Culture
The Review, 84
Saturday 25 May
A one-hour Saturday show looking at the best in music, media and the arts.
Culture
The Stack, 39
Saturday 25 May
Hosted by editor in chief Tyler Brûlé, the programme looks at the future of print media from magazines to newspapers.
Culture / Arts
Oslo art scene briefing
Issue 64
Oslo’s art scene has been getting a much-needed facelift with the opening of independent galleries and a brand new art neighbourhood in the making. We stopped by the studio of big-time art rebel and writer Matias Faldbakken…
Culture / Television
Monocolumn
Friday 24 May
All in a lather
Soap operas – or 'telenovelas' – are enormously popular in Brazil, to the point that they have an effect on tourism, fashion and the president's speaking engagements.Brazilians love a good soap opera. No surprise there but it’s interesting to analyse the business of telenovelas in Brazil. I can tell you it is certainly big business – something I noticed even more after quite a sad event…
Culture / Media
Media Briefing
Issue 63
The Tasmanian selling rare books in Hong Kong, and the innovative publisher re-issuing art and fashion books in Brazil.
Culture
Culture, 84
Monday 20 May
Advertising special: we hear from London’s hottest creative team, learn why everyone loves to shoot ads in South Africa, ask how you advertise western products in Tehran, and learn why legacy is becoming an important part…
Culture
The Review, 83
Saturday 18 May
We assess The Great Gatsby in both film and ballet with Tim Robey and Donald Hutera, preview Europe’s summer jazz festivals with Mike Flynn, and soak up the atmosphere as the clock counts down to the Eurovision Song Contest…
Culture
The Stack, 38
Saturday 18 May
Monocle’s editor Andrew Tuck is joined by founder of Anew magazine, Martina Mondadori, and deputy editor of Architecture Review, Will Hunter, to look over a fresh stack of premium print.
Culture / Sport
Monocolumn
Thursday 16 May
Hit for six
The Indian Premier League has ignited the enthusiasm of locals – and provides further proof of the complicated yet integral part that cricket plays in Indian society.I was fortunate enough to travel through India recently, from Mumbai up to the city of Jodhpur in Rajasthan. Throughout my trip I found it impossible to escape a sense of vastness, of a populous and diverse nation at a…
Culture / Entertainment
Culture Briefing
Issue 63
Books, films and music to make a date for, plus our culture editor's monthly musings.
Culture / Arts
Paris Photo LA
May 2013
We head to Hollywood to shoot the world's most celebrated photographic art fair, this year taking place for the first time at Paramount Pictures Studios in LA.
Culture / Film
Monocolumn
Wednesday 15 May
A bright past
A short film made in 1927 of London's unremarkable city streets has become an internet sensation – and all because it adds a bit of colour.The cameraman pushes through the crowd in London’s ramshackle Petticoat Lane Market. He is high up. Is he standing on the back of a cart? A car? As he pushes forward, the men – and they nearly are all men – turn and look…
Culture
Culture, 83
Monday 13 May
Robert Bound brings us his highlights from the second Frieze New York art fair, we get a musical tour of Toronto courtesy of producer Gil Masuda, and enjoy a session from keyboard virtuoso, Gentry. Plus, where does philo…
Culture
The Review, 82
Saturday 11 May
Matt Wolf explores why Broadway is getting Darwinian for the Tony Awards, we meet Colleen Murphy – founder of Classic Album Sundays for our music review, and Lisa Campbell talks us through some audience-grabbing internat…
Culture
The Stack, 37
Saturday 11 May
Turkey special: Tyler Brûlé meets Andrew Finkel, a foreign correspondent who has been based in Istanbul for 20 years. Plus, we hear from Berrak Gocer, the editor of Granta magazine's new Turkish venture.