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Launched in February 2007, Monocle is a premium media brand with magazine, web, audio, retail and broadcast divisions. With coverage of forgotten states, alluring political figures, emerging brands, fresh forces in popular culture and inspiring design solutions, our mission is to keep an eye and an ear on the world.

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Launched in February 2007, Monocle is a premium media brand with magazine, web, audio, retail and broadcast divisions. With coverage of forgotten states, alluring political figures, emerging brands, fresh forces in popular culture and inspiring design solutions, our mission is to keep an eye and an ear on the world.

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    Swim & sun: a Monocle guide

    Swim & sun: a Monocle guide

    In Monocle’s latest book, Swim & Sun, you’ll find our pick of the places in which to cool off when the mercury rises and plenty to get you dreaming about your next dip. We celebrate the joys of diving into the ocean, leaping into a river and allowing your limbs to stretch – and your mind to clear – as you simply swim. In its visually stunning pages, the guide celebrates the sunny pleasures on offer at our favourite beach clubs, urban pools and lakeside bathing spots. [So pick up a copy and jump in.](https://monocle.com/shop/)

    • 1 min
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    Monocle preview: July/August issue, 2023

    Monocle preview: July/August issue, 2023

    Who tops our liveable leaderboard? Monocle’s annual Quality of Life Survey puts the world’s best cities through their paces and profiles the urban centres on the up. We also get set for summer by gardening in Hiroshima, dining in Marseille and dancing in Mexico City. Plus: how Bratislava’s bass-playing, architect mayor is helping the city to find its groove. [Grab your copy today.](https://monocle.com/shop/)

    • 48 sec
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    Konfekt preview: Issue 11

    Konfekt preview: Issue 11

    Look on the bright side of life with [Konfekt’s dazzling summer instalment](https://monocle.com/shop/product/2337535/konfekt-issue-11/). Issue 11 is an ideal accompaniment to beachside lounging, featuring an alluring trip along Portugal’s untamed Atlantic coast, inspiring residences and a look at why rose oil is so valuable that it’s kept in a vault. Plus: Lebanese mezze, wild swimming and what to wear in the sun.

    • 45 sec
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    Monocle preview: June issue, 2023

    Monocle preview: June issue, 2023

    Ever dreamed of ditching the rat race for a life on the land? We meet the new Mediterranean farmers doing just that in the latest edition of Monocle. Issue 164 also includes an Art Special that puts collectors, galleries and this year’s Art Basel in the frame. Plus: a guide to the Venice Architecture Biennale and a rare venture into Syria. [Order your copy today.](https://monocle.com/shop/product/2326118/issue-164/)

    • 45 sec
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    Inside Portugal’s tinned-fish industry

    Inside Portugal’s tinned-fish industry

    Tinned sardines are an icon of Portugal. We visit a family-run shop and one of the country’s last artisanal canneries to discover why sardines are cherished by the Portuguese, how the industry started back with Napoleon and what is driving the revival of canned fish. Discover more from the country with [Portugal: The Monocle Handbook.](https://monocle.com/shop/product/2227005/portugal-the-monocle-handbook/)

    • 3 min
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    Outpost News: Britain’s smallest radio station

    Outpost News: Britain’s smallest radio station

    Located in the northwestern corner of the Scottish Highlands, Gairloch is a coastal village of about 700 people that is known for its mountains, sea loch and rugged landscape. Monocle paid a visit to Two Lochs, reportedly Britain’s smallest commercial radio station, which is nestled on Gairloch’s shores, run by a handful of volunteers and has built a loyal fanbase of global listeners.

    • 6 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
75 Ratings

75 Ratings

vslist ,

Quick & Refreshing!

For longer form material, try any of the Monocle 24 podcasts.

JalLee55 ,

Review of Singapore Art

You review of the Singapore art scene is disgusting. The implicit assumption is that well there is censorship, but that is okay. Because a lot of countries have some censorship. The front page of the Straight Times reads like Pravda from the early 80’s. Does Tyler Brule need to have cocktails with the elite in Singapore to not take a stand on this? Or does Monocle buy into bull that Asians are not really ready for democracy and a free press.

FowlJerms ,

Wow

Been a fan of this podcast for a long time

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