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Music

Culture

The power of putting pen to paper and the Berlin record label bringing Middle Eastern and North African music to the fore.

  • Issue #169
  • 5 min read
Three diverse people holding different devices - woman with phone, man with papers, bearded man with tablet
Food & Drink

All you can eat

Melbourne clinks glasses at its latest cocktail bar, Toronto continues to charm and Berlin positively sizzles. The menu in the world of food this month.

  • Issue #166
  • 8 min read
Dimly lit bar interior with dark wooden counter, black metal stools, bottles on shelves, and warm ambient lighting
Environment

Sowing the seeds

In Berlin’s lively Neukölln district, Spore House blends modesty with warmth, its floor‑to‑ceiling windows revealing airy interiors filled with vibrant art, greenery, a welcoming café, and plush seating—anchoring the Spore Initiative since April.

  • Issue #165
  • 8 min read
Sowing the seeds
Travel and restaurants

Great lengths

The team behind Berlin's Otto opens a refreshingly unpretentious sister restaurant, serving Austrian comfort food including fried chicken and venison goulash in relaxed moss-green surrounds.

  • Issue #163
  • 7 min read
Three people in a restaurant setting with red tables and beer glasses, one woman standing with crossed arms
Architecture

Cold war modern

With its vast lobbies and unfussy functionality, the concrete-and-glass Deutsche Oper building was considered an audacious statement of democratic ideals when it first opened in 1961 on the western side of the Berlin Wall.

  • Issue #161
  • 10 min read
Interior view of Deutsche Oper's auditorium showing tiered seating and wood-paneled walls with modernist design
Film

Culture

The State Department's American Film Showcase counters superhero stereotypes by screening documentaries that reveal genuine struggles and triumphs, training global film-makers in democratic values.

  • Issue #159
  • 5 min read
Modern event space with colorful curtain backdrop, curved neon lighting, and rows of black chairs arranged theater-style
Business

Back on track

The rail industry is abuzz with chatter of a golden age of trains. Monocle takes a prime seat at trade fair Innotrans to gauge the direction of travel.

  • Issue #158
  • 11 min read
Modern train displayed at outdoor trade fair with yellow maintenance vehicles and visitors walking around

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