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Chiara Rimella

Culture

The opener

From Seoul's "3.3.3" brushing rule to Oslo's icy pavements and London's impatient commuters, the world's cities reveal themselves through their smallest, strangest daily rituals.

  • Issue #111
  • 5 min read
The opener
Culture

The opener

Award-winning noodles in Bangkok, flagging down a bookshop on wheels in Los Angeles and private moments in the workplace: our fresh news picks from around the world.

  • Issue #110
  • 5 min read
The opener
Politics

Politics

Cape Verde’s PM tells us why small states have it better, plus Honduran press freedom under threat.

  • Issue #110
  • 5 min read
Politics
Affairs

Cities

Singapore puts a cap on cars, a new development with newshound history and we tour the original media clusters, from Fleet Street to Park Row.

  • Issue #110
  • 4 min read
Cities
Culture

Narrating the world

Monocle meets the men and women who are shaping the news agenda, from influential radio presenters to newspaper editors and television hosts.

  • Issue #110
  • 13 min read
Iñaki Gabilondo, veteran Basque journalist, smiling at a radio studio desk with microphones and equipment.
Culture

Teaching the world to sing

Meet the musical maestros making waves: an Italian superstar in the making, an ethereal R&B singer in Los Angeles and a springy dance-pop diva via the UK and Japan.

  • The Forecast #8
  • 8 min read
Italian singer Levante sits alone in an empty cinema theatre wearing a pink dress and heeled sandals.
Media

The opener

Fear of a mirthless retail future, media in Marrakech, pigeons in Aarhus and the FCC in HK: an appealing assortment from all corners of the world.

  • Issue #109
  • 4 min read
People browsing a busy street newsstand stacked with magazines.
Architecture

Architecture

From a small studio in Mallorca to a UK factory that's also a creative space, showroom and museum, we round up the best in global design.

  • Issue #109
  • 6 min read
A low white modular bookshelf filled with books and small decorative objects against a white wall.
Entertaining

Perfect setting

Laying on a spread this Christmas? Luminaries from the worlds of design, hospitality and diplomacy reveal what makes a terrific table.

  • Issue #109
  • 9 min read
Perfect setting

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