Monocle

Monocle is a media brand that encompasses a worldwide magazine, a 24-hour radio station, a website, and various other platforms, all created by Winkontent Ltd. It was established by Tyler Brûlé, a Canadian entrepreneur, Financial Times columnist, and the original creator of Wallpaper* magazine. CBC News reporter Harry Forestell has described it as a blend of Foreign Policy and Vanity Fair. Monocle focuses on giving readers a global viewpoint on topics such as international relations, business, culture, design, and fashion. The magazine is currently edited by Andrew Tuck.

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Bill Gates's philanthropy is laudable; the expiry date for his foundation is foolish

3 days ago | monocle.com | Gregory Scruggs

New Year's Eve 2045 won't be particularly festive for whoever's left working at the Gates Foundation. That's because Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently revealed that he intends to close the doors of his namesake philanthropic institution in 20 years' time - after pumping 99 per cent of his remaining wealth into the charity. At the Gates Foundation headquarters in Seattle, the 70-year-old billionaire outlined how this swan song will allow the organisation to spend another $200bn (€117.5bn).
Want to build a European powerhouse? Think more like Zara than Zuckerberg

4 days ago | monocle.com | Tyler Brûlé

Is it better to be late to the party or stay in your comfy, cosy place? On a flight to Stockholm this week, I read an interview with restaurateur Keith McNally that was pegged to his just released memoir, I Regret Almost Everything.
Five unmissable pavilions at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale

5 days ago | monocle.com | Nic Monisse

From Australia's interactive exhibition highlighting Indigenous knowledge systems, a pavilion built upon a Korean nursery rhyme and the UK's earth-based repair practices, here are some of this year's must-see contributions. As the doors to the Venice Architecture Biennale swing open this weekend, Monocle offers a glimpse inside the national pavilions set within the historic Biennale Gardens.
This year's Venice Biennale fosters the art of sharing knowledge

6 days ago | monocle.com | Nic Monisse

Opening to the public tomorrow, the Venice Biennale's 19th International Architecture Exhibition is the world's most significant showcase dedicated to the discipline. Monocle had an early look at how its 750 participants - presenting their work in pavilions in the Biennale Gardens and inside the grand halls of the Arsenale building - are engaging with curator Carlo Ratti's brief.
The "special" relationship strikes back as Trump announces US-UK trade deal

6 days ago | monocle.com | Andrew Mueller

UK prime minister Keir Starmer and US president Donald Trump have announced a "breakthrough" trade deal, the first since the latter leader triggered a global trade war. UK prime minister Keir Starmer and US president Donald Trump have announced a "breakthrough" trade deal, the first since the latter leader triggered a global trade war.
The late Joseph S Nye on what "soft power" means in Trump's new world

6 days ago | monocle.com | Emilie Wade

Nye, who coined the term "soft power", died yesterday at the age of 88. Here in full is his upcoming article from Monocle's June issue. The death of Joseph S Nye was announced on Wednesday. The professor who had coined the phrase 'soft power' was 88. Nye's humility and expertise have been lauded in the hours since by many who knew him and many who did not.
Trump's Middle East tour is a chance to bring Riyadh into the Abraham Accords

1 week ago | monocle.com | David Kaufman

The sabre-rattling has never been louder as Donald Trump plots the first foreign tour of his second administration, which begins on Monday with a three-day jaunt in the Middle East. The US president is expected to visit Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar while in the region, conjuring up memories of a similar itinerary in 2017.
The 'Trump effect' on global elections

1 week ago | monocle.com | Andrew Mueller

Centre-left parties rode anti-Trump sentiment to score unexpected landslide victories in Canada and Australia. Could this signal a shift away from MAGA-style politics? US president Donald Trump is often regarded as a divisive disruptor whose principal political skill is for pitting people against each other.
Discover YĆ"gen: The Japanese aesthetic transforming modern home design

1 week ago | monocle.com | Sonia Zhuravlyova

Remember when the design world fell for feng shui? Its proliferation in the West followed Richard Nixon's state visit to China in 1972 and it didn't take long for people to apply its teachings to their immediate surroundings. After all, who doesn't want a sprinkle of harmony in their home? Since then, various design philosophies for our domestic environments have caught our attention - from Japan's wabi sabi to Denmark's hygge - as people search for ways to make homes more comfortable places to be.
Russia's Victory Day military parade is more intimidation than celebration

1 week ago | monocle.com | Alexis Self

Military parades are more about the present than the past. Before Leonid Brezhnev made 9 May a public holiday in 1965, commemorating the end of the Second World War was a muted affair in Russia. A society that had given more than 25 million lives to the fight was in no mood for flypasts and ticker tape. But as the Cold War heated up, Victory Day became more and more about militaristic posturing for a Western audience.