February 1, 2023

Q Marks the Spot 172 (Feb 2023 Treasure Map)

Sacred Treasure

Malcolm Guite: a Poet for Bruised Evangelicals a really good piece. If you want more on him, check out my extended conversation with him here.
French novelist and general enfant terrible Michel Houellebecq finds himself as an agnostic among Christians in being opposed to Euthanasia. Fascinating and powerful.
Grant Wishart tries to escape the Urbanist Matrix
Whatever your stance, the silencing and punishment of LGBT dissenters is chilling argues Trevin Wax.
My boss Paul spoke last week at the funeral of Maria, a remarkable woman whose family hid 2 Jewish boys in Nazi-occupied Netherlands.

Topical Treasure

4 books to help teach young people about the Holocaust. An important if brief list
Kathleen Stock is nothing if not courageous – she’s absolutely fascinating here on the identity politics reactions to Todd Field’s new film Tar.
Friends know I’m mildly obsessed with Berlin. These are fascinating shots from the days immediately after the fall of the Wall.

Quirky Treasure

LOVE this! If you’ve seen those Bayeux Tapestry memes, and wondered how they were done – well, wonder no longer. You can make them here!
If you needed evidence that the fashion world is stark-raving bonkers, there’s this
Some very special Underwater photographs from the 2022 Ocean Art competition

Layla May Arthur is an artist who works with paper in the Netherlands. These are breathtaking
I do a lot of travel for work; some of these had never occurred to me, but they’re great ideas
Did you know that Queen Victoria was no slouch when it came to sketching and painting? No, nor did I? Here’s a selection.

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Americas, Faith, Quaerentia

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