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The Monocle Travel Guide to Mexico City

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Quesadillas sizzling on street corners outside cosy coffee shops; mariachi in sequined sombreros serenading late-night revellers; tower blocks casting long shadows over baroque churches and Aztec ruins studded with cacti. Mexico City simultaneously conforms to every stereotype and challenges every preconception with shameless self-assurance.

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25 things to make you happy

16 June 2022

Summer is all about taking a break and doing the things that enhance your quality of life. And we’ve devised a modest checklist of ideas to set you on the right course – to make life just a bit nicer. So grab your swimmers…

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Changing tides

16 June 2022

Dallas has gone from a deserted downtown to a place where people want to be – but it didn’t happen overnight. Here we look at how this urban turnaround was made.

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Follow your art

16 June 2022

Away from the French capital, creatives head to the Med for a slower, more affordable way of life.

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Talking point

16 June 2022

Learning a language opens up the world but studying in a classroom can feel dull. Why not throw aperitivos and K-pop ballads into the mix? We immerse ourselves in schools with a novel approach to the business of teaching…

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Quality of Life Survey: part one

16 June 2022

Monocle’s 15th annual Quality of Life Survey charts 25 outposts on the up and ranks the best places to put down roots. Did your city make the cut?

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The Opener

16 June 2022

Filming toilets in Japan, an error of biblical proportions and a potato-based conflict.

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The Globalist - Wednesday 8 June

8 June 2022

Ukraine’s “dead cities”: MP Maria Mezentseva has the latest news as fighting intensifies in the Donbas region. Plus: Mexico’s president sits out the Summit of the Americas, the arrest of the infamous Gupta brothers and an…

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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 310: Xochimilco’s Chinampas, Mexico City

6 June 2022

Mary Holland paddles between Xochimilco’s Chinampas to explore this centuries old agricultural technique that is helping to feed the city.

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State of the arts

19 May 2022

The art world is back – renewed and reinvigorated. From the transformation of a cargo port into a public cultural centre in Singapore to the collectors funding the artists they admire, we survey the best of what the summer…

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Material world

21 April 2022

From the smartest greenhouses to the prettiest glassware, the Monocle Design Awards celebrate the most pleasing projects that bring our homes and cities to life.

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Hitting peaks

21 April 2022

From a soundtrack to sisterhood to the secret history of Brazilian dance movements, we survey the essential cultural high points of the coming month.

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Table talk

24 March 2022

A crop of canny chefs has helped tansform the Mexican capital into one of the world’s best places to eat. Monocle convened five key voices at the Caracol de Mar restaurant to chew the fat about the recipe to success and why…

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Artistic licence

24 March 2022

From a Danish short-story collection to an exploration of Hollywood’s cultural legacy, we survey the works that capture our times.

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Business

24 March 2022

How European airspace – and beyond – has been affected by the conflict in Ukraine.

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Class of its own

24 February 2022

Fashion schools tend to be either technical or conceptual. Yet Florence’s Polimoda is stitching together a new approach, promoting both practical skills and artistic experimentation. We meet some of its creative leaders and…

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Culture

24 February 2022

Auction houses bid on Hong Kong, a gallery in Mexico City and Eurovision goes stateside.