Culture
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Hard news
Poland’s leading daily, ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’, has been a liberal voice since 1989. Monocle visits to see how it negotiates tradition while promoting a democratic state of mind in the country.
Media
Les Echos enters the world of weekend supplements, plus this month’s audio and visual highlights.
The fine print
What can the art world learn from a Hollywood agent? Monocle inspects the chances of a team pairing brands and blue-chip artists.
Shore start
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has designed a striking new artists’ residency on Mexico’s Pacific coast where artists from around the world can pursue unique projects – and drink tequila.
Art market: Frieze
Universal Design Studio lays out the setting for this year’s London art fair.
Expo 87: The swing of things
In the Brünig Pass, men from all walks of life grapple in an arcadian celebration of traditional Swiss wrestling. Monocle joins the crowd to watch the sawdust fly.
Cinema craft
As a new book of rare vintage posters is published by director Nicolas Winding Refn, he talks to illustrator Steven Chorney about the crucial and colourful art of marketing the movies.
In safe hands
UBS Group CEO Sergio Ermotti speaks to Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé about the bank’s new direction for its customers, focusing on loyalty, long-term performance and impeccable service.
Observation
Editor in chief Tyler Brûlé on Monocle’s new venture in London, the Kioskafé. Get your magazine and coffee fix, and stock up on travel essentials at our latest retail concept.
