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Society

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.

  • Issue #149
  • 12 min read
Portrait of Alex von Tunzelmann during the panel discussion
Culture

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.

  • Issue #149
  • 11 min read
Cartoon illustration of a multi-generational family gathered around a Christmas dinner table with holiday food and decorations
Culture

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.

  • Issue #149
  • 9 min read
Morning fog on the tree-lined pedestrian boulevard of Laisves Aleja in Kaunas
Media

Comment: Norway

The stories you should be paying attention to – and the ones you might have missed.

  • Issue #149
  • 4 min read
Illustration of a contemplative figure overlooking a small town nestled in green hills with digital communication bubbles
Media

Brazil’s big cat

Esteemed journalist Glória Maria offers a timeless case study in the importance of engaging broadcast journalism.

  • Issue #149
  • 3 min read
Glória Maria sitting at a broadcast desk in a television studio
Music

The Opener

Army boy bands and musical car horns in India. Plus: Emile Mosseri on his new album and favourite Christmas tunes.

  • Issue #149
  • 9 min read
The Opener
Media

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.

  • The Forecast #12
  • 2 min read
Monocle magazine Issue 01 March 2007 cover featuring a pilot in Japan's Self-Defense Forces wearing a white helmet.
Politics

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.

  • The Forecast #12
  • 8 min read
Kang Da-som, an announcer for South Korea's MBC network, recording a news item in a broadcast studio.
Media

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.

  • The Forecast #12
  • 5 min read
A hand holds a circular film reel with subtitles stamped onto it in a dubbing studio with professional audio equipment in the background.

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