The Weekend Opener
from Andrew Tuck
How a wily fox terrier taught me that old dogs can learn new tricks
The dog is 13. She celebrated her birthday on Friday by going to the vet to get her doggy travel documents. Then, in just a week’s time, she will join us on the drive…
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Holding the stage
The third edition of The Chiefs, Monocle’s business and leadership conference, unfolded over two days this week in Hong Kong, wrapping up in the early hours of Friday morning (our readers are a committed…
Intellectual property
This week I could almost match my column buddy Tyler Brûlé for the number of places that I’ve visited and people who I’ve had the privilege of meeting. It has run from conversations about…
Reel life
1Reading the Oscar nominations, I realised that our household’s film-watching has been very off-pace in recent months. So, in quick succession, evenings this week have been spent watching Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers…
Working wonders
1Some house news. The Chiefs is our conference that asks leaders (whether business, civic or diplomatic) to come on stage and tell us their life stories, discuss their successes and reveal the ambitions that…
A view to distill
What do you see? I had drinks with a friend this week who is a creative director at a big online-retail brand. He’s working on a refresh that includes new visual elements for the…
Animal instincts
I am not a great believer in horoscopes – or, indeed, a believer in them at all – but I am a Capricorn. While I will have no truck with such nonsense, that means…
