Three Monkeys Online

A Curious, Alternative Magazine

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  • Ljubljana

    Ljubljana is one of Europe's coolest capital cities, famed for its castle, beautiful bridges, vibran
  • Good news day

    To all those countless readers confronted with a blank page when trying to access the blog over the past few days, I offer apologies with all the sincerity of an Irish Rail station announcer. “S
  • That Funky Gibbon

    When it comes to the field of history, what engages the “common reader” can be radically different from academics’ fare. Take the Roman Empire. Anyone who has read Tom Holland’
  • Coconut Beef with Sugar Beans – a recipe

    Serves four – as long as they’re not greedy! Have you ever gone out and bought ingredients and not really known what youare going to do with them but wanted to try something out. Well, I s
  • Fights don’t come any bigger than this – Floyd Mayweather Jnr. Vs Oscar De La Hoya

    On May 5th, Floyd Mayweather Jnr (37-0, 24 KO’s) challenges Oscar De La Hoya (38-4, 30 KO’s) for the WBC world light-middleweight title at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. Not only is May
  • Lille Farce Churns Out Dangerous What Ifs

    Now we’ll see how hard line Michel Platini really is. At the Stade Felix-Bollaert in Lens on Tuesday, Lille effortlessly undermined their sprightly, hard working performance against Manchester U
  • Balancing the Renaissance – Tim Parks on Medici Money

    Banking, something we take for granted, was a relatively new industry in the 15th Century when the Medici family made their fortune from it. Relatively new, and perilously close to the mortal sin of u
  • The Nuclear Option – Declan Lynch and The Rooms

    For a while you think he’s mellowed. You think the sober air and unspoilthalls of the National Gallery are trying to tell you something. The placecan’t speak but it resonates to the clatte
  • Books by and an Interview with: Mary Midgley

    Mary Midgley has arguably achieved for philosophy what several science writers have achieved for their own field in recent years: namely a very large audience. And whilst her scientific colleagues hav
  • A ‘special’ writer. Dacia Maraini in interview

    I have met , on different occasions, Dacia Maraini and, each time, I’ve been struck by her incredible ability to tell a story. She’s a genuine storyteller who involves and transmits emotio