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Affairs

The opener

Sustainable design solutions, scintillating marketing campaigns and cool cigarettes – the latest from around the globe.

  • Issue #139
  • 6 min read
traffic on a very busy street
Design

Made in milan

Milan is no longer just a backdrop for Salone del Mobile. It’s a place where young creatives can work, make and play. We meet the city's new leaders of the pack.

  • The Forecast #11
  • 8 min read
Made in milan
Travel and restaurants

Knives out

It has been a bad year for restaurants, but a Sydney food charity has teamed up with top chefs to offer sustenance to the vulnerable, thinking outside the box to feed the needy.

  • The Forecast #11
  • 1 min read
Various kitchen knives with different blade sizes and handle colors mounted on a black magnetic strip against white tile wall.
Culture

Sound bites

Feeling that the best way to improve your prospects is to believe what you read in a fortune cookie? We’ve come up with some appropriate aphorisms for our times.

  • The Forecast #11
  • 3 min read
Simple black line illustration of a fortune cookie with a smiling face and an open slip of paper.
Urbanism

Status grow

There’s still space on the high street for cultivating optimism.

  • The Forecast #11
  • 1 min read
Alejandro Beltran and Peter Milne, founders of The Nunhead Gardener, stand together in their garden centre surrounded by plants.
Business

All in place

Thinking of relocating? We explore areas offering fresh opportunities, from a building boom enabling architects to get creative to well-connected rural communities where entrepreneurs support each other. Where will your next move take you?

  • The Forecast #11
  • 14 min read
All in place
Business

View from the top

At Monocle’s The Chiefs conference in the Swiss Alps, entrepreneurs and creatives came together with partner UBS to offer their take on how we move forward as a society.

  • The Forecast #11
  • 10 min read
View from the top
Affairs

Bright lights, small city

Considering a downsize from the metropolis? Our second annual Small Cities Index points you to compact civic spots offering rich culture, varied careers and progressive planning with plenty of room to breathe.

  • The Forecast #11
  • 1 min read
Bright lights, small city
Affairs

Think again

The world looks profoundly different from a year ago. What can the roaring 1920s teach us about the decade to come? And why are populists still popular?

  • The Forecast #11
  • 19 min read
Illustration of a stylized figure in a brown suit and hat with decorative swirls, holding a drink.
Affairs

Changing of the guard

A new generation of politicians, activists and educators are shaking up parts of Africa beset by corruption and inequality. We meet five pioneers determined to transform their countries for good.

  • The Forecast #11
  • 8 min read
Changing of the guard

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