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As seen in: Monocle, The Independent (UK), Esquire (UK), The New Statesman, Prospect Magazine, Port Magazine, The London Magazine, whynow
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Democracy is a disaster online – but in reality it’s still our best option

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By Alexis Self
| Monocle Verified
At the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh in 2023, I heard a government minister from an autocratic nation explain the pitfalls of democracy in an unstable world.
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The funny business of comic timing

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By Alexis Self
| Monocle Verified
If comedy were physics, timing would be gravity: the invisible force holding everything together and stopping jokes from floating off into deep, awkward, silent space. Deliver a punchline too quickly and a joke finishes prematurely. If it comes too late, your audience has already mentally vacated the space. But if you get it just right, there’s a kind of comedic resonance, like hitting the exact frequency that shatters a window, or in this case a person’s composure. Take, for example, my wife.
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Inside Casa Italia, the Italian embassy in London

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By Alexis Self
| Monocle Verified
The newly opened Italian embassy in London makes good use of the country's cultural prowess as a tool of diplomacy. We take a tour with its ambassador Inigo Lambertini. When Monocle arrives at the new Italian embassy in London, we are offered coffee by the ambassador, Inigo Lambertini. Two espressos arrive; we take a sip. The coffee is very good. Not five minutes ago we were fighting our way from Victoria Station through the rain but now we seem to be in a hip Milanese bar.
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