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Books

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.

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  • 11 min read
Elegant hotel lobby with marble columns, crystal chandeliers, ornate ceiling details and classic furniture
Culture

Comic timing

France has an august tradition of homegrown comic-book heroes but its rising stars now are Japanese.

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  • 11 min read
Comic timing
Music

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.

  • Issue #153
  • 10 min read
Two people sitting close together on a red leather couch in an intimate scene from Standing Up
Urbanism

Comment

Andrew Tuck finds something extraordinary in everyday images of the urbane past.

  • Issue #153
  • 4 min read
Two women in a small Rytecraft Scootacar miniature vehicle next to a regular car on a London street
Film

Culture

The second life of film sets and a preview of the Ukraine Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.

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  • 4 min read
Woman in yellow sweater and blue scarf standing by stairs in warehouse with "BAR A VIN" sign overhead
Culture

Glowing for gold

Malaysia’s favourite sport gets the neon treatment at Shuttle in the Dark. Monocle hits the court.

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  • 4 min read
Players on a glow-in-the-dark badminton court with neon green lines and purple lighting at Shuttle in the Dark
Design

Book smarts

Clients from Frieze to Rizzoli come to the graphic designer for her storytelling skills. And she delivers bestsellers.

  • Issue #153
  • 4 min read
Frith Kerr sitting in her west London studio surrounded by books on shelves, wearing a dark top and looking thoughtfully

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