The sartorial choices of British prime ministers have always filled a surprisingly large number of newspaper column inches. So it was no surprise this past weekend when the T-shirt choice of the newly
Business July 28, 2026 4 Min Read Thailand’s malls are rarely just about retail: they’re places in which to socialise, eat, work out or cool off. Their success rests on their ability to
The museum has over 100 video game consoles on display. Dating from the 1970s, when video games were in their baby shoes, all the way to the early 2000s where we can see
Most visitors experience Saint Agatha in February, when hundreds of thousands of people flood Catania’s streets for one of Europe’s largest religious festivals. Hidden beside the cathedral, however, is the place where the
Aviation July 27, 2026 4 Min Read The combination of unpredictable geopolitics and oil prices don’t bode well for aviation. And yet if the recent Farnborough International Airshow is anything to go by,
Here we go, crew. Here’s an easy one. You might have even heard this question posed in the Monocle orbit before. What is the worst thing a GM at a favourite hotel can
Urbanism July 26, 2026 6 Min Read After voting to professionalise the Oregon city’s government in 2022, Portlanders are reinvesting in the city with new shops, restaurants and cultural venues. Writer Gregory Scruggs
Sitting by the pool at Hotel Esencia, wedged between dense tropical forest and the Caribbean Sea, it’s hard to believe that we’re only a 90-minute drive – past walls shielding all-inclusive mega resorts
What are you doing the first week of September? That’s when we’re hosting The Monocle Quality of Life Conference in sunny Lisbon and I would like you to join me and the rest of the
Travel and restaurants July 25, 2026 3 Min Read 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. Writer