“The old way isn’t the way you travel,” she says he told her. “It’s not the fact that you’re paddling or you’re hiking. The old way for us is what you carry in your heart as you travel.”
Canadian filmmaker Dianne Whelan
Filmmaker becomes first to complete the Trans Canada Trail solo: ‘Burn the schedule’
RNZ Nine to Noon
26 October 2026
People don’t want to walk into galleries that make them feel dull or stupid – they want galleries that make them feel human.
Has the art world forgotten how to feel? Museums need less explanation and more emotion
Blake Matich
Monocle October 2026
It’s like a medieval version of a Netflix series – Stitchflix – in which you get to see the backstory of the invasion, have nice asides about daily life, witness battles, enjoy sufficient killing to keep you engaged.
The Bayeux Tapestry reveals an abundance of naked truths – about humans’ unchanging nature
Andrew Tuck
Monocle October, 2026
Whilst maintaining academic rigour, I carefully balance the content, always wondering whether visitors can grasp as much as we hope. It’s not about simply listing good menus but about curating an exceptional taste.
Yoo Hong-jun, National Museum of Korea director
Museum of Korea wants the world to see the ‘true colour’ of Korean art and culture
Monocle October, 2026
WRITER
Fiona Bae
The mountains are high and the emperor is far away.
Chinese proverb
“The time will come soon when this trend will be checked by some appalling disaster.”
Charles Melville Hays
Canadian railway baron
Reportedly said on the night of the Titanic disaster before he was one of the nearly 1500 people who perished.
He was referring to the race by shipping companies competing for passengers by building faster ships.
Wikipedia
Ref: Canadian National History Railblazers. Canadian National Railway.
“Ko te rangatahi, ko rātou ngā rangatira o nāianei. Karekau ko rātou ko te rangatira āpōpō ko rātou te rangatira o nāianei.”
“The youth are the leaders of today. They are not the leaders of tomorrow. They are the leaders of today.”
Kiingitanga spokesperson Rahui Papa.
Banal buildings are bad for us. They are the design world’s equivalent of ultra-processed food. Such edifices fail to not only to the people who live or work in them but also to an often-ignored constituency: the people who have to walk past their dull façades every day.
‘Buildings affect our health’: Thomas Heatherwick on how dull architecture is just as harmful as fast food
WRITER Andrew Tuck
Monocle September 2026
When civilian leaders are strategically illiterate, they lose the capacity to exercise meaningful oversight over military affairs.
‘Strategic troublemaking’ for peace: Europe needs a new defence plan if it wants to play negotiator
WRITER Gorana Grgić
Monocle September 2026
Grand strategy is not an innate American trait; it’s a lost European art.
‘Strategic troublemaking’ for peace: Europe needs a new defence plan if it wants to play negotiator
WRITER Gorana Grgić
Monocle September 2026
