Our subject for today is one of the stranger ads I have seen. It appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in 1952 and was apparently…
CIPC #253: The lone wolf spy hunt
During the course of the years, this blog has put the spotlight on a number of forgotten merchandises: The crime doctor, the Philo Vance series,…
CIPC #252: Chess in literature, the sequel
Long, long time ago — the world was still innocent then1 — I wrote a blog post about chess in literature. In it, I discussed…
CIPC #251: Vogue cover
Let’s continue our discussions of magazine covers. This time, we go all the way back to 1929. Vogue is already a well-established fashion magazine. Chess…