After well over four years of weekly blog posts, it’s becoming harder and harder to come with real novelties. But today, I have found it.…
CIPC #233: Lewis S2 E3, Life born of fire
The last time we met Lewis, he was assisting inspector Morse in his final days. It turns out that he afterwards became an inspector himself…
CIPC #232: Chanel ad
All too rare are examples of the happy few, the names that everybody knows, the a-list celebrities, that show up at the chessboard. Consequently, the…
CIPC #231: D, In the name of justice
Take a good look at the picture below. It comes from the music video for the song In the name of justice by the metal…
CIPC #230: Robot & Frank
Last week, we talked about one of the most well-known movies of all time. Today, we look at a far lesser known one: Robot &…
CIPC #229: The great dictator
Today, we dissect the greatest of the great, because The great dictator is probably the greatest movie by the greatest silent movie actor: Charles Chaplin.…
CIPC #228: Chess-nuts
Betty Boop is one of the very many things in the world that I just can’t get my head around.1 She is a very old…
CIPC #227: Etsy ad
Etsy is quite famous in America but I think it is far less popular here in Europe, so perhaps a little background information is in…
CIPC #226: The Perry bible fellowship, Primate checkmate
Today, we go visit the digital lagerstätte and dig up one of the dinosaurs of the internet: The Perry bible fellowship. Before Twitter, Facebook, and…
CIPC #225: Crime doctor’s warning
Have you ever heard of the Crime doctor franchise? It is about doctor Ordway, a criminal psychologist who helps the police solve cases. Nowadays, it…