Edits / Health
Monocolumn
Wednesday 7 December
The dark age
If you live in Utsjoki, the northernmost village in the entire EU, there are a few consumer items that are more important to you than others.
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Affairs / Environment
Asia Briefing
We report on an urban farming project at Osaka train station, the first verticle farm in Singapore and the sad fate of Cambodia's colonial and "new Khmer" buildings.
Culture / Food & Drink
Monocolumn
Wednesday 3 April
The life of pie
Nothing so dramatic as Bengal tigers on stranded boats here, just concern at what could herald the sad, quiet decline of an Australian institution: the meat pie.
Edits / Monocle
Monocolumn
Thursday 27 September
Meeting a hero, just for one day
“Heroes” by David Bowie, is one of my favourite songs. But I’m not sure I’d want to meet it’s maker. Getting up close and personal with one’s heroes can be a sad affair.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Tuesday 10 May
Crisis point for Southeast Asian group of nations
There was a whopping great elephant in the room at last weekend’s annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta. Though the region’s leaders spoke, as they do, about peace and co-operation…
Affairs / Environment
Monocolumn
Sunday 7 October
Autumn is the beginning of something new
It’s autumn in Europe. The long summer days are giving way to short, cosy, cool ones.
Business / Fashion
Monocolumn
Thursday 10 May
Another historic British brand sold
As soon as rag-trade magnate Howard Tillman announced he was selling the British fashion brand Aquascutum last month, Chinese names have been pondering an investment in a slice of sartorial history.
Edits / Entrepreneurialism
Go up market
Monocle meets the two visionaries who have shown that the fortunes of an entire neighbourhood can be transformed simply by setting up a weekly market selling local produce.
Design / Graphic Design
Monocolumn
Wednesday 15 August
The Union Jack’s highs and lows
Several weeks ago I would have argued that there’s something wrong with the Union Jack. Like any flag, it is supposed to embody and unite, to mark a nation.
Affairs / Technology
Monocolumn
Tuesday 3 April
Let’s not lose traditional keys
Inspired by the unseasonably warm weather last week in London, I embarked on a bit of spring-cleaning.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 22 November
Finland loses its religion
The weeks leading up to Christmas should be a joyous time for the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Affairs / Government
A world at war
People talk of the world becoming a smaller place, but there is still a lot of room for hostility. Here, Monocle has identified 20 of the most volatile areas of contention.
Edits / Manufacturing
A clog's life
Talla clogs are produced in a barn in the village of Myrskylä. Originally workwear for the medical profession, the clogs are now a hit on the high street thanks to a collaboration with a Japanese designer.
Business / Publishing
Monocolumn
Tuesday 5 March
Turning the page
Warren Buffett's love of print newspapers is a refreshing rebuttal to iPad-or-nothing publishers.
Culture / Arts
Monocolumn
Thursday 18 April
The real deal
A visit to Paris is not complete without enjoying some art and new works from Australian hyper-realist sculptor Ron Mueck are putting a spring in the city's step.
Affairs / Management
Putting on the charm
Embrace the charm. It’s all around us this issue – from the compilation of a Charming Index (yes really) to features that just make us feel warm and cosy inside.
Affairs / Media
Monocolumn
Thursday 8 March
Let’s try to keep this brief
Hemingway’s greatest work wasn’t a book. Not For Whom the Bell Tolls. Not even A Farewell to Arms. It was a devastatingly short story. Just six words long, in fact.
Affairs / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Monday 5 March
Cities should use the water around them
Think of a city spread over an archipelago, where four out of its five boroughs are located on islands surrounded by over 836km of shoreline.