Aisha Speirs
Western Star
Monocle attends the Dallas Art Fair, the event cementing the Texan city’s reputation as a major US cultural hub. Local collectors and museums have turned Dallas into an international arts player.
Monocle travel guide
This issue’s travel guide includes a concept store in Minneapolis, a canalside guesthouse in Amsterdam, a gourmet burger joint in Paris and a sweet shop in Athens. We also explore Sri Lanka by seaplane.
Filling a gap
Smile To Go’s healthy but tasty breakfasts and lunches with a Mediterranean influence are a big hit. Here’s how you can make them too.
Americas
Hugo Chávez and his gas-guzzling motorcade, Cuba spruces up its colonial buildings, and the view from Washington of the Republican presidential candidate campaign.
Diplomacy
We meet ambassador Ido Aharoni, the Consul General of Israel to New York, and bring you the latest from the diplomatic world.
Americas
A Style Leader special, looking at the sartorial statements of three US election Republican hopefuls, plus cycling in Buenos Aires and policing in Peru.
Barranco
Once home to wealthy Limeños, this small Lima neighbourhood benefits from Pacific Ocean apartments, a community feel, restored villas and a thriving cultural scene.
Special envoys
As embassies struggle to retain a foothold in a diversifying (and cost-cutting) world, the role of the diplomat is changing beyond recognition. We meet the next generation.
Delta force
While Mississippi Delta towns struggle, Greenwood has been revived by a kitchen appliance firm committed to the town’s economy and culture. The company is Viking Range, and this is its story.
