Affairs / Society
Snow houses
Since 2007, the Colombian government has made over €50m from the sale of property confiscated from busted drug barons. And there are currently an estimated 1,200 buildings waiting to be sold. Plus a large collection of…
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Affairs / Aviation
Monocolumn
Tuesday 22 November
For flyers, Christmas is no season to be jolly
Christmas is near. You can see it all around you. High streets are draped with sparkling light displays, shops are starting to spew out Yuletide classics, and – thank heavens – you can find mulled wine almost anywhere.
Affairs / Environment
Monocolumn
Thursday 3 November
There’s no business like snow business
In case you haven’t heard, we’ve had some snow over here on the east coast of the United States.
Business / Travel
Snow place like home
It was the perfect powdery snow blown in from Siberia that attracted the Aussie skiers. And when they decided to stay put and open hotels and cafés they kickstarted a small business and development boom in Niseko, a once…
The Monocle Daily, episode 51
We celebrate Japanese Coming of Age Day and find out what to do in a ski resort when there’s just too much snow.
The Monocle Daily, episode 35
We discuss Swiss resorts’ lack of snow, chat about alternative currencies, check-in with Bogota, and discuss the eurozone crisis from a German perspective.
Affairs / Environment
Monocolumn
Monday 15 August
Cold front leaves locals grappling with graupel
Aucklanders learnt a new word yesterday: “graupel”. Halfway between snow and sleet, it forms when very cold droplets of water hit snowflakes to form a “rime”.
The Briefing, episode 364
Gideon Rachman of the Financial Times talks to us about Europe’s relationship with Germany. We also find out how Sochi plans to deal with its low-snow situation ahead of the Winter Olympics, and get this week’s aviation…
Edits / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Tuesday 17 May
NYC series – Up on the roof
The opening of Manhattan’s many rooftops is one of the city’s most distinct harbingers of summer. After months of navigating pavements flanked by piles of snow or battling harsh winds straight off the Hudson river, New…
Business / Emerging Markets
The heat is on
Canada’s far north used to be too cold and inhospitable for anyone to survive there except the Inuit people. But global warming is clearing the snows and luring in a generation of ambitious speculators after oil, diamonds…
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Saturday 26 November
Weekend agenda, 26/27 November
Highlights of this weekend include a new food market by Nuno Mendes, design festival in Honk Kong and a new album by Kate Bush.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Tuesday 15 May
Let’s talk about the weather
When I woke up recently I checked the weather forecast. For the oncoming weekend it was London 13c, Helsinki 24c.
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Saturday 22 December
Weekend agenda 22/23 December
This weekend, check out the Matisse retrospective in New York, enjoy a selection of Britain’s best artists at London’s ICA and snap up a one-off festive musical treat.
Affairs / Aviation
Monocolumn
Wednesday 14 November
Salvation in a JFK departure lounge
I have a confession to make: until last Thursday I was scared of flying. It’s not something you like to admit somewhere like Monocle. We talk aviation a lot. We fly a lot.
Affairs / Technology
Monocolumn
Thursday 17 January
Lost in technology
A cautionary tale of what can happen if you love your sat nav a little too much
Affairs / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Monday 15 February
Germany’s welfare black hole
Walking through Berlin can make you feel as though you are on the set of one of those post-apocalypse films from the 1980s, such as Mad Max or The Day After.
End Point / Health
Observation
Staying in good health is about looking after what you have as well as thinking ahead. Speaking of which, join us soon at the new Monocle Café for an autumn pick-me-up.
Business / Food & Drink
Monocolumn
Friday 12 February
More Swiss secrecy
While the secrecy surrounding Swiss banking is being torn to pieces by a German government intent on battling tax evasion by its citizens, a new trade is on the rise in Switzerland.
Affairs / Sport
Monocolumn
Tuesday 24 July
The identikit Olympics
Last week I arrived back in London after 10 days on the road. Normally I shuttle back into town on the Heathrow Express but this time I decided to take a taxi – for cost and logistical reasons.
Business / Government
Monocolumn
Wednesday 12 December
Fair Australia, please advance
One of Monocle's Aussie staff members is pleased to be heading home for the holiday season but concerned that his native land hasn't been making much progress in his absence.