As an aspiring superpower and regional leader, there’s a lot at stake for Brazil’s command of the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti – especially as the drawdown begins. Monocle spends time embedded with troops in Port-au…
Having converted one spare room into the perfect home office (see Monocle issue 4) we decided to turn our attentions to the guest room. Here we furnish the quarters with best-for-guests accoutrements.
Sunday 6 February
All eyes may be on the Egyptian chapter of North Africa’s uprisings but in Canada much of the focus remains on Tunisia’s fallen regime.
In the small city of Uwajima in southern Japan, a restored ryokan guest house has reawakened the area’s local pride. This simply presented style of accommodation whispers rather than shouts its quality and is a subtle sign…
Verbal, aka Ryu Yong Gi, is half of m-flo, one of Japan’s biggest hip-hop acts. Verbal and his m-flo partner, Taku Takahashi, have been working together on their “m-flo loves…” collaborations with an array of guest artists…
Saturday 24 April
It’s host panic. The moment you realise that your guests will be here any minute and the place just doesn’t look ready.
Tuesday 10 November
Last night, Berlin marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall in the company of special guests Hillary Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev, Nicolas Sarkozy and Jon Bon Jovi.
Daniel Ortega's Nicaraguan comeback, new US passport controls and Hugo Chávez's guest list.
The best of the week's programmes, chosen by Monocle's editors and guests, just in case you missed that great interview or fresh report.
The best of the week's programmes, chosen by Monocle's editors and guests, just in case you missed that great interview or fresh report.
The best of the week's programmes, chosen by Monocle's editors and guests, just in case you missed that great interview or fresh report.
The best of the week's programmes, chosen by Monocle's editors and guests, just in case you missed that great interview or fresh report.
The best of the week's programmes, chosen by Monocle's editors and guests, just in case you missed that great interview or fresh report.
Tyler Brûlé and the team are joined by special guest Gwen Robinson of the Financial Times for a look ahead to this week's royal wedding.
The best of the week's programmes, chosen by Monocle's editors and guests, just in case you missed that great interview or fresh report.
The best of the week's programmes, chosen by Monocle's editors and guests, just in case you missed that great interview or fresh report.
The best of the week's programmes, chosen by Monocle's editors and guests, just in case you missed that great interview or fresh report.
A restaurant in central Hamburg has been pleasing guests with its homely cooking for more than 20 years.
As summer resorts go, Forte dei Marmi keeps a low profile. Guests pedal between secluded villas shaded by pines and private beach clubs with perfectly raked sand.
Sunday 15 May
This evening in New York, guests will gather for the High Line’s annual Spring Benefit — the most important fundraising effort of the year for the city’s elevated park built on a disused railway, around 10m above Manhatt…
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