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21st Century

Best Pods of 2021

Lockdown has caused the proliferation of podcasts, with every Tom, Dick and Harriet taking to the pod waves. And, slightly awkwardly, I’m no exception. But

30th December 2021 4 Comments

AFRICA

Q Marks the Spot 157 (November 2021 Treasure Map)

Sacred Treasure The ever trusty Malcolm Guite reclaims All Hallows Eve in a sonnet. Thanks to the great Art & Theology page, I’ve discovered that

1st November 2021 No Comments

Ancient History

Echoes from Eternity: 30. Umberto Eco (pt2) Books in the library

There is so much good stuff in Eco’s collection that I couldn’t resist another outing after the last one (click the link for all the

22nd May 2020 2 Comments

21st Century

Closing the gap: sitcoms, spin and suspicion

Paul Arnold, the coordinator of the Church and Media Network (MediaNet), kindly invited me to write a post this week to point to how Wilderness engages with

21st July 2015 No Comments

20th Century

Double-entendres: the problem with symbolic shortcuts

This is not a particularly profound post (which, incidentally, is not to claim that regular posts on Q are either), but having just finished Sarah

23rd September 2013 1 Comment

20th Century

Friday Fun 41: Mitchell & Webb debunking conspiracy theories

Some readers will know that my current obsessions are conspiracies and suspicions. One of these days, these may coalesce into something substantial. But that feels

19th April 2013 No Comments

ARTS

Friday Fun 40: Musical comics and comical Musicians

They don’t make ’em like this anymore. 3 entertainment heroes: Morecambe, Borge & Dawson, all passed on, but all wonderful in their different ways. And

22nd March 2013 4 Comments