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24 July 2017
We dive into summer through Monocle’s sister publication ‘The Escapist’, a journal of places less explored. Robert Bound is joined by some of the team who brought the stories to life on the page and we head to one of our…
24 July 2017
Construction of this church began in 1509 – and is yet to be completed. The structure is still missing a roof but that’s not necessarily a bad thing: come night-time it is an architectural feature that makes it all the more…
22 July 2017
Krauss is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, academic, commentator and public intellectual. On top of that he’s produced several books, the most recent of which is called ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told – So Far’. From…
22 July 2017
We speak to the editor of ‘The Oldie’ magazine, Harry Mount’. Plus: the editor of ‘Soffa’ magazine in the Czech Republic and the second edition of ‘Gentle Rain’, a publication on all things Hamburg.
22 July 2017
US indie quartet Saint Motel hit the studio to play some tunes from their latest audio-visual album ‘Saintmotelevision’.
21 July 2017
Meet the man who helped give “Nocturnal Animals” the unmistakable look for which its director, Tom Ford, is so well regarded. From 2015’s “Straight Outta Compton” to Ryan Murphy’s “The Normal Heart”, Shane Valentino expl…
21 July 2017
Robert Bound is joined by broadcaster and DJ Georgie Rogers and country music aficionado Baylen Leonard for this week’s music review, we head to Calgary for the annual Stampede festival and Fernando Augusto Pacheco is back…
19 July 2017
Take a step inside America’s original picture palace. Since it hosted Hollywood’s very first motion picture premiere, the Egyptian Theatre has been attracting patrons to its exotic grandeur. And it’s now one of the few…
17 July 2017
As people head off to warmer climes during the summer-holiday season we celebrate the postcards that they might be posting back home.
17 July 2017
Moscow has been hit by such unseasonable weather this summer that people won’t be surprised if it starts snowing tomorrow. But amid all this chaos there’s one thing that’s reassuringly consistent: poplar fluff.
15 July 2017
After being a dancer, priest, therapist and campaigner for women’s rights within the church, Marie-Elsa Bragg has now turned her hand to writing. She’s just produced her first novel, Towards Mellbreak, telling the story of…
15 July 2017
We speak to Jeremy Leslie from magCulture and James Mullinger, editor in chief of The Maritime Edit.
15 July 2017
Seoul-based electro-pop duo Love X Stereo join Bill Leuty in the studio to play live tracks and discuss their new album, 37A.
14 July 2017
Before he was making feature films Adam Smith was the creative force behind several television campaigns for brands including Nike and Adidas. He shares his thoughts on what makes an attention-grabbing TV spot.
14 July 2017
Tom Edwards sits down with film critics Tim Robey and Jason Solomons to talk about this summer’s cinema releases. Plus: we head to Brazil for the Meca festival and find out the top five songs in Israel.