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The list: Weekly workout
A selection of exercises, health tips and fitness destinations to fit into your regime.
The happiness formula
Our latest issue of ‘The Forecast’ celebrates the elements of urban life that surpass the ordinary: from leaping headlong into a lake, getting a little competitive or bunking off work early, here are a…
Double vision
As the US moves its embassy from Tel Aviv, and other nations consider following suit, we assess Jerusalem’s potential as a diplomatic city amid the enduring Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Shifting sands
From advertising to the transformations of Tokyo, Beijing and Madrid, we lift the curtain on the issues and events shaping the world, set to resonate in 2019 and beyond.
Happy space
City dwellers pine for attractive and usable public spaces and city planners are taking note. We visit places where poetic verses are daubed on streets and ‘playable pavements’ allow children to let off steam.
Inside Finland’s state-backed pursuit of happiness
According to the UN, Finns live in the world’s happiest nation. Decades of government-led tweaks to Finnish life have conjured a surprising level of contentment, making the country a social experiment.
Moving the pieces
At Expo Real, a three-day real-estate extravaganza in Germany, investors, developers and urbanists thrash out the deals that will shape our cities in the years to come. Monocle peeks at the future of property.
Better together
Could a co-operative housing estate in Switzerland be the model for a new way of living, helping city dwellers escape high rents? We head to Mehr als Wohnen to find out.
Venture capitals
Where surf culture meets serious enterprise: how Australia's Gold Coast became a magnet for small businesses, blending laid-back living with genuine economic ambition — and no shortage of good waves.
