Three Monkeys Online

A Curious, Alternative Magazine

Slovenia

  • Ljubljana

    Ljubljana is one of Europe's coolest capital cities, famed for its castle, beautiful bridges, vibran
  • Lies, Damned Lies, and Trigger Happy Allies. Giuliana Sgrena’s Release.

    American soldiers killed Italian secret service agent Nicola Calipari. That much is fact. While transporting released Italian hostage, Giuliana Sgrena, to the airport outside Baghdad, the car in which
  • After the empire–part 1

    Emmanuel Todd’s After the Empire, which was a bestseller in France, is a somewhat worrying tract. Not that its message that the United States faces an inevitable decline, dragged down by economi
  • Send in the clowns

    The San Remo Festival is hard to explain. To suggest that it’s Italy’s answer to the Eurovision Song Contest doesn’t quite capture it. It is tacky, certainly, and devoid of any music
  • Tortelli alla Rucola

    An easy and healthy option for a flavoursome vegetarian dish. What you need (for 2 persons): 250 gr. ravioli a pot of white yoghurt ½ a teaspoon of turmeric 20 gr. butter ½ teaspoon ground black pep
  • Raviolacci alla Pancetta

    Easy and tasty, perhaps not so healthy as the vegetarian version with rocket and yoghurt, but – hey – you can't always get everything! What you need (for 2 persons): 250 gr. ravioli 8
  • Pork in Coconut Sauce

    A dish scented with spices and sweetened by the coconut milk. It's delicious accompanied by boiled basmati rice and sweet'n'sour baby onions. I prepared it for an Indian friend last wee
  • Empanada Pie

    We received the recipe below from one of our readers, Jane Cranthorne, who tells us that she has always made empanada “as a pie – I can’t remember where I got the recipe but I’
  • Formula One – Three Monkeys’ Analysis

    The travelling carnival that is the Formula One Grand Prix season has kicked off in Melbourne. There have been a number of rule changes, and also some significant alterations in personnel, since last
  • Canadian Camel Trekking in the Rajasthan Desert – a personal memoir.

    I had been hearing the same advice for several weeks while backpacking in India. “If you haven't been on a camel safari, then you haven't done Rajasthan”. Despite my hatred for t