in the playground?
Business / Fashion
Step ahead
September’s footwear fair in Milan drew a record 46,300 visitors. Yet while Italy exported 250 million pairs of shoes in 2006, output has fallen 30 per cent in the past five years in the face of competition from Asia’s…
Design / Innovation
Cool Operator
Ten years ago, Australian Shane Williams invented a vest to cool down football players and improve their performance on the field. Today his simple invention is helping commandos in sun-baked Iraq, burn victims, heart…