Reading List
Links and Recommendations
I had time over the weekend to catch up on several of my favorite writers here on Substack and decided to share a short reading list. Do yourself a favor and subscribe to them all.
Spaceman Spiff of Postcards from the Abyss takes a look at the psychological makeup of the modern left. What he finds there ranges from irritating to terrifying. The essay answers several important questions, not the least of which being:
What is wrong with these people and why are they so exhausting?
A Ghost in the Machine describes a growing collective sense that the balance of power is shifting in the spiritual world. Here he lays out the disastrous effects of rampant materialism on our society. When we allow the denial of reality, we incur a debt to the truth. AGITM feels that this debt is rapidly coming due.
M. E. Rothwell of Cosmographia continues a fantastic series focused on Columbus’s first voyage to the new world. (Part I and II here) Cosmographia is always an excellent read. If you’re interested in history, myth, geography, or exploration, Rothwell is well worth following.
Yoshi Matsumoto of Holy is He Who Wrestles consistently provides a new perspective on matters of faith and modern life. In this essay from September, he reflects on the Book of Job and raises important questions about the nature of suffering and the role that man plays in the cosmic struggle. I had to sit down and revisit Job after reading this essay and it’s been on my mind ever since.
The Culturist shares notes from a study entitled The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes. No matter how far you think standards have fallen in recent decades, this article will convince you that the situation is somehow actually worse.
The culture war has been raging for so long that even the most fundamental questions can somehow go unasked. Here are a couple:
Where is all of this coming from? How did we even get here?
Neoliberal Feudalism pulls back the curtain on the elaborate theater production that has been manufacturing our cultural landscape and its luminaries for decades. This is the first of a series, Parts II and III here.
Frank Wright takes a break from diagnosing the psychological ills of modernity to admire a poem by Ezra Pound. Ballad of the Goodly Fere reads as a brotherly eulogy for Christ, as delivered by a friend that knew him personally as both man and savior. I had never read the poem before Frank shared it, but it has immediately become one of my favorites.
The Librarian of Celaeno provides a timely history lesson about political violence. In this instance, the violence is literally political, pitting congressmen against each other in an open brawl. Aside from being a great story in its own right, this serves as an important reminder that nothing is ever truly new and that we’ve kind of always been this way.
In centuries past, artists and builders understood that mankind was designed to recognize and appreciate the sacred and the beautiful. Hilary White understands this as well, and her work at The Sacred Images Project is a must read for anyone looking to learn about and admire early Christian art and architecture.
A recent essay shines a light on the beauty of Canterbury Cathedral and on the ugliness of those attempting to defile it.
That’s all I’ve got for now. I should have new stuff of my own to post soon.
If you have recommendations that you’d like to share, please leave them in the comment section. I’m interested to see what everyone’s reading.
Thanks for the mention. Glad you liked it.
Ah, thank you!