Worth billions but well below the radar; big in China but overlooked in London; consummately professional but often part-time – the lounge act is a fascinating and uncharted universe. Monocle explores an undervalued talent…
Friday 29 June
This weekend’s highlights include Everlane’s pop-up store in New York, a music festival in London celebrating African roots music’s worldwide appeal and Hong Kong Design Institute’s graduation show.
Friday 13 July
This weekend’s highlights include a new restaurant in New York, modern dance performance in Hong Kong and Frank Ocean’s debut album Channel Orange.
Friday 31 August
Highlights this weekend include a David Bowie film retrospective in London, a San Francisco design exhibit, ceramics in Copenhagen, music from Detroit and dining out on hot dogs and champagne
Friday 11 May
This weekend’s highlights include a new hotel in sunny Mykonos, a craft fair at London’s Saatchi gallery and a Montreal-inspired deli in New York.
Friday 13 April
This weekend’s highlights include a film retrospective of Czech animation artist Jiří Trnka at the BFI in London, an inviting new addition to LA’s food scene and European music dates for Lauryn Hill.
Saturday 4 February
This weekend’s highlights include an Australian theatre premiere in London, our favourite new cocktail bar in New York and the latest by French electro duo Air.
Saturday 7 January
This weekend’s highlights include a new music series by indie record label Joyful Noise, an art festival in Sydney and a photo exhibition in New York.
Friday 1 April
Something for your weekend: Monocle’s global pick of exhibitions to lose your Saturday in, music to spend Sunday listening to, and a cookery class to teach you Sunday lunch, Cairo-style.
Friday 6 May
Something for your weekend: Monocle’s cultural selection, including exhibitions to lose your Saturday in, saucy short stories from one of Britain’s sharpest writers, and the decade-awaited solo album from Stevie Nicks.
Wednesday 1 September
Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi’s visit to Rome this week has not been without controversy.
Saturday 19 January
This weekend don't miss the closing of the 25th edition of the London Art Fair, seek out some design classics in Oslo, get a taste of the small town spirit in Tokyo, and enjoy live dates and a new album from US artist Toro…
Friday 26 October
This weekend shop at Incu’s newly opened menswear shop in Melbourne, get a drink at The Library in New York or check out photographer’s Jørn Tomter: I Love Chatsworth Road exhibit in London.
Saturday 9 February
This weekend watch Chilean director Pablo Larraín’s No, check out Salvador Dalí’s exhibition at Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence and grab a bite at the recently opened Rum Kitchen restaurant in West London.
Friday 14 October
This weekend in London check out pop-up clothing shop Albam or attend a talk at Frieze Art Fair, in Tokyo visit an exhibition of award-winning advertising and design at the Advertising Museum, in Vienna there’s a slow food…
Despite years of turbulence between Taiwan and China, this island’s pop culture leaves the mainland standing. From idols to protest singers via television talent shows, Taipei pop is the country’s new heavy industry.
Saturday 23 February
This weekend enjoy the latest film from Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda, tuck into some great food in Montréal, and enjoy a curious Anglo-German musical collaboration.
Saturday 6 April
This weekend’s highlights include an exhibition by German artist Hans-Peter Feldmann in London’s Simon Lee Gallery, a tour of the São Paulo International Art Fair and some jazz tunes by singer/songwriter Eliane Elias.
Friday 15 June
This weekend’s highlights include Michael White’s new Nicoletta Pizzeria in New York, Bobby Womack’s latest album and of course Monocle’s own summer country fayre.
Friday 7 September
This weekend enjoy some Louisiana-style cooking in New York, go shamelessly retro at Future Cinema’s interpretation of Grease in London, and check out the new album from Cat Power.
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