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The Bookseller of Beirut
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The Bookseller of Beirut

As anywhere, Lebanon's independent bookstores have slowly been eaten up by big, bland chains. But Esquire, set in the once thriving district of Hamra, stands out as a slightly dusty, but proud, pillar of independence. 18.06.08
Lady Yvonne Cochrane
Q&A

Lady Yvonne Cochrane

Monocle editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé talks to Lady Yvonne Cochrane in Beirut about urban planning, architecture and the future of her country. 24.04.08
Latest Magazine Articles
2008Fullstopvolume 02
September2008
AFFAIRS REPORT

Two years after the war with Israel, another battle was raging in Lebanon among its own people.

MEN'S FASHION

Despite the rather unsettled summer in Lebanon, it was business as usual at the iconic 1960s Sporting Club.

2008Fullstopvolume 02
May2008
AFFAIRS REPORT

In the Mediterranean two cities are having very different political debates.

2007Fullstopvolume 01
September2007
DESIGN BRIEFING

The Lebanese army may be fighting an offshoot of al-Qaeda in the northern city of Tripoli, but that hasn't stopped a local jeweller and his Moroccan partner opening the first Middle Eastern Comme des Garçons "guerilla" store.

DESIGN BRIEFING

Last summer's war left parts of Lebanon in ruins and thousands homeless. A pair of Beirut-based architects wanted to help with the rebuilding and decided, quite literally, to pick up the pieces.

2007Fullstopvolume 01
July2007
AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING

Bernard Khoury, architect, answers our quality of life questions.

 
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