Culture
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Small wonder
Roka, an intimate ryokan, is now welcoming art lovers on the island of Naoshima. It offers exquisite interiors, fine food and soothing open-air baths in each of its 11 rooms.
Right on cue
Behind the camera trained on TV presenter Charlie Pickering stands a multi-talented team who ensure that ‘The Weekly’, Australia’s lively news round-up, is well researched, informative and, most of all, funny.
Taking charge
The actress who plays Danish politician Birgitte Nyborg in TV series ‘Borgen’ on resurrecting the character for a new season.
Happy medium
As Beijing tightens its grip on Hong Kong, broadcaster ViuTV is offering its residents some much-needed escapism.
Is the future of papers Wordle or world news?
Newspapers have survived – even in print. But is their future now dependent on word games and dating connections as much as delivering news? Monocle's panel debates.
Continental drift
A Dutch-born immigrant to the Ligurian capital, best-selling author Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer knows first-hand that our identity is tied to our sense of place – and of history.
Comic timing
France has an august tradition of homegrown comic-book heroes but its rising stars now are Japanese.
Hitting peaks
From a soundtrack to sisterhood to the secret history of Brazilian dance movements, we survey the essential cultural high points of the coming month.
