“Singing Praise” by Richard Sargent (1959)

My cartoon for this weekend’s Guardian books.

If you're in the need for some kind of magical artifact of magic for your setting, consider Fresnel Lenses which are used in lighthouses:

These things are Alive.

Paul Cadmus by George Platt-Lynes

Carel Weight - Girl with Skeletons (ca. 1959)

In 2002, anthropologist Grover Krantz made a unique arrangement for his final resting place: donating his body to the Smithsonian, with a heartfelt condition. Krantz insisted that his cherished Irish Wolfhound, Clyde, accompany him in death. True to his wishes, when Krantz's body was put on display in 2009, Clyde stood faithfully by his side for all to see.

The Bear Hunt at the Lac d'Oo waterfall, near Bagnères-de-Luchon

by Louis-François Lejeune

Väinö Blomstedt (1871-1947) "The Archer" (1898) Oil on canvas Located in the Art Museum Riga Bourse, Riga, Latvia

Hokusai, The Falls of Yoro, Province of Mino, c. 1827

My latest cartoon for New Scientist

Found in the Internet Archive by AnitaNH

Heart Shaped Cabochon Moonstone Gray’s Antiques, London

Agnolo Bronzino (1503 – 1572)

Descent of Christ Into Limbo , 1552, detail.