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Bright stars

11 September 2014

Brooklyn is a firm fixture in lighting design and draws the best young talent around. Monocle tours this cluster of industry, taking in Bec Brittain, Rosie Li and Rich Brilliant Willing.

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Art can prove a difficult topic of conversation even for the most formidable minds. But when artist-cum-critic David Salle and author Francine Prose get together they make it look effortless. Coincidence? We think not.

Monocle Minute

No rest for Brooklyn

22 October 2016

Construction has begun on a new Foster + Partners building in the changing neighbourhood of Red Hook in Brooklyn. The construction on this tip of Brooklyn will be a new technology complex that will replace the neighbourh…

Film

Brooklyn Navy Yard

6 July 2017

From urban farming to robotics, we take a tour around the Brooklyn Navy Yard to see how this vast shipyard has rebuilt its industry and community once more.

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Nation statement

22 February 2018

Artist Matthew Day Jackson’s work is influenced by everything from terrorism to the space race. Following a period of intense creative activity Jackson’s new still-life work has come to focus on empires, tackling issues…

Radio

The Urbanist - Tall Stories 153: Brooklyn Point

22 April 2019

Over the past few years, Brooklyn has shape-shifted almost beyond recognition. That change is anchored by City Point, which will be the largest retail and entertainment destination in the borough.

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Paul Auster

23 February 2017

The philosophical and prolific author’s latest novel is his most ambitious to date. Monocle sits down with him in his home in Brooklyn.

Radio

The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 239: Recipe edition, Chris McDade

15 June 2021

The man behind Brooklyn’s Popina shares one of his favourite recipes with us.

Radio

The Sessions at Midori House - Pavo Pavo

7 January 2017

Brooklyn experimental pop group Pavo Pavo play for us in the Monocle studios.

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Food & Drink

27 May 2021

Our latest food finds and scoops, from Brooklyn brewers to a Melbourne mainstay and a new Japanese joint in Hong Kong.

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The bean scene

20 March 2014

From Delhi to Brooklyn and Singapore to Berlin, these enticing speciality coffee distributors and roasteries are filtering out the competition with their focus on quality, community and provenance.

Monocle Minute

Page on stage

8 April 2016

Pop-Up Magazine touched down in Brooklyn this week for the first stop on a US tour running until 13 April, selling out the Brooklyn Academy of Music (Bam) to a crowd of young, media-savvy professionals. The event – journ…

Radio

The Monocle Arts Review - Film: Karen Krizanovich

6 November 2015

Film: Film critic Karen Krizanovich reviews ‘He Named Me Malala’, ‘Brief Encounter’ and ‘Brooklyn’.

Radio

The Entrepreneurs, episode 17

8 February 2012

An energy special looking at geothermal power in Palestine, hydroelectricity in Britain’s Lake District and also a visit to a chocolate maker in Brooklyn.

Radio

The Curator, episode 22

17 March 2012

We look back at stories of a Brooklyn restaurant radio station, a street sweeper in London and a protest in Russia after the recent elections.

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How to get lost

16 August 2012

The US military has long used a type of camouflage pattern designed according to the type of terrain in which it will be used. Now, a Brooklyn-based company has persuaded it to try a new way of (not) seeing things.