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Art

Best in show

September’s best: US musical mock-doc, Georgian art, bossa nova tribute.

  • Issue #166
  • 8 min read
Best in show
Media

Keeping it real

The Dutch are reality TV pioneers but as times evolve, shows are voted off. Can these new formats be the catalyst for a renaissance?

  • Issue #163
  • 11 min read
Keeping it real
Culture

Golden touch

Newly renovated and redesigned, 195 Piccadilly gives Bafta the space the academy has always deserved.

  • Issue #160
  • 6 min read
Golden touch
Culture

Future projections

Curious about your next favourite book, film or TV series? We speak to industry insiders to uncover the passion projects and acclaimed releases that will be exciting audiences in 2023 and beyond.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 14 min read
Barbara Epler, president of New Directions publishing house, poses in her downtown Manhattan office surrounded by books and papers.
Media

Happy medium

As Beijing tightens its grip on Hong Kong, broadcaster ViuTV is offering its residents some much-needed escapism.

  • Issue #153
  • 11 min read
Professional television camera displaying monitor screen showing presenter during filming of ViuTV food talk show
Culture

Glowing for gold

Malaysia’s favourite sport gets the neon treatment at Shuttle in the Dark. Monocle hits the court.

  • Issue #153
  • 4 min read
Players on a glow-in-the-dark badminton court with neon green lines and purple lighting at Shuttle in the Dark
Entertainment

Off the cuff

Since the late 1950s, a comedy club has been spreading the gospel of making things up as you go along. Here’s a lesson in taking risks.

  • Issue #150
  • 4 min read
Group of masked people in casual clothing standing in a circle doing improv exercises in a modern classroom
Culture

Heard the one about…?

In the age of media training and social-media outrage, humour has seemingly taken a back seat. But are people in positions of power really as po-faced as we expect them to be in public?

  • Issue #150
  • 7 min read
Heard the one about…?
Entertainment

Talking funny

The Greek stand-up and actress on ‘doing the accent’, audience empathy and the illness that forced her to tell jokes sitting down.

  • Issue #150
  • 4 min read
Talking funny
Diplomacy

Affairs: Global

Pop great Amr Diab’s value for Egypt’s soft power and the benefits of boring politicians.

  • Issue #148
  • 5 min read
Amr Diab performing on stage with microphone, wearing plaid shirt and waving to audience

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