She has also picked up numerous accolades – among them Monocle’s civic, commercial and cultural architect of the year award in 2025 – and is presenting work at the Venice Biennale’s 19th International ...

And if you’re looking for extra content, there’s been plenty more on Monocle Radio this week. France has sent one of its biggest names in pop music, Louane, who is performing a touching ballad about ...

This movie begins as many conventional period romances set in Mitteleuropa do: at a formal event in the 1910s, as an ambitious young military man, Anton, asks a daughter of nobility, Edith ...

He named his youngest son "Barron," a rank of nobility, often hereditary − though he added an extra "r" for good measure. He's added a touch of gold to every White House portrait, fireplace ...

Former President Trump is facing scrutiny for accepting a Boeing 747 aircraft, potentially for Air Force One use, from the Qatari ruling family. Concerns have been raised about the potential cost ...

Picture the Monopoly Man. Is he wearing a top hat? How about a monocle? The first is true, but if you imagined the board game mascot with fancy eyewear, you have experienced a false memory. False ...

Janelle Monáe was a standout in that category. She paired a motorized clock monocle with her Thom Browne look. The watch hands on her eyewear spent the night zipping around the dial, and the ...

The twist this time is that you'll have to keep four competing interest groups happy throughout your rulership: the commoners, the clergy, the nobility, and the burghers. These "estates" are roughly ...

The future pope, Gioacchino Pecci, was born March 2, 1810, in Carpineto, a town in the hill country south of Rome, the sixth child in a family of the Italian minor nobility. A talented student, he ...

Janelle Monáe’s Met Gala look was courtesy of Thom Browne x Paul Tazewell. To honor this theme, the dress code for the 2025 Met Gala was “Tailored for You,” and Monáe certainly understood ...

The star kept her bowler hat and steampunk-style monocle as she partied with fellow Met Gala attendees. Monáe continued to live up to her reputation as a fashion vanguard as she gave her Thom ...