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Culture
Monocle’s culture guide features books by Richard Sennett and Mark Leonard, a Japanese art sale at Phillips de Pury, Martin Scorsese's latest film and new music from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
Culture
Music: Vampire Weekend and Chris Bathgate. Film: 3:10 to Yuma and Battle of Haditha. Art: A New York art cpp[ and exhibition picks. Books: JG Ballard's autobiography, Granta and Madam President.
Culture
From the Second World War as told by an ordinary German civilian to the latest album from Cat Power, Monocle's culture editors pick the midwinter's essential books and music.
Bildschöne Bücher
Less is more is the concept for Bildschöne Bücher, a small bookshop in Berlin that has grown out of the highly successful website 25books.com. Proprietor Bodo von Hodenberg, a former sales director of Taschen,…
Culture
Named after their frontman, Patrick Watson are a new band from Montréal. Their excellent debut, Close To Paradise, features wintery pianos, oompah marching bands and a Jeff Buckley falsetto.
Gloss leader
This is one of the first literary cafés in Porto. Over 100 years old, Lello is still breaking new ground with its decorative Brazilian wood-carved interior and steady stream of tourists.
