Entertainment
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Expo 81: Face of a nation
Japan’s cuddly corporate mascots are a central part of the nation’s identity. We meet the celebrated yuru-kyara creations and the people who bring them to life, exploring their huge and growing popularity.
Spread the news
News network France 24 is a multilingual broadcaster delivering a nuanced French view of global affairs. With its increasing reach, it’s a channel catching details competitors have lost in translation.
Blue-sky thinking
The appeal of air travel includes enjoying a film or new music. But who picks what you watch, hear and read? Spafax is the company that curates in-flight entertainment for airlines worldwide.
Music to our ears
After years of government restrictions, Pakistani TV is resurgent. Hitting the right notes is 'Taan', Pakistan’s answer to ‘Glee’, a new musical drama that tackles social taboos through song.
Standing ovation
From film commissioning in Finland to top TV shows in Australia, we offer a round of applause to some select scenes, firms and fairs upping the cultural ante.
Home movie
Monocle gets behind the scenes of Brunei’s first commercial feature film as local artists look to establish an indigenous movie industry to rival their Asian neighbours and make a splash on the stage.
Thanks for the rides
Work is fun, literally, for Italian firm Zamperla, which has been making fairground rides big and small since the 1960s for places ranging from Coney Island to Pyongyang. Monocle fastens its seatbelt.
