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Culture

8 January 2010

Originally published in 1947, this English translation of Hans Fallada’s German classic offers a bleak glimpse into daily life under the Nazis. Told through a thronging cast of sub-proletarian swindlers and survivors, the…

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Culture

18 March 2010

Roman Polanski's new drama The Ghost, music picks from gospel to "geyser-pop", the new books we've been reading.

Film

Taiwan hit factory

27 March 2009

Despite years of turbulence between Taiwan and China, this island's pop culture leaves the mainland standing. From idols to protest singers via television talent shows, Taipei pop is the country's new heavy industry.

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Tokyo tea party

19 November 2019

The world of J-pop is meticulously controlled but latest sensation Chai are embracing a DIY spirit and dancing to their own beat.

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Hit factory

17 March 2009

Despite years of turbulence between Taiwan and China, this island’s pop culture leaves the mainland standing. From idols to protest singers via television talent shows, Taipei pop is the country’s new heavy industry.

Radio

Monocle on Culture - Pop in a pandemic

11 May 2020

Music journalists Kate Hutchinson and Will Hodgkinson join Robert Bound to take a look at how the music industry has reacted and adapted to the current pandemic, and what sort of creativity that has sparked.

Radio

The Global Countdown - A snapshot of French pop

25 July 2024

For this week’s ‘The Global Countdown’, Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco gets ready for the Paris Olympics with some French pop.

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Culture

17 May 2009

Books: Re-issue of a post-apocalyptic classic, photos of New York store fronts and a graphic trip through neurotic adolescence. Film: Two delectable French thrillers: L'instinct de Mort and Pour Elle. Music: Electro-rock…

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Culture

17 January 2009

FILM: Crooked Turkish politicians and tough French schools keep us glued to the screen. BOOKS: A macabre tale of suspense, a modern-day Treasure Island, and the latest in Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon series. ART: A young…

Film

Japanese mascots

19 February 2015

As their cutesy, cartoon profiles – and fanbases – continue to soar, Japan's cuddly collection of corporate mascots has come to inhabit a central part of the nation's identity. We meet these celebrated creations and the…

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Shed start

16 May 2014

Yangon is abuzz with the prospect of renewal and passionate entrepreneurs are starting to make their mark. Monocle visits the TS1 pop-up which is using culture and commerce to make a difference and still forge a brand.

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Culture

17 March 2009

Film: A war-time Danish thriller and Pete Postlewaite in a climate change drama-doc. Books: A Bosnian refugee's memoir of being a teenager in Britain and a troubled love story played out in rural Dorset, plus a true account…

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Pop – with strings attached

23 February 2017

Prague’s orchestras have struck an international chord, with their redoubtable musicianship attracting big-name pop and music-score clients from Ennio Morricone to Adele.

Radio

The Sessions at Midori House - The Monocle Mixtape: the indie-pop edition

23 December 2017

"We relive some of our favourite moments from ‘Sessions at Midori House’ this year, from the likes of Portugal The Man, Hippocampus, Saint Motel and Tennis. "

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Culture

23 May 2013

This month's collection of music, books and film and our culture editor's thoughts on the future of the bricks and mortar art gallery.

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Culture

21 April 2011

A round of the best books, films and music.