Tom Sykes
Diplomacy
Australia’s ambassador to Poland and why Canada’s world-stage win isn’t helping at home.
Politics
An old party in the Netherlands making new changes, Filipino activists and Trump’s fake news.
Play grounds
The role of parks and other green urban spaces as quality-of-life improvers cannot be underestimated. Monocle takes a leafy stroll.
Fashion
Beams opens a new store in Japan, the owners of Opening Ceremony show us their favourite pieces and we talk to the founders of the Tenet pop-up concept in the US.
Fashion
Tomorrowland's new Tokyo store, the Japanese womenswear label inspired by menswear, Lebanese designer Rabih Kayrouz's new ready-to-wear collection, and a Q&A with Monocle favourite Oliver Spencer.
Architecture/design
Monocle's picks from the Stockholm furniture fair, an interview with Salvadoran duo the Washingtons, a layered house in Hokkaido and a pad that warms the cockles in the chilly far north of Norway.
Run in top gear
Getting into shape is hard work. Monocle selects the most comfortable trainers, useful gadgets and nutritious supplements to help you get fit and improve your running performance.
