Culture / Society
Less waltz more disco
The Austrian capital is experiencing a second cultural wave but this time, instead of opera and art museums, it’s electronic music and pop-up galleries causing all the buzz.
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The Review, episode 36
Chat with bookstore owners in Barcelona, New Orleans and Johannesburg, and David Ackerman AKA Mr Pinks discusses classic disco music.
The Review, episode 44
Horse Meat Disco’s Luke Howard selects tunes, we peruse publications with “The Unobserved” magazine editor Tania Ketenjian, and join booksellers in Madrid, Quito and Adelaide.
Culture / Media
Culture Briefing
A roundup of the best books, films and music.
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Thursday 2 May
Service with restraint
A restaurant that aims for a relaxed atmosphere is to be commended – but your best friends should be sat around the table with you, not taking your order.
Culture / Music
Monocolumn
Wednesday 8 May
How to get old in the music industry
What's the secret to a band's longevity these days? You could start with maintaining an air of mystery, writes Tom Hall
Culture / Arts
Monocolumn
Friday 3 May
I'd like to teach the world to sing
M24 researcher Fernando Augusto Pacheco is off to Malmö in a couple of weeks to cover the Eurovision Song Contest – and he can't wait. Now he just needs to convince everyone else that it's the equivalent of the World Cup…
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Saturday 25 February
Weekend agenda, 25/26 February
This weekend’s highlights include a new pub destination in LA, Japanese festivities in London and the latest album by New York-based duo School Of Seven Bells
Design / Property
Samba style
Set on a mountainside with views over the Atlantic and surrounded by trees and tranquillity, this Rio residence reflects the cosmopolitan lifestyle of its Parisian and Swedish occupants.
Culture / Arts
Culture Briefing
Monocle has a chat with the chairman of auction house Bonham's Asia division, and we review the new Bill Hicks biopic and the third album from Paris-based tango tearaways Gotan Project.
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Friday 19 October
Weekend agenda, 20/21 October
This weekend check out a film festival in Tokyo, enjoy a drop of good sherry in New York, listen out for a new collection from US band of Montreal.
Affairs / Politics
Play it again
French accordion player Yvette Horner harks back to another age. Hers is a nostalgic repertoire that draws on the countryside as a source of inspiration. Yet despite the years, her shock of orange hair and desire to play…
Design / Entertainment
Love box
In a city with 21,500 karaoke bars, exclusive members club Amour is in a different league. Founded by Parisian club impresario and graffiti artist André and with interiors by Marc Newson, it is luring a well-heeled inter…
Business / Travel
Travel briefing
Here comes summer: Monocle's hotel recommendations for beach and city, plus our new 25/25 booklet, the ultimate villa hire company and new places to stay in South Africa and Mexico.
Design / Society
Prime number
When nightclub mogul Marcos Campos wanted to create a more refined and relaxed venue, he asked architect Isay Weinfeld to help craft the perfect setting. With Numero, the pair have made an elegant lounge that is revoluti…
Culture / Media
Culture Briefing
Dan Brown's literary stalkers, plus Monocle's music tip-offs.
Business / Entrepreneurialism
Pleasure as business
Since his appointment as CEO of MSC’s pleasure cruise business five years ago, Pierfrancesco Vago has seen passenger numbers rocket. Here, he explains what makes his company revolutionary and outlines his predictions for…
Culture / Arts
Culture Briefing
Roman Polanski's new drama The Ghost, music picks from gospel to "geyser-pop", the new books we've been reading.
Culture / Entertainment
Culture briefing
The best of the latest films, books, music and art.