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Family fortunes
The Moomins’ message of tolerance has made the loveable trolls a global brand. Monocle talks to the makers of the latest film to discover why these uniquely Finnish characters travel so well.
Culture
How to watch a horror film, a look at sartorial staple Fashion TV and a melting pot of global cultural cuts.
The view from here
With an outward-looking location, a unique local focus and strong civic pride, Fukuoka’s distinctive media landscape is booming. The city's residents value its independent press, which resists Tokyo's authority.
The man who turned into a photocopier
A quietly surreal office fable in which corporate drudgery, hierarchy and obsolescence collide — one employee's metamorphosis into machinery says more about work than any memo could.
Fully booked
France’s artistic reach in the US is in the hands of cultural counsellor Antonin Baudry. The diplomat and author is building a bookshop in France’s New York embassy; we popped in.
Fully booked
France’s artistic reach in the US is in the hands of cultural counsellor Antonin Baudry. The diplomat and author is building a bookshop in France’s New York embassy; we popped in for a word.
Media
Chinese TV's original programming, children's books from Gestalten and a Brazilian phrasebook.
Art market
A new art venture in Taipei, a book on Japan's museums and a visit to Masterpiece London.
Culture
The films, books and bands keeping us entertained this month — and an introduction to a football pundit.
Written authority
Ismail Kadare battled autocracy throughout his 60-year career to become a world-renowned author and Man Booker prizewinner. Monocle headed to Paris to meet Albania’s celebrated literary hero.
