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Design

That’s charming

We present 10 of the world’s most charming places, from an airport to a restaurant. Plus, Stephen Bayley explains why charm is a quality that will always get you through.

  • Issue #50
  • 18 min read
City: Hamburg
Culture

Neighbourhood: Karaköy

The Karaköy neighbourhood of Istanbul is poised on the brink of significant change as a major development project seeks to revitalise its port area, bringing hotels, shopping, residences and a resultant flow of tourists…

  • Film
men sat in a courtyard
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?

  • Issue #48
  • 15 min read
Being scene
Politics

Oceania

The challenges facing Papua New Guinea's new prime minister, solving a housing shortage in Darwin, and why Kiwi students are being spared Shakespeare.

  • Issue #48
  • 4 min read
Sir Michael Somare, Papua New Guinea's founding father, speaking at a podium wearing glasses and a dark suit with a colorful tie.
Society

Expo 48: Golf state

South Korea has created a golf culture that leaves other nations in a sandy bunker. Monocle visits the country’s top clubs and meets their quirky members and attentive staff.

  • Issue #48
  • 15 min read
Expo 48: Golf state
Politics

Africa/Middle East

In our View from Dubai column, we check the mood in the UAE. We also have reports on Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo's election.

  • Issue #48
  • 5 min read
Armed Somali coast guard officer in camouflage uniform standing on patrol boat in Indian Ocean waters.
Culture

Korean Golf

With membership fees in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, clubhouses designed by star architects and troupes of attentive young female caddies - golf is the ultimate statement of wealth in South Korea -…

  • Film
man playing golf
Affairs

Oceania

News from the islands, a highspeed rail link between Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, and fruit prices go bananas in Australia.

  • Issue #47
  • 4 min read
Oceania
Affairs

Asia

Thailand's first female PM Yingluck Shinawatra gets the once over for our Style Leader, and we report on Hanoi's urban masterplan and Japan's pay rise for its football heroines.

  • Issue #47
  • 4 min read
Asia

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