Culture
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Culture
The power of putting pen to paper and the Berlin record label bringing Middle Eastern and North African music to the fore.
Out and about
Now more than ever, it's important for journalists to sniff out stories in person. Monocle's editor in chief celebrates some of the journeys the team have taken to fill the pages of this issue.
A nose for business
Wake up and smell the possibilities. Monocle meets the entrepreneurs and perfumers creating distinctive fragrances that look after our wellbeing and represent key elements of the uae’s history and heritage.
Culture club
Alserkal Avenue, a clutch of galleries and spaces in Dubai’s Al Quoz, has become a focal point for the region’s buzzing arts and culture scene. Meet the team behind the transformation.
Notice boards
In the UAE’s billion-dollar advertising market, more than a fifth of the spend is still on good old-fashioned billboards. Despite a growing online market, we report on this eye-catching industry.
Toon town
The UAE-made animated comedy ‘Freej’ was a hit outside the Middle East and returns next year. Creator Mohammed Saeed Harib is keen to show the country’s creative scene is no caricature.
In on the action
Outside the UAE’s capital, a vast film set is becoming a trusted shooting location for Hollywood and Bollywood, placing the Twofour54 complex at the heart of a nascent movie industry.
Matters of perspective
From a searing look at the travails of North Korean defectors to glimpses of beauty through a German master’s viewfinder - cultural highlights.
Down to the letter
Font foundry Sharp Type scours everything from libraries to cemeteries in its mission to create one typeface to rule them all.
Masters of their destiny
As North Macedonia’s cultural scene awaits possible EU funding, the fate of its young creatives hangs in the balance.
