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What Willy Wonka and 14 other fictional characters can teach you about business
Forget the usual business books. If you really want to get ahead, take some advice from Cruella de Vil, Tom Ripley and other entrepreneurial characters from the world of fiction.
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Can a megacity with no history have culture? Shenzhen certainly thinks so
The Róng Museum of Art is one of the most anticipated additions to Shenzhen’s cultural landscape. Here founding director Pi Li speaks to Monocle about the city’s ambitions and arts allure.
The recent White House ban risks alienating traditional media
The White House’s decision to muffle the voices of certain news channels has shone a light on the importance of traditional media for the public – and the president.
Looking good and feeling great: Our October issue examines the rewards of a sharp appearance beyond mere aesthetics
Introducing this month’s Style Special, our editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, contemplates the impact of beauty in the things we create and surround ourselves with.
When the saints go marching in: Inside Lisbon’s night of sardines and spectacle
The Portuguese capital comes alive as it hosts an annual exuberant and colourful street party that combines a pagan past, divine inspiration and plenty of camp costumes. We join the festivities.
The best of October’s cultural offerings – from bright, bold beats to art showcases to visit
This month’s highlights include an irreverent novel about contemporary art, an exhibition of one of today’s most exciting fashion photographers and a Tom Cruise disaster movie.
After an extensive renovation, the Centre Culturel Suisse in Paris is back to spread the word about Switzerland’s creative prowess
Housed in a 17th-century mansion in the Marais, the newly reopened cultural centre is Switzerland’s most ambitious cultural export to date.
“We are explaining. We aren’t preaching.” Mina Al-Oraibi on the role of journalism in the Gulf
The editor in chief of state-owned UAE broadsheet ‘The National’ rejects the notion that journalism and government ownership are incompatible.
What’s the secret to a perfect sample? Australian music group The Avalanches share their secrets
On their new album, the musicians explore the sounds of our digital past. Here they share their creative process.
‘Ritokei’ is Japan’s well-designed island newspaper connecting remote communities
Since 2010, the newspaper has been giving voice to the inhabitants of Japan’s remote islands. We meet its editor in chief to find out how its helping to unite disparate communities.
An ode to the chaotic euphoria of algorithm-free shopping at Paris’s grand flea market
In the seven hectares of the inconvenient but irreverent Marché aux Puces, you can still shop like it’s 1957.
