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Culture

Culture

Films, books, music and our culture editor's monthly column.

  • Issue #52
  • 10 min read
Beauty
Quality of Life

Expo 55: Turin

No longer just an industrial powerhouse, Turin has developed into a significant social centre in the afterglow of the 2006 Winter Olympics, adding a discreet modern confidence to its momentous history.

  • Issue #55
  • 12 min read
Expo 55: Turin
Culture

Telly Cities

Nothing compares to a popular TV series for putting a city on the map. From boosting tourism to building global recognition, Monocle looks at television as an invaluable soft-power tool for urban centres.

  • Issue #55
  • 6 min read
Telly Cities
Design

Design/Architecture

A new entry to the tiltrotor market, the finest small naval craft, and the best portable mess kit.

  • Issue #56
  • 6 min read
Design/Architecture
Affairs

5 Loveable cities

These are the five cities that have made our pinboard and deserve our mention even if they did not appear in our Quality of Life index. Whether it be for the transformation they have…

  • Film
city
Books

Culture

Films, books, music and our culture editor's monthly column.

  • Issue #54
  • 9 min read
A man with reddish hair and beard wearing headphones around his neck, holding a knife, with an anxious expression.
Business

Art Market

Galleries, art sales, interviews and the latest media products, both analogue and digital.

  • Issue #54
  • 5 min read
Contemporary art gallery interior with colorful abstract painting, sculptural pedestals, and figurative artworks on white walls.
Design

Media

Galleries, art sales, interviews and the latest media products, both analogue and digital.

  • Issue #54
  • 4 min read
Interior of Freebook bookshop in São Paulo with turquoise ornate door frame, yellow shelving, and black storage units displaying books and magazines.
Culture

Culture

Film, music and book reviews plus our culture editor Robert Bound looks at the value of good criticism

  • Issue #51
  • 10 min read
Five books arranged on a wooden surface: Jonathan Lethem's The Ecstasy of Influence, Religion for Atheists, The Train in the Night, Suddenly a Knock on the Door by Etgar Keret, and What are Universities for? by Stefan Collini.

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