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Room service

18 August 2022

Transformed townhouses, refurbished residences and fresh forays into hospitality feature in this issue’s round-up of your new favourite places to stay. Check in and tune out.

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From lab-grown diamonds to luxury handbag rentals, fermented skincare and textiles made from plants and paper pulp, these are the hottest fashion and beauty trends for savvy retail investors to look into right now.

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The right move

18 August 2022

A smart HQ can make all the difference – to productivity and morale but also to a company’s confidence in its output. Here we survey three media businesses that have recently invested in new homes, from a tabloid newspaper…

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The Bulletin with UBS - The future of US-China engagement

1 August 2022

What could a shift in the balance of domestic US power after the midterms mean for the relationship between the two global powerhouses? Our guests in the US and Hong Kong unpack the complexities of the political and econ…

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The Stack - What next for ‘Vogue Ukraine’? Plus a new ‘Washington Post’ bureau in Kyiv

21 May 2022

This week on The Stack we speak with Philipp Vlasov, editor in chief of ‘Vogue Ukraine’. Plus a new ‘Washington Post’ bureau in Kyiv and ‘Wyrd Science’, a new magazine about roleplaying and board games.

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Balance of power

19 May 2022

More than 80 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, the surprise military strike still looms large in Hawaii’s memory. Now, amid rising tensions with China, the US is working to shore up its dominance in the Pacific.

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Business

19 May 2022

A US boat-repair co-operative on the crest of a wave and the case for making luggage in India.

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Affairs

19 May 2022

Independent Russian news outlet Meduza and Titi Ogufere, Nigeria’s design pioneer.

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The Monocle Daily - Monday 16 May

16 May 2022

Buffalo News’ Robert McCarthy has the latest on the Buffalo shooting. Baria Alamuddin and John Everard discuss what a Russia defeat in Ukraine would mean; Lebanon’s uncertain election; North Korea’s new pandemic and Biden’s…

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The Curator - Highlights from Monocle 24

15 May 2022

We mark Europe Day, examine Mario Draghi’s visit to Washington and discuss Finland, Sweden and Nato. Plus: we sit down with celebrated writer Ali Smith, report from Brussels and unpack this year’s Eurovision Song Contest…

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The Globalist - Wednesday 11 May

11 May 2022

Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi heads to Washington to meet Joe Biden. Plus: Beijing and Shanghai ratchet up coronavirus restrictions, a look ahead to the Eurovision Song Contest and a review of today’s papers.

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Monocle on Culture - What to watch

2 May 2022

Critic and broadcaster Scott Bryan and Inkoo Kang of ‘The Washington Post’ talk all things TV with Robert Bound. We discuss the best shows on the small screen today, as well as what’s coming up. Expect everything from crime…

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Is the future of papers Wordle or world news?

21 April 2022

Newspapers have survived – even in print. But is their future now dependent on word games and dating connections as much as delivering news? And should we even care about where our information comes from? Monocle’s panel…

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League of its own

24 March 2022

An art school just a few blocks from Moma is sculpting the next generation of Rothkos and Pollocks.

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Blazing a trail

24 March 2022

The towns around Bozeman, Montana, are flying to the rescue of wildfire-hit communities in the US.

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Monocle on Culture - The American Song Contest: Eurovision heads stateside

21 March 2022

The 65-year old mainstay of the European cultural calendar, the Eurovision Song Contest, heads across the Atlantic this week. A new show will pit all 50 states, five US territories and Washington DC against each other in…