In the nineties, you could make a music video to an international top ten hit with a cheap video camera, some randomly assorted friends, and…
CIPC #324: The Sweeney S1 E4, Queen’s pawn
The Sweeney is an old police drama series from the UK. That’s not so remarkable, especially not for a subject of this blog. But what’s…
CIPC #323: Bewitched S5 E27, Daddy does his thing
Why is it that American television series tend to have billions of episodes? Take an iconic British series, say, Fawlty Towers: two seasons of six…
CIPC #322: Coffeecompany ad
Not that long ago, I wrote about an advert for a Colombian delivery company. The position depicted there was quite believable, even though it was…
CIPC #321: Chess in literature: the D-quel.
Yes, after the sequel, there is now finally also the d-quel. Yes, I realise how awful that pun is. No, I’m not sorry about it.1…