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Sock drawer diplomacy and the campaign to restore order on the domestic front
1. It had been bubbling and gurgling for a while but I ignored it, made the best of an increasingly unmanageable situation and pushed it to the side. Something to be dealt with another…
Nine fantastic ways to spend your money this week
The new screening rooms, swimming pools and shopping locations that Monocle's fashion, culture and design editors have bookmarked for the week ahead
Snow outside, champagne inside and my belated trip to Tokyo
1. I spoke too soon. It was all going beautifully last Saturday afternoon as Swiss flight LX160 to Tokyo Narita prepared to push back from the gate. If you caught last week’s column, I…
While Christmas begins to hum from on high, 2026 is already quietly glowing
For the past 25 years or so, Christmas has usually been an Alpine affair. There have been dashes down to Palm Beach north of Sydney, one Christmas in Toronto and a few years back…
There’s something lurking at gate 65 – and it’s not your flight
1. We start this weekend with a health and security warning for all of our UK readers venturing out for a last blast of summer sunshine, for our Canadian and US audience gearing up for…
We took the long way to Lisbon and the wine made it all worthwhile
I’ve been plotting a Zürich to Lisbon road trip for the better part of six months. In its original form, it was going to be something of a delivery mission to transfer fragile objects…
We missed the party because a cat mistook mom for a canapé
First, an apology. For all of those who travelled from near and far for our Merano summer party last Saturday, I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to put in an appearance. If you give…
Cities are evolving – but not everyone gets to come along for the ride
When do you no longer count (even exist) as a paid-up member of civil society? Is it when you move beyond city limits and check out from the buzz of the metropolis? Are you…
How to make a hot night in the city feel perfectly cool
How do you spend your evenings when the city is baking, the air is still and it’s logistically impossible to head to the mountains or down to the coast? Do you find a shady…
