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Los Angeles

Summing up Los Angeles in a few words can be tricky, due to the multiple personalities it has on display. The eastern part of the city – the hills, the views, that up-and-coming sense of change – seems to have little in…

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The Urbanist - Los Angeles’s urban challenges

22 February 2024

We discuss some of the major urban challenges that face Los Angeles. We explore how the city administration and community are helping to overcome issues from extreme heat and drought to homelessness, affordable housing and…

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Paris Photo Los Angeles

19 March 2016

Robert Bound pays a visit to Paramount Studios to see the world’s most celebrated photographic-art fair as it decamps from Paris to Los Angeles.

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Leila Conners, Los Angeles

6 November 2006

As a film director, writer and the founder of Tree Media, Leila Conners’ environmentally astute documentary collaborations with actor Leonardo DiCaprio – including, most recently, 2019’s ‘Ice On Fire’ – have earned her…

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Crowning glory

19 September 2019

The mohawk, the Jheri curl, the perm: it’s easy to bring them to mind but hard to find the cut that suits you. We took a hair-raising trip to Los Angeles – clippers in hand – to lift the lid on the latest styles.

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Image makers

18 October 2018

As celebrities become their own paparazzi, what is on the cards for these streetwise snappers?

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Seeking harmony

19 April 2018

Kamasi Washington used to be called a lot of things but now he’s called the saviour of jazz. We meet the saxophonist, bandleader and producer at the vanguard of a brave new musical world.

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Dark stars

22 June 2017

Perma-sunny Los Angeles is the perfect city to launch a sunglasses brand. We find six designers putting others in the shade.

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Kurt Andersen

17 March 2009

Kurt Andersen is a novelist, columnist, broadcaster and founder of the satirical Spy magazine. After a career of ironic experimentation, it is fitting that his last meal is at José Andrés’ playful food temple, The Bazaar…

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In the Pink

17 May 2007

Pinkberry yoghurt is one of those American franchise ideas – think soup, coffee and juice bars – that seem so obvious, you want to kick yourself for not having bought in at the beginning. The growth of the franchise has…

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The Cinema Show - A guided tour of Los Angeles

4 November 2016

We explore the great city of Los Angeles old and new with Tom Ford’s production designer of ‘Nocturnal Animals’, Shane Valentino. Plus: a walking tour past the houses of Hollywood Hills and revisiting a classic Hollywood…

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The Monocle Arts Review - Art: Los Angeles

4 July 2016

We dial up Richard Bence, our contributor in Los Angeles, to hear about some of the highlights of the city’s art scene this month.

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A single plan

20 September 2018

He’s created a luxury behemoth from scratch and is determined to stay independent, outspoken and successful. Tom Ford talks sex, retail and trackpants.

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Home improvements

20 April 2017

How do you improve on perfection? For the owners of the Birtcher-Share House it meant asking what the architect would have done and matching his humility at every step.

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Room for error

15 October 2014

In the first of a new series Monocle tours great culture spaces for inspiration. Here, alternative gallery The Mistake Room leads by example as it raises the bar for global art outreach.

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The highs of Lo-Fang

24 January 2014

LA producer and musician Lo-Fang has impressed us with his soulful debut album, ‘Blue Film’. Here he talks inspiration, creative processes, floor stomps and how he came up with that name.