Affairs / Politics
Europe Briefing
The crime of stalking is elusive to define, tricky to prove, and tough to effectively punish.
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Edits / Food & Drink
Monocolumn
Tuesday 30 October
Kohee time
The latest issue of the influential Japanese men’s magazine, Brutus, is devoted entirely to coffee.
Affairs / Economics
Monocolumn
Wednesday 16 November
Cleared from the square but still bored on the street
The New York City Police Department has cleared Zuccotti Park.
Design / Small Business
Monocolumn
Thursday 20 October
The resurgence in regional craft businesses
How right was Joni Mitchell when she sang you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone?
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.
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Sunday 29 August
Not so lethal weapons
Starved of modern equipment, and with a small ageing fleet barely capable of defending the country’s huge airspace, Indonesia’s decision to buy 10 new Sukhoi fighter jets – the last three of which are due to touch down from…
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Wednesday 17 August
China and Russia launch powerful PR weapons
Any day now, China will launch the first aircraft carrier in its Navy’s history.
Affairs / Environment
Monocolumn
Wednesday 16 March
Japan focus: jitters in the east and continuity in the west
If you happened to have been on any of the crowded bullet trains that left Tokyo for Kyoto, Osaka and Hakata last night, you might have thought that Japan was in the midst of a population boom.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Wednesday 6 February
Why honesty really is the best policy
As yet another British politician falls on his own sword of deceit, Tom Edwards asks: when will they ever learn?
Affairs / Environment
Monocolumn
Wednesday 24 March
Seal hunt protests
On 15 March, Canadian embassies and consulates around the world were subjected to rare displays of political theatre, much of it both angry and scantily clad.
Culture / Film
Monocolumn
Wednesday 15 May
A bright past
A short film made in 1927 of London's unremarkable city streets has become an internet sensation – and all because it adds a bit of colour.
Affairs / Economics
Monocolumn
Thursday 1 March
Wearing a smile into the economic abyss
Two weeks ago I was crammed onto an Athens-bound plane with holiday-goers, fellow journalists, and perhaps a few seekers of Schadenfreude.
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Monday 16 January
Scotland after a decade of independence
On 24 June 2014, the 700th anniversary of Bannockburn, when the Scots defeated the English in the wars for independence, the Scots made another bid for independence.
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Friday 11 January
Wordplay isn’t always fun
While dining in a fairly grotty café recently I discovered the word “scromlette” scrawled on the blackboard. It was “herby scromlette” to be precise, which sounds a bit like a mischievous cartoon character from a schoolboy…
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Friday 21 September
Weekend agenda, 22/23 September
This weekend check out a new store in Zürich, reflect on self-portraits from modern masters in Humlebæk, and catch Swedish singer Jen Lekman playing live.
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Friday 6 April
Weekend agenda, 7/8 April
This weekend’s highlights include a new Mexican restaurant in London, a restored French cinema classic and the latest album from Malian duo Amadou and Mariam.
Culture / Arts
Monocolumn
Friday 9 November
Weekend agenda 10/11 November
This weekend check out Asian cinema in Toronto, enjoy art celebrating hidden spaces in Ankara, and catch Afrobeat band Antibalas throughout Europe.
Culture / Small Business
Monocolumn
Monday 15 April
On the record
Now in its seventh year, Record Store Day is an enjoyable reminder of the special eccentricities only found in real stores.
Affairs / Transport
Briefing Asia
Life's is a long drag for Asian men, Japan's underground police plan, and China helps Laos get on the right track.
Edits / Food & Drink
My Last Meal: Self-sufficient
Matthew Evans was a successful chef and food critic before giving it all up to move to Hobart and run his own farm. For Evans, it’s all about eating and drinking local produce, which he points out to Monocle on a walk…