Affairs / Education
Monocolumn
Saturday 9 January
The dawn of the über-school
When it comes to brainstorming, most will agree two heads are better than one.
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Culture / Film
Monocolumn
Wednesday 17 February
And the winner is…
The recent Academy Award nomination for Ajami marks the third time in as many years that Israel has scored an Oscar nod for best foreign language film.
Affairs / Media
Monocolumn
Tuesday 23 February
A Kiwi quandary
As citizens of a small nation still emerging from a postcolonial adolescence, New Zealanders are proud of the clutch of symbols recognised as their own.
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Monday 27 September
The most secure job in South Africa
South African president Jacob Zuma was reportedly so worried about a rumoured challenge to his leadership at his party’s National General Council that he opted to spend last week with 4,000 party delegates on Durban’s so…
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 13 August
The Olympics – a triumph for multicultural Britain
There is a mixture of relief and sorrow in London now that the Olympics are over. Londoners can hardly believe the Games went off without any major transport meltdown, organisational blunder, or howling error of curatorial…
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Wednesday 26 October
Independence for London
This week’s Scottish National Party conference may be remembered as the beginning of the end of the United Kingdom.
Affairs / Economics
Monocolumn
Saturday 20 November
Why Irish eyes should look to Iceland
It’s a good thing for Ireland’s bankers that Reykjavik is just a short hop across the chilly North Atlantic from Dublin.
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Sunday 6 December
Swedish out, Russian in?
Today, Finland celebrates its independence from Russia in 1917. As every year, this patriotic people will light blue and white candles, toast the nation with sparkling wine, and gather in front of the TV to follow the…
Business / Industry
Monocolumn
Sunday 25 July
Going against the grain
The ancient Maya may have considered chocolate “the food of the gods”, but corn is the grain that has perennially powered the Mexican masses.
Affairs / Food & Drink
Monocolumn
Thursday 14 January
A strong sense of hummus
Forget military threats and terrorist attacks, Lebanese and Israelis have a new battle on their plates: hummus. The latest episode took place last Friday.
Edits / Sport
Monocolumn
Sunday 7 November
Just can’t haka it anymore
Since 1769, when Captain James Cook first set foot in New Zealand and was met by a Maori war party, the haka has unsettled and aggravated the British.
Affairs / Environment
Monocolumn
Wednesday 25 August
Smoke with fire in the bush
It doesn’t take much to keep a bushfire going in Victoria, Australia’s south-eastern state.
Affairs / Aviation
Monocolumn
Wednesday 22 February
National airlines are a country’s brand to the world
On Monday a group of colleagues returned from Budapest – giddy after a weekend of goulash, thermal bathing and cocktailing with Monocle subscribers and collaborators.
Affairs / Sport
Monocolumn
Monday 21 June
In a different league
During the World Cup, football-crazed Italy grinds to a halt as fans glue themselves to the TV to watch the Azzurri play.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Thursday 12 April
The French presidential race begins
The official campaign for the French presidential election began this week.
Affairs / Society
Little big bucks
Native American tribes in the US and Canada have become powerful business and political forces and have learnt how to get Obama and Ottawa on their side. Monocle meets the chiefs leading the renaissance.
Design / Fashion
Monocolumn
Wednesday 29 September
Catwalk revelation
Ailing Italian fashion house Gianfranco Ferré may have just found its saviour.