Frankfurt’s Mascot Summit Shows Why Western Cities Should Embrace Their Softer Side
Japan has long understood the power of a good mascot. While branding consultants in the West often lean toward sleek…
Mayor Mamdani just hired a bunch of ‘grocery store nerds’ to design NYC’s city-owned markets
The New York City Economic Development Corp. (NYCEDC) announced that it has selected four distinct creative firms—Gander, Librarie, Noble Signs,…
The Realities and Rewards of the Entrepreneurial Journey: Inside Monocle’s Latest Issue
Establishing and running a business comes with many challenges, but here at Monocle, we prefer to focus firmly on the…
The Two Clocks: How Ambient Consumption and "Jevons’s Paradox" Are Reshaping the Entertainment Industry
Entertainment companies everywhere are quietly coming to terms with a profound structural shift in how humans consume media. Across the…
Tucker Carlson on Global Collapse, Media Decay, and Why He Fears the Next Six Months
ABU DHABI — In the shifting landscape of modern international media and geopolitics, few figures command as much polarizing attention…
President Trump Launches America.gov, a New AI-Powered Chatbot Designed to Streamline Federal Services
WASHINGTON — The federal government has officially entered the era of generative artificial intelligence with the launch of a centralized…
Beyond the Pre-Theatre Rush: Where to Eat Well in London After the Curtain Falls
Take an early evening stroll through the city on any given weekday and you will find that, for all of…
OpenAI Unveils “Dots,” a Colorful New Suite of Always-On AI Agents Powered by GPT-6 Astra
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI has officially introduced a brand-new suite of artificial intelligence agents bearing the whimsical name “dots,” marking…
City Hall’s New Metropolitan Opera Initiative Aims to Broaden Access and Revive Dwindling Audiences
City Hall’s progressive accessibility initiative could help to diversify the Metropolitan Opera’s crowd and improve dwindling audience numbers. Back in…
Why Modern Marketers Should Stop Chasing AI Search Overlords and Return to Their Audiences
While cinematic metaphors rarely map cleanly onto the day-to-day realities of corporate communications, watching brands try to navigate the shifting…