Gregory Scruggs
Three cities you’ll want to move to in 2025
The urge to up sticks and relocate can be brought on by many things. To point you in the right direction, we’ve flagged three cities that are becoming increasingly attractive places to call home.
Sticking around: How the Post-it changed the way we work
Four creatives share how the humble but ubiquitous sticky notes have improved their work, from organising maps to involving 30 households in the design of their homes.
Three new firms and founders using innovative methods to stand out from the crowd
Meet trail-blazing entrepreneurs with an eye for opportunity. From a Philadelphia homeware shop-cum-hotel to bamboo-based manufacturing, we discover how thriving businesses are achieving their aims.
The small-neighbourhood renaissance
Three top neighbourhoods offering fertile ground for forward-thinking entrepreneurs, from Seattle to Kuala Lumpur.
Our 6 favourite French-inspired restaurants
In cities from Amsterdam to Grand Rapids, chefs are adding French-inspired touches to their menus, while in the cuisine’s mother country, residents are treated to late-night deli fare.
Walla Walla Foundry: The factory helping artists turn ideas into material reality
In a small town in Washington state, a skilled team of foundry workers is helping artists turn ambitious ideas into material reality.
Opinion
With Alaska Airlines set to acquire Hawaiian Airlines, here’s how a regional airline should go global
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The Agenda: Affairs
What we have learned a year on from the 7 October attacks, Brazil’s spat with Nicaragua and Ireland’s naval know-how.
Affairs round up: Icebreaking in the Arctic, Rwanda’s aviation ambitions and 58 Polish “wolverines”
Arctic sea ice might be shrinking but it still inhibits maritime navigation. Seven Nato members have territory in the northern polar region but their icebreaking capabilities lag behind those of Russia and China. The…
Steering giants through Seattle’s waters at Puget Sound
Monocle climbs aboard a cargo carrier to learn how a special cohort of pilots steer these giant vessels through Puget Sound, a complex system of maritime waterways surrounding Seattle.
