There are an estimated 11,000 newspapers in the world and last year their combined circulations rose 2.3 per cent. But in Europe and the US it’s a different story: readers are fleeing to the web and losing the news habit…
‘La Nación’ is one of Argentina’s largest daily newspapers and has been making headlines since 1870. Recently the print title has made a success of innovative redesigns of its pages while retaining its historic identity.
In the rush into digitalisation, US media giants hastily abandoned many of their core values, says the veteran journalist and former foreign editor of the ‘Chicago Tribune’. Elsewhere, old-fashioned values are thriving. We…
The new spae shuttles prepare for lift-off, an iconic motorbike film gets back on the road, and Cornwall lays claims to the title of Britain's "green coats."
The news is full of huge stimulus packages but some smaller initiatives have gone beneath the radar. In Japan, a scheme to encourage jobless young citizens to move from town to work the land could be a global template for…
As faithful champions of print, we were happy to hear about Dubai-based pop-up bookshop Print Matters. A welcome collaboration between cultural centre Artspace and the Ayiad Gallery, the shop offers not only beautiful books…
The late Chicago-based architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe made a mark on their trade but the Windy City is in the doldrums of the design world once again. The inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial…
With artistic showcases including the Material and Zona Maco art fairs drawing droves of global art collectors to Mexico City, the first week of February has felt like an unofficial art week in the Mexican capital. To round…
Our sunny new title Spain: The Monocle Handbook presents our favourite hotels, bars, ateliers and beaches to help you rediscover this Iberian nation afresh. It’s time to pack your bags.
School textbooks have come a long way since the dry and fusty tomes of yesteryear. Innovations such as digital editions, 3D simulations and role-playing adventure books are making learning easier – and more fun.
This is a country that knows how to shop and its canny citizens want more than the colourless clicks of an online spree. Fortunately Australia is blessed with eclectic high streets, innovative retailers and plenty of out…
From vital but sobering screen documentaries to a captivatingly introspective US instrumentalist and the story of a besotted auteur, the premier cultural offerings of early 2021 seem to reflect
a meditative mood. But…