Affairs / Media
Monocolumn
Thursday 4 April
Unbalanced equation
As a journalist the idea is to sit on the fence – but it turns out that it's actually quite a difficult place to find a comfortable perch.
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Affairs / Monocle
Design of the Times
We’ve covered all bases with our Design Directory, and met the mayors, majors and media taking on this diverse discipline.
End Point / Start-ups
Observation Issue 63
For our editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé, a carefree springtime to-do list quickly turns into a recipe for how to fix some of society’s bigger challenges.
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Friday 25 January
It’s a sir thing
While we've all been busy getting chummy in the email sphere, when meeting people face-to-face things seem to be getting more formal. Monocle's editor muses on the changing world of manners.
Affairs / Soft Power
Monocolumn
Wednesday 10 April
Why everyone loves a Brazilian
Monocle 24's resident Brazilian goes travelling in Europe and finds out what people really think of his country.
Edits / Travel
Monocle travel guide
On Monocle’s radar this month are a forested villa just outside Shanghai, an expanding retail concept store in Japan, a coffee shop in São Paulo, London’s latest hotel spa, and a homely bistro in Mexico City.
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Friday 21 December
Festive failings
There are just four days until Christmas. And while many of my colleagues and contemporaries are anticipating the big day with relish, I am a little uneasy. The reason? My fear that many of the certainties I have long…
Affairs / Technology
Monocolumn
Friday 5 April
For the love of money
As the idea of 'virtual currency' gains popularity, let's imagine what the world would be like without the real thing.
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
Business / Health
Flying patients
Consumers are increasingly looking beyond their native borders for low-cost, quality healthcare – and if there’s a safari thrown into the package, all the better. Monocle looks at the global hotspots attracting patients…
Edits / Travel
Monocle travel guide
A defence-themed round-up includes rooms for hire in former forts and citadels everywhere from the West Indies to Portugal, airlines run by the military and the hotels favoured over the years by the world’s most well-tra…
Edits / Travel
Monocle travel guide
On Monocle’s world tour this month are a Long Island hotel that takes you back to those summer camp days, cocktails and kebabs from Israel’s finest chef and coffee couture in London.
Edits / Food & Drink
Monocle travel guide
This month Monocle visits a new luxury retail behemoth in Milan, a Yemeni coffee outlet in Tokyo and a Copenhagen restaurant serving New Nordic food at affordable prices.
Business / Society
Work in progress
From food-loving French taking long lunch breaks to workaholic Japanese businessmen, the world continues to approach office culture in very different ways.
Affairs / Urbanism
Cities, slicker
Cities evolve constantly, sometimes seemingly without anyone planning or guiding the process. But new ideas about how they work and can be improved abound, for those interested in taking them on.
Edits / Food & Drink
Monocle travel guide
This month our selection of destinations includes a French countryside retreat, a Norwegian bakery on the Med, a New York-style café in Paris and an egg-obsessed restaurant in Singapore.
Edits / Food & Drink
Monocle travel guide
Monocle island-hops to the Maldives, visits a Stockholm restaurant with no menu and finds the best coffees from New Zealand to San Francisco.