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The Monocle Arts Review - TV: Fernando Augusto Pacheco

3 February 2016

Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews Brazilian TV shows, including the new season of ‘Amor & Sexo’, a show about sex and relationships, and the perennial ‘Silvio Santos’. Plus: a healthy cooking show with Bela Gil.

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The Monocle Arts Review - Theatre: Dominic Maxwell

27 January 2016

On this week’s theatre review we discuss Alistair McGowan’s role as a coma patient trying to piece together the last 10 years of his life in ‘4000 Days’ and we head to the Lyrics Hammersmith theatre for a reprise of the…

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Special Features - Anne Zouroudi for Mediterraneo

28 July 2014

Anne Zouroudi, author of the Hermes Diaktoros series, has written a thrilling short story exclusively for Mediterraneo

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Come on down

18 January 2018

What’s the secret to game shows’ enduring popularity? Is it the triumph of ‘the everyman’ – the idea that anyone, of any race, age, gender or background, could win a fortune? Or is it that people just need some silly fun…

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Show offs

20 October 2016

Monocle visits the annual trade fairs where craft aficionados are upholding traditions such as barrel-making and basket-weaving and forward-looking ceramicists are reinventing the humble tile.

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From Sofia, with love

17 May 2009

Bulgarian songstress Lili Ivanova’s career began in 1963 and she soon became the country’s biggest star under the communists. Today she’s just as famous and is widely revered as a champion of the nation.

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Arte & Craft

17 November 2007

The future of television is pin-sharp, pitch-perfect and high-definition. As broad-casters struggle to brush up their sets, soap stars and news anchors to shine under HD’s critical spotlight, the new technology is also set…

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Korea Moves

17 May 2007

Thanks to its commitment to a lightning-fast wireless future, South Korea has become a laboratory for mixing pop culture with big business, blurring the line between bands and brands. Is this the media model for things to…

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Novel Concept

17 March 2007

Downloadable novels, written to be read on mobile phones, are the most remarkable success story in Japanese publishing. The fledgling industry is already worth ¥9 billion (€57m) a year – while sales of traditional books are…

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Meet the Writers - Monocle Reads: Christian Busch

1 October 2020

Georgina Godwin speaks to Christian Busch about his latest book, ‘The Serendipity Mindset: The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck’, which explores how we can all use chance to create more joy and opportunity in our lives…

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Art’s on fire

26 November 2020

Whatever you might have heard, the creative spark is alive and well. Need convincing? Take a wander through our pick of audial, visual and sensory reasons to be cheerful.

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My Waterloo

20 April 2017

With Ukraine’s staging of Eurovision in trouble, a Swedish superstar was asked to step in. How could he ever refuse?

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Spread the news

12 November 2014

News network France 24 is a broadcaster working across three languages in order to deliver a nuanced French view of global affairs. With its ever-increasing reach, it’s a channel catching the little details that competitors…

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Culture

17 April 2014

The films, books and bands keeping us entertained this month.

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Culture

17 May 2008

This month's latest art, music, book and film releases.

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Art corps

17 November 2007

Looking forward to 2008, we asked five creative contenders to peer into their cultural crystal balls and explain what they see. From a web guru with designs for life to an established art collector going out on a wing in…

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