If asked to include items in a time capsule to represent Belgian culture, the author would choose: sports icons like tennis players Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin and cyclist Eddy Merckx; famous musicians including singer Jacques Brel and saxophone inventor Adolphe Sax as well as current artist Stromae; influential figures in fashion design such as Raf Simons, Diane von Fürstenberg, and Edouard Vermeulen; renowned authors Hugo Claus, Amélie Nothomb, and George Simenon; iconic comic books series like Tintin, Lucky Luke, and Asterix & Obelix; paintings by surrealist René Magritte, Peter Paul Rub