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Monocle meets British installation artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien  - Monocle We sit down with legendary installation artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien. He discusses his career, early influences and his current...

ICYMI on this week's #MonocleOnCulture on monocle.com -
Rob Bound is joined by British installation artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien the studio to discuss his career, influences and his new show at @deyoungmuseum.bsky.social :))

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Eliza Reid on crafting her first mystery - Monocle Eliza Reid speaks to Georgina Godwin about growing up in Ottawa, her time as Iceland’s first lady and her debut...

New EP of #MeetTheWriters on monocle.com -
The former First Lady of Iceland, Eliza Reid has written her debut fiction novel - it's a whodunnit!! 😲

She joins @georginagodwin.bsky.social in the studio to share all about it and the unexpected journey to First Lady! monocle.com/radio/shows/...

😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭

Because I know you’re just as invested as I am - burial never happened today. @andrewmueller.bsky.social 😭

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ECL to be buried in SA in a private ceremony… HH apparently is to address the nation AGAIN.

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Following the broadcast of FDX, last night HH has officially declared the mourning period in Zambia over to allow the country back to normalcy.

(ask me if this is over, I don't think it is 😭)

The Winners of the 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction and Non-Fiction - Monocle Georgina Godwin meets Yael Van Der Wouden and Rachel Clarke, the winners of the 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction and...

New Episode of #MeetTheWriters on monocle.com - it's a @womensprize.bsky.social special, as @georginagodwin.bsky.social speaks to the 2025 Fiction and Non-Fiction winners: Yael van Der Wouden and Rachel Clarke - monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Not the gworls fighting in real time????

Sir Ian McKellen to open historic all-trans and nonbinary production of Twelfth Night Director Phoebe Kemp said: "Twelfth Night already toys with gender and performance – it feels like Shakespeare wrote it for us"

The man remains truly excellent and this is going to be amazing
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was one of the African writers I read from my family’s bookshelf, such a loss to the literary world.

Jeremy Vine: Broadcasting and the stories that matter - Monocle Broadcaster Jeremy Vine sits down with Georgina Godwin to share details about his upbringing in Surrey, his entry into reporting...

New Episode of #MeetTheWriters on monocle.com :

Broadcaster and journalist @jeremyvine.bsky.social joins @georginagodwin.bsky.social to discuss his debut crime fiction novel "Murder on Line One"

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Mixed feelings on Sesame Street finding another home with
@netflix.com - the show debuted on @pbs.org as a show for all, regardless of social mobility. Going to a subscription based model seems regressive. Will the show look for another public broadcaster if the unthinkable happens? (PBS shut off)

This is the one comic book character that could've been a perfect focus for children's cinema.

I never feel excited for Superman in cinema, they always seem just... childish?

Perfect for children's cinema!

Ahmed Alnaouq: the voices of Gaza beyond the headlines - Monocle Gazan journalist Ahmed Alnaouq joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his upbringing, losing family in a 2014 Israeli bombing and co-founding...

On #MeetTheWriters this week on Monocle.com -

@georginagodwin.bsky.social meets @ahmedalnaouq.bsky.social, the co- founder of #WeAreNotNumbers - the network that connects Palestinian writers to share their stories to the world.

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The world needs more emo supervillains. And Bob. #Thunderbolts

Why this U.S. ambassador cried at a press conference -- and is being called a hero Michael Gonzales, the ambassador to Zambia, announced at an emotional press conference that the U.S. would cut $50 million in aid due to theft of medications.

Michael Gonzales, the ambassador to Zambia, announced at an emotional press conference that the U.S. would cut $50 million in aid due to theft of medications.

The late Joseph S Nye on what “soft power” means in Trump’s new world - Monocle Nye, who coined the term “soft power”, died yesterday at the age of 88. Here in full is his upcoming...

Monocle has written/broadcast/thought a lot about soft power, a concept coined by the late Joseph Nye. He filed something for Monocle's upcoming June issue a few weeks ago, it's free to read here: monocle.com/affairs/jose...

Love how we are all versed in the ongoings of a conclave. Thank you Ralph Fiennes.

If I bring croissants into the office tomorrow will I be kicked out? 🇫🇷 #PSGARS

I have been personally victimised by o2 Priority. Everybody and their cat wants to go to Bad Bunny next year, apparently :(

Lynda La Plante and the art of crime writing - Monocle Lynda La Plante speaks to Georgina Godwin about the latest addition to her Detective Jack Warr series, ‘Crucified’, as well...

The latest episode of #MeetTheWriters on Monocle.com -
@georginagodwin.bsky.social is joined in the studio by Writer/Screenwriter @lyndalaplante.bsky.social following the release of the latest Detective Jack Warr instalment "Crucified" (via @zaffrebooks.bsky.social)

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‘I need to get out there’: wrongfully identified in drill music video and jailed, he now wants to study law Ade Adedeji, 21, from Manchester, served three years for a crime he did not commit before his conviction was quashed

‘I need to get out there’: wrongfully identified in drill music video and jailed, he now wants to study law

he'll probably take that as a compliment, tbh.

Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts will not attend the White House Super Bowl celebration this afternoon, Yamiche Alcindor reports

I didn't even think about my surroundings (the office), I just asked if Portugal and Spain got their leccy back on 😭

Booked #SinnersMovie for next week at BFI. I am going to regret this.

I now have Loop earplugs ads all over my social media.

I have two pairs, how do I tell my phone to stop with the ads!

Following on from last week's UK Supreme Court decision, I wanted to read more of Grayling's new book "Discriminations", maybe somewhere among the madness of society today, we can find some clarity on how to be human again.

AC Grayling and making peace in the culture wars AC Grayling has written theses and philosophies about society and the world for decades. His latest work, ‘Discriminations: Making Peace in the Culture Wars’…

A very special #MeetTheWriters episode on monocle.com :

@georginagodwin.bsky.social is joined by Philosopher A.C. Grayling, who tries to make sense of the world's culture debates with his new book "Discriminations" (via @oneworldbooks.bsky.social) monocle.com/radio/shows/...