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Culture
Monocle’s culture guide features books by Richard Sennett and Mark Leonard, a Japanese art sale at Phillips de Pury, Martin Scorsese's latest film and new music from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
Culture
From the Second World War as told by an ordinary German civilian to the latest album from Cat Power, Monocle's culture editors pick the midwinter's essential books and music.
Culture
Named after their frontman, Patrick Watson are a new band from Montréal. Their excellent debut, Close To Paradise, features wintery pianos, oompah marching bands and a Jeff Buckley falsetto.
Culture
Offbeat literary recommendations; Monocle music for September; rocking' in Iran and T-shirt devotees get their own glossy title.
Shelf slackers
Melbourne's Greville Street Bookstore trades practicality for provocation, stocking design tomes and countercultural classics. Owner Jurate Sasnaitis explains why useless, beautiful books—and $100 price tags—keep customers coming back.
