Fernando Augusto Pacheco
The cultural agenda for autumn 2024
Haute couture on the big screen, kiosk culture in the US and a Thai filmmaker’s Paris presence.
Culture round up: A thrilling Japanese crime drama, a cult Norwegian novel and a New York exhibition
Music GirlCoco & Clair Clair After their successful 2022 album, Sexy, Atlanta duo Coco & Clair Clair are back with another playful mix of hip-hop and electronica. The new record takes inspiration from UK…
Monocle’s Quality of Life survey 2024: The 20 best places to live
Much of what defines a city’s quality of life can’t be quantified. We take a wider look to rank this year’s 20 best places to live.
Paris 2024 Olympics: Athlete profiles
As the summer Games approach, we speak to seven contenders about their unique journeys to Paris 2024.
Culture agenda: This year’s Cannes Film Festival, Mexican quarterly Manera and a Q&A with Amos Rex
Film – FranceCannes heat From 14-25 May, the Cannes Film Festival is at the starting line of the race to the Oscars. After 2023’s memorable line-up, the 77th edition of the festival embraces a…
Design agenda: Key themes of the Monocle Design Awards, a revamped stadium in Bordeaux and a Q&A with Jesse Lee
Lisbon Design Week and a mid-century cooking school's new recipe for success.
The Agenda: Culture
Brazil’s publishing push, the Venice Biennale at 60 and Hans Zimmer’s world-building.
World first
Spring’s artistic highlights include the reissue of a classic French album, a retrospective on Dutch-American painter Willem de Kooning and the long-awaited return of Spanish director Victor Erice.
Rich seams
From a vivid musical celebration of Chinese heritage to a Romanian modernist pioneer’s timely retrospective, we select the best of the month’s art and culture.
