16+ hour, 42+ min ago   (565+ words) Monocle Summer in Italy unfurled in the usual fashion. People decamped en masse to the finest beaches across the land. In regions from Liguria to Puglia, they filled the pockets of those in the beach-concession racket in return for a…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (231+ words) The US secretary of state has been focused on easy wins in Latin America, disappearing at the first sign of political turmoil. The recent Venezuelan oil deal, which gives the US access to untapped reserves, is more divisive: it was…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (57+ words) monocle.com Are you one of those people who are prone to post-party depression? Or are you more the type who can celebrate a grand event, collapse, recover and get on with whatever’s lined up next?… Issue #196 | September 2026...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (310+ words) With more than a decade of experience reporting on the Middle East for ‘The Washington Post’, Loveday Morris speaks with senior news editor Chris Cermak about Al-Maliki’s possible return as Iraq prime minister. In Iraq, the re-emergence of former prime…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (447+ words) When it comes to high-quality footwear, the Japanese capital is striding ahead of competition. From made-to-order mules to inventive tatami-soled loafers, here are shoes worth stepping into. Western-style shoemaking in Tokyo began in the late-1800s, when the government of Meiji…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (546+ words) Kyoto is undergoing a renaissance, as new fashion brands, restaurants, galleries and hotels open their doors. We meet the people weaving history and innovation into a new vision of the city’s future. An expanded collection will arrive in September – part…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (167+ words) As a five-hour historical biopic fills French cinemas this summer, Monocle considers what other titles politicians could learn from. At a time of division and uncertainty for France, the title has chimed particularly well with younger generations who have found…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (998+ words) From fashion to toys, outsourced production lines are closing as companies rediscover local industries. This shift brings benefits to individual companies and suggests that not every western nation must be a service economy. For years, the chase to cut costs…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (181+ words) It’s that sort of thinking that sets this design week apart. It looks at design holistically, not just through new products. “We see design today not only as product-related,” says Korkman. “That’s how it started but today we are talking…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago   (568+ words) Why did the Samoan cross the road? (It’s all in the name of regional harmony), Australia and New Zealand drop their guards and rock’n’roll rescues aboriginal languages. With a little bit of country and a little bit of rock’n’roll, young…...