The Faster Lane
from Tyler Brûlé
Learn a look, lighten the load
Happy Easter, bunnies, from a breezy terrace above a modernist stretch of Lisbon. A couple of days ago I decided that this column will occasionally be devoted to life in the Portuguese capital as…
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In a world of digital distractions, places of disconnected charm are more important than ever
It’s the turn of the century: high summer and I’ve rented a compound of dammusi on Pantelleria. For the past week, friends and colleagues have been drifting in and out, local wine flowing and…
Thoughts that count: Reader answers on everything from hardware shops to US elections
This Sunday morning starts with a little awards ceremony for all the readers who chose to partake in a rather irregular recent series of The Monocle Weekend Edition. All participants dutifully responded within the…
The latest Monocle Weekend Edition Q&A competition
It has been one of those weeks that has raised a great many questions. From our Patrons dinner on Monday evening and a board meeting on Tuesday to a jaunt back and forth across…
Thinking outside the Ox: A new restaurant venture in Küsnacht
Over the past few months you’ve perhaps read the odd mention of my new side project along the lake from Zürich, a classic Swiss Gasthof in the heart of the neat, well-mannered village of…
Leader of the dance: Tales from The Chiefs conference in Hong Kong
Yesterday our editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, concluded his column by saying, “That’s a wrap.” For the purposes of his stretch of screen for The Monocle Weekend Edition, that was, in fact, true. But,…
Train-station kiosks are disappearing at an alarming rate. The importance of newsstands must not be diminished
Do you ever pause, take stock of your surroundings and ask yourself “What am I missing?” I did that a few minutes ago, while transiting through Zürich’s newly renovated main station. Switzerland’s federal railway…
From entertainment to hospitality, Lisbon is pipping Athens to the spot of best city in Europe
Cities are magical, maddening and mysterious places. If you caught last week’s column, you’ll know that I was more than a little seduced by the early spring charms of Athens. I know that a…
Athens’s Tatoï Club is a grand slam in sporting excellence
Over the years, Monocle has fantasised about “perfect” designs for everything from department stores and airlines to rail stations and neighbourhoods. Working with talented illustrators from all corners of the world, we have conjured…
Up to speed: A new sound for Monocle Radio and lessons in running retail
1I’ve always had a certain obsession with timekeeping. From the bells of the local church tower and the punctual start of the national anthem in primary school (is this still happening every morning in…
The stationery and accessories to carry into 2024
As it’s almost two months into the year and it’s a Sunday, how about we take stock of what’s working and not working in the inventory of new measures, regimes and purchases that you’ve…
