Affairs / Automotive
Monocolumn
Thursday 13 September
Sporting greats aren’t always on the track
Professor Sid Watkins, who died on Wednesday evening at the age of 84, unified Formula 1 motor racing.
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Midori House, episode 46
Portia Walker discusses the future of Libya, we visit a Formula 1 team in Switzerland and Aisha Speirs explains New York’s new year’s resolutions.
The Monocle Daily, episode 174
An update on the US Supreme Court’s healthcare verdict, we discuss Belarus’s heir apparent, and see if London might get its own Formula 1 race.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Friday 20 January
Why Singapore should act fast to retain investment
Back in the mid-noughties, I used to laugh when people said that Singapore was expensive.
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.
Culture / Arts
Monocolumn
Friday 29 July
Weekend agenda: 30/31 July
Something for your weekend: Monocle’s global selection includes open house at a South London art collective, some Swedish electro-pop and a documentary set in gangland Chicago.
Affairs / Society
Americas briefing
Bullet-proof training in Colombia, the US's Project Laundry List and plans for new high-speed rail.
Business / Innovation
Business briefing
Why money grows on trees, New Zealand's food moves, Africa's largest wind farm and India's carrier bag ban.
Business / Manufacturing
Braking the mould
Mitsuoka makes models based on classic cars and it works unlike most other automakers in that every car is handmade in its workshop in Toyama. This gives it the edge in an industry that’s lifting itself out of the doldrums…
Design / Manufacturing
Little wonder
Japan’s mini-car boom was rooted in affordability, low taxation and aesthetic myopia. Then Honda handed its new mini-car project to an F1 engineer, who surprised everyone by putting high-spec design at the heart of the kei…
Business / Innovation
Business briefing
A firm that makes exoskeletons for people with paralysis, a Filipino fast-food chain and other news of enterprising endeavours.
Edits / Travel
Expo 45: Casablanca
You won’t see many tourists idling around the crumbling mix of ancient and modern that is Morocco’s largest city. You’ll be hard-pushed to find much in the way of infrastructure either. Yet the locals adore the place.
Edits / Health
Inventory No. 58
Stay fighting fit with this month's pick of new-generation exercise gear. For post-workout we have toiletries and refreshing craft beer.
Culture / Books
Culture briefing
Music: Vampire Weekend and Chris Bathgate. Film: 3:10 to Yuma and Battle of Haditha. Art: A New York art cpp[ and exhibition picks. Books: JG Ballard's autobiography, Granta and Madam President.
Culture / Arts
Culture Briefing
A round-up of the best books, films and music.
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.
Affairs / Investments
Batumi boom
Georgia’s second city is in the midst of a frantic transformation from sleepy resort to major tourist and investment hub. Intent on branding itself as a European-style cultural hotspot, it also aims to become a Caucasian…
Business / Transport
Track record
Switzerland’s reputation for being the most efficient country in the world is not undeserved: SBB, the state-controlled railways, has a 96 per cent punctuality rate and slick service.
Culture / Music
Stage craft
As the summer festival season approaches we visited the factories of three musical instrument makers who are world leaders for their attention to craft and superior sound quality.