Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 21 November
Stockholmers gather to save a tree
This year, the world has seen its fair share of protests.
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Monocolumn
Wednesday 20 April
Building consensus for a change in stalking laws
Last week saw the launch of the UK’s inaugural National Stalking Awareness Week.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Thursday 31 March
Japan focus: Returning to Tokyo
At first it feels reassuringly familiar. The sun is shining in Shibuya, salarymen are rushing around and teens are chatting as they make their way across the famous crossing. But there are telling signs of change.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Wednesday 27 April
Royal wedding – let the class wars begin
In Britain, significant royal events – births, deaths, marriages, jubilees – feel like an extra Christmas.
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Monocolumn
Saturday 5 March
Christchurch – A rebuild that’s not just bricks and mortar
As Christchurch reels from what could prove to be New Zealand’s worst natural disaster, a new dread is gripping residents – that their city may never truly recover.
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Sunday 22 August
The Hezbollah Museum
While many Lebanese hit the beach on weekends, some head to museums.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Tuesday 26 January
Haiti’s lifeline – from Africa
For Abdoulaye Wade, Senegal’s octogenarian president and a committed pan-Africanist, simply offering aid to Haiti’s earthquake victims was not enough.
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 4 January
2010: Crunch time for Romania’s ‘New Wave’
From the hipsters of Williamsburg in Brooklyn to the cinephiles of France, Romanian cinema is developing a global cult-like following that in 2010 should make Romania famous for something far more meaningful than Dracula…
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Monocolumn
Wednesday 18 November
Moni Fanan – Israel’s mini-Madoff
As in any good drama, it started with a dead body and a question mark. On 19 October, Moni Fanan, manager of Tel Aviv’s Maccabi basketball team from 1992 to 2008, was found dead in his apartment.
Edits / Society
Monocolumn
Saturday 10 October
The right to bathe in glory
You don’t need to spend too much time outdoors to realise that plucky little Switzerland is currently gearing up for one of its more controversial referendums.
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Monocolumn
Tuesday 3 November
Going the distance
The New York City Marathon is typically held two days before Election Day each November, ensuring a duel of citywide spectacles and plenty of timely running puns for tabloid headline writers.
Affairs / Society
A world of good
Once again, we've been busy applying the annual Monocle metrics test to cities across the globe. Here are the results.
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Americas Briefing
Socialist shopping in Venezuela, new rules for airbrushing ads in Brazil, and our column from Washington.
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Asia Briefing
The donation scandal engulfing the Thai prime minister, and why tiger poachers have leopard in their sights.
Culture / Society
Being scene
With commercial galleries on the rise and an ambitious programme of museum development, Los Angeles is forging a formidable reputation as a centre for contemporary art. But can it really rival New York?
Business / Society
Business Briefing
Why computers are not happy in Taiwan, and Japan's biggest technology firms join up to create a nuclear power mega-corp.
Affairs / Society
Living for the city
Great cities adapt and change like their residents. The process of finding a favourite has been a global undertaking that confirmed and renewed our love of exciting urban centres. The following make up Monocle’s top 25.
Culture / Society
Lusophone top 20
The Portuguese-speaking world is home to some inspirational people; here are some of our favourites.
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Europe Briefing
The cars, planes and (bicycle) that Britain's new PM David Cameron uses to get around, plus the Turkish soap stars winning the hearts of neighbouring Bulgarians.