Media
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Observation
As pages for the new issue fill the wall and plans are made for the Country Fayre and the next Monocle Café, Midori House gets ready for summer, despite arguments over city rankings.
Telly Cities
Nothing compares to a popular TV series for putting a city on the map. From boosting tourism to building global recognition, Monocle looks at television as an invaluable soft-power tool for urban centres.
Glued to the screen
With evolving news, new lifestyle shows and popular soaps, Portuguese-language television from Brazil is taking the world by storm. It’s impossible to take your eyes off the screen. Do not adjust your set.
Observation
Alongside London’s world sporting showcase and its potential for growth, our editor in chief Tyler Brûlé considers Monocle’s very own expansion plans for this summer.
Pack leaders
A photographer, a war artist, a special correspondent and a writer for ‘The New Yorker’ reveal what kit they take with them to the world’s conflict zones and how they work.
Aerial assault
Conscripts spin chart-toppers by day and safety jingles by stealth: inside Galgalatz, the Israeli army's hit radio station where military discipline meets prime-time pop appeal.
A war of words
Germany's armed forces magazine, ‘Y’, holds the line on its independence while meeting the remit of a military publication. With a staff of civilians and soldiers, it’s a lively, and unique, setting.
Vaughan Smith
Vaughan Smith is a veteran war cameraman who set up Frontline News TV in London. He shares a meal with Monocle at the Frontline Club restaurant.
Culture
A Japan military media special, Bollywood's war films, and the "Cairo Year One" exhibition in London.
Japan military media special
Japan’s relationship with its military makes for interesting ideas across all media
