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Much like Los Angeles’s airport train, California needs to get back on track
The Golden State’s once-firey glow has dimmed into a nostalgic flicker. Can California get its act together before the 2028 Summer Olympic Games?
How a Los Angeles local created a Monocle guide to a city with no centre
Feeling at a loss for what to do in the City of Angels? Here’s a native Angeleno’s cheat sheet to routing the unroutable.
Village Green: The leafy Los Angeles neighbourhood that puts communities first
For a house to feel like a home, residents need a sense of connection. We visit three residences to learn what keeps them in this rare traffic-free corner of a car-focused US city.
City Gift Guides
Christmas shopping in a new city – or even, at times, one you’re familiar with – can be exhilarating. You just need to know where to go.
The Opener
Protest music in Iceland, the UK talks turkey and why some authors get cabin fever.
The Opener
Monocle has a network of correspondents in cities around the world. Our brief dispatches include good news for pedestrians in Bangkok, a smart hotel in Tokyo and transformed spaces in Los Angeles.
Local heroes
Independent shops from Hong Kong to Madrid prove that knowing customers by name and fostering genuine community connections remains the foundation of thriving neighbourhood businesses.
The Opener
Tyler Brûlé ponders the absence of North American cities in this year’s Quality of Life Survey.
The Opener
Musical trams in Zürich and a new race to the moon. Plus: where to stay for Art Basel.
Family unit
Refusing to be derailed by natural disasters and ever-rising costs, Samantha Mink’s architectural debut is a remarkable and liveable modernist home for her parents.
