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Monocle Minute

Good ride

21 November 2015

Hail! Hail! Boneshakers one and all! The final show at the London Design Museum’s Tower Bridge site celebrates the humble (and not so) bicycle. From rattly commuter donkeys (humble) to Chris Froome’s Tour de France-pulve…

Radio

The Globalist - The future of the EU according to the Enrico Letta report

18 April 2024

We discuss what the future of the EU might look like following a report by former Italian prime minister, Enrico Letta. Also in the programme: Oscar Guardiola-Rivera on the importance of Brazil president Lula’s visit to…

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The Entrepreneurs - WeWork

14 June 2017

Founded in 2010, WeWork has become a global co-working behemoth. Operating almost 200 offices around the world from Bogota to Berlin the company now has a staggering valuation of $17bn. Two years ago we featured WeWork’s…

Radio

The Monocle Daily, episode 360

15 March 2013

International relations specialist Professor Fawaz Gerges and journalist Nabila Ramdani reflect on the past two years in Syria, former mayor of Bogotá Enrique Peñalosa gives us a lesson in making the most of our cities, and…

Monocle Minute

On different pages

19 October 2015

Tectonic plates once pulled the continents apart, leaving a vast ocean between the US and Europe. Is a similar cultural shift now happening? While much of the US still seems convinced that print is finished, any visitor to…

Monocle Minute

Colombian conflict

28 September 2015

Until recently, Colombia has had a reputation for being off limits due to high levels of violent crime – but as that perception has waned, tourism has increased. The Bogotá-based Conflict Analysis Resource Centre (Cerac)…

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Villa de Leyva

17 May 2009

This small colonial town offers great opportunities for overseas buyers thanks to the ease and low cost of purchasing property. It is an enclave of painters, writers and colourful drop-outs, who have flocked here for the…

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Cities

21 September 2017

Municipal regeneration in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, the biggest bicycle parking garage in the world opens in Utrecht and the New Orleans Greenway.

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Talking shop

21 March 2019

Here at Monocle we’ve long believed that far from being on its way out, physical retail is essential and here to stay. Across these pages we present our manifesto on what good bricks-and-mortar has to offer for cities,…

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Travel

17 March 2009

A welcome addition to airport retail, new routes to Colombia, and the essential addresses for your visit to Helsinki.

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Media

19 January 2012

A pioneering art gallery project in Oslo, a Q & A with Brussels-based publisher Andreas Qvist and a sleek new digi-radio.

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Pride of place

2 July 2020

Erratic leadership by national governments emphasises the need for a safe pair of hands at city hall. We meet four mayors winning approval by knowing what makes their cities tick.

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Diplomacy

19 September 2019

Canada’s ambassador for women, peace and security talks progress and problems; plus who’s winning in the diplomatic stakes between Serbia and Kosovo.

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The 50 best restaurants 2015

10 July 2015

The restaurants that normally win awards are obsessed with foam and dry ice but a great restaurant needs none of that. Here we celebrate the places we would go back to for their food, great chefs, old-school staff, lively…

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Odd squad

20 June 2019

A city’s quirks can often beguile us more than its falling crime rate or fine trams. We list our favourite idiosyncrasies from around the world.

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Up the Andes

8 December 2016

It may be near the equator but there’s nothing middling about Ecuador’s third city – hence the mountainous expat boom.