Chiara Rimella
Tracking changes
From our very first issue, Monocle has cast an informed and clear-sighted eye over the issues and people that matter. We follow up on stories from 2007 to see how they've developed.
Taking on the world
From a compassionate migration thriller to an exhibition on compulsive image-making, we survey the season’s cultural highlights.
Culture
Auction houses bid on Hong Kong, a gallery in Mexico City and Eurovision goes stateside.
Orders of merit
From a buzzy Berlin food hall to a Japanese lunch legend’s fresh start, we round up the pick of the new culinary openings, flavoured with a lip-smacking recipe for crispy chicken.
Sight and sound
From an artist’s interrogation of identity to an auteur’s latest work of high melodrama, we survey forthcoming cultural highlights.
Beyond a joke
In an era where comedy walks a tightrope between relevance and risk, satirists worldwide navigate the delicate balance of wielding humour as political weapon while avoiding cancellation or worse.
Choice cuts
We source the best new art and retail – and meet the creative minds behind it – to make yours a winter of cultural contentment.
World in reach
Our annual survey of the nations that have mastered the gentle art of making friends and influencing people.
Culture: Global
Finds from the worlds of museums, publishing and K-pop, plus a popular podcast festival.
