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Where no man is an island…
A tech titan travels to a remote outpost in search of investors - but will he find something else? And how will he manage without the constant pinging of his phone?
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Monocle’s Lisbon retreat and summer newspaper are the perfect summer supplements
What are you doing the first week of September? That’s when we’re hosting The Monocle Quality of Life Conference in sunny Lisbon and I would like you to join me and the rest of the crew,…
Why did a story about ‘sniper tourism’ go unchallenged for so long? Here’s the answer
The Sarajevo sniper-tourism scandal proves why reporting from trusted sources is more important than ever.
AI might Botox your writing but wrinkles are the lines that matter
A writer who I like a lot sends me a pitch for a story that he would like to report on for Monocle. But there’s something off about it. A funny smell. His usual…
‘It’s so tempting to cover Trump like a cartoon character’: Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s new book exposes an imperial presidency
‘Regime Change’ pulls from more than 1,000 interviews to detail how the US government operates under president Donald Trump.
The summer of cinema is urging us to break the spell of our screens
Many of the biggest on-screen hits holding our dazed attention this summer seem to have a shared message. Somewhat ironically, it’s to shed our technological chains and get into the great outdoors.
Lines to live by: Eight debut authors share the literary quotes that shaped them
Simukai Chigudu, Jem Calder, Kenan Orhan and more on the lines that inspired their books and continue to enrich their lives.
‘Enzo’ director Robin Campillo on love, loss and teenage growing pains
The long-time collaborator of Laurent Cantet fulfils the late director’s vision with this film set over the course of a hot summer in France.
Three photography exhibitions in Tokyo to capture your attention this summer
From the National Museum of Modern Art to the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum and a traveling show landing at the Bunkamura Museum of Art, here are the photography shows to keep in your viewfinder.
Summer playlist: Celebrate the summer with these 40 scorching songs
From an instant classic by the queen of pop to a sunny anthem by Portuguese Eurovision stars, here are the tracks to cue up when heading to the beach or hosting a garden party.
