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Should museums heed calls for restitution?
Do the Elgin Marbles belong in the British Museum, where they have been safely housed for more than 200 years – or are they stolen goods? Monocle's expert panel discusses art repatriation.
Worldwide wonderlands
Denmark's Christmas traditions reveal a nation that has perfected the art of indoor celebration, transforming winter's harshness into a festival of family, pork and peculiar pudding rituals.
Culture: Global
Finds from the worlds of museums, publishing and K-pop, plus a popular podcast festival.
Statues of liberty
Lithuania's second city emerges from the shadows with its unique interwar modernist architecture, blending international influences with distinctly local traditions as European Capital of Culture.
Comment: Norway
The stories you should be paying attention to – and the ones you might have missed.
Brazil’s big cat
Esteemed journalist Glória Maria offers a timeless case study in the importance of engaging broadcast journalism.
The Opener
Army boy bands and musical car horns in India. Plus: Emile Mosseri on his new album and favourite Christmas tunes.
What lies ahead
As we mark 15 years in print, we map out the year ahead: a new bureau, a photography book, global conferences and expanding radio – plus a forecast of sunny optimism.
Korea change
As China tightens its grip on Hong Kong, global media have sought a new regional base. The natural choice? Seoul, a hi-tech megacity welcoming the world’s biggest publications.
Syncing feeling
As programmes such as ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Narcos’ capture imaginations worldwide, dubbing has become something to shout about. We meet a family-run firm giving foreign-language film a voice.
