The Weekend Opener
from Andrew Tuck
I’ve been talked into a cycling trip – nobody warned me about the wardrobe
Illustration of Andrew Tuck looking perplexed in cycle gear, as his dog Macy enjoys the scene.
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Abu Dhabi puts its faith in the power of architecture to bring people together
By the time we finished the final interview at our pop-up Monocle Radio booth at the Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit and recorded a special edition of The Urbanist (you can listen in here), it was still only…
For this year’s Quality of Life Survey, Monocle is taking a different tack. Here’s why
What makes a good city? That’s a question that Monocle has grappled with since its launch. Why? Well, in 2007, as we surveyed the multiple city surveys that were already in existence, we were…
Want to improve your city? Buy a plant pot
You can use our mews as a cut through if you are on foot or a bicycle but a strategically placed bollard means that cars can’t. So, apart from the occasional van dropping off…
Industrial design needs to clean up its act and save the rest of us the trouble
When did planes get so filthy? If passengers don’t hand over their garbage to the crew before landing, then all the pressure falls on a cleaning team that’s given just minutes to prepare an…
Even as Monocle expands its news coverage, print still has its finger on the pulse
Here’s what happens. We send the magazine to press on a Monday and then, about a week later, we get to see the first copies in our various offices. Next, they start dropping on…
Managing overtourism doesn’t mean throwing the backpacker out with the bathwater
I don’t know how I persuaded them but they gave their permission. I was 16 years old when my parents agreed that, if I saved enough money, I could buy an Interrail card and…
How to have the perfect restaurant moment? Breeze in, wind down
Last Friday I headed to Palma. It was for a mission: to bring the partner and hound to London by car, ferry and train. They had been there for several weeks, enjoying a very…
Want to improve your quality of life? Live in a sunny city that allows its residents time to linger
1.The fading of April and easing into May has seen London basking in temperatures that a Brit associates with full-on summer. By Thursday the weather app confirmed that we had hit 27C – not…
Our first Chiefs conference in Jakarta went off with a bang. Here’s why you should visit too
I lost my virginity this week. Boy, was it fun – especially as I was surrounded by so many Monocle supporters, colleagues and incredibly talented business leaders. I’m not sure why it took me…
Why restaurant design has us all feeling like sitting ducks
Dear restaurant designer,I hope that you don’t mind me dropping you this note out of the blue but I wanted to have a word about the humble topic of seating. You see, you have…
