Skip to main content Currently being edited in London Monocle Logo Daily inbox intelligence from Monocle Books July 12, 2026 7 Min Read Simukai Chigudu, Jem Calder, Kenan Orhan and more on the
As lazy, sultry, summer Saturday afternoons go, today couldn’t be more perfect. The setting is the Villa Arnica in Lana, Südtirol. The temperature is hovering around 30C but there’s plenty of shade and
Affairs July 11, 2026 5 Min Read The president’s Qatari-gifted Boeing 747-8 might be more risk than reward. Writer Tom Vanderbilt Air Force One, not actually a plane but the radio call sign
I am always surprised that there are not more one-eyed people in Mallorca. On Sunday, we drove to the east of the island, parked under the shade of a pine tree and made
Politics July 10, 2026 4 Min Read The UK’s main political parties have decided not to take part in the Clacton-on-Sea by-election, leaving one comical candidate to stand against Farage. What does it
Print Three SummersMargarita Liberaki ‘Three Summers’ This story of three sisters growing up outside Athens before the Second World War is set over three warm summers during which Maria, Infanta and Katerina live,
Kalita, Spain Kalita Al Swaidi has been designing elegant resort wear for her eponymous fashion label for nearly 10 years, dividing her time between bustling capitals such as London, her home city, and
Politics July 9, 2026 3 Min Read With the Italian elections coming up next year, Meloni’s spat with Trump could be an opportunity for her to shore up her image at home. Writer
Agriculture might not be the first thing that comes to mind when sampling the delights of Berlin. It’s a sprawling metropolis, cross-hatched by boulevards and large cement buildings. Yet tucked between the city’s
If cities and societies really run on whispers, subtleties and secrets – as opposed to regulations and timetables – then clubs are the epitome of a certain civic spirit. Once seen as fusty