Parody is a tricky genre. When it fails, it tends to fall completely flat, but when it succeeds, ah, then you might just get a…
CIPC #65: The cinema snob S11 E13, Mighty muffin pounder rangers
Judging the quality of entertainment is an age-old tradition – probably about half an hour younger than entertainment itself – but it, like so many…
CIPC #64: Back to the future part III
This is going to be a huge disappointment. Just imagine: for more than a year, my fans1 have been waiting, silently fearing my blog would…
CIPC #63: The X-files S5 E20, The end
As far as I can ascertain, the X-files is more or less an adaptation of the Fortean times in which every uncanny or weirdly creepy…
CIPC #62: Championship conflict
The history of the world chess championship is filled with scandals. Delicious, delicious scandals. Some of the more famous ones are the yoghurt incident (Karpow…
CIPC #60: Kiekeboe Vol.89, De s van pion
Every now and then, some mainstream comic of tv-series features chess in one of its episodes; by now you might already be aware of that.…
CIPC #59: Sargon series front covers
Long time ago, in this very galaxy, I wrote a post showcasing some chess-themes book covers. At that time, I expected I might be able…
CIPC #58: Existential comics No.215
I think I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating: there’s some weird stuff on the internet. There’s a subreddit dedicated to unexpected factorials, there’s…
CIPC #57: The big fat quiz of everything 2018
QI, Only Connect… the Brits have probably the greatest quiz programs in the world. It is not surprising, then, that every year there is an…
CIPC #56: Batman Vol.1 No.23
I have a confession to make: I know squat about American comics. Especially about superhero comics. Of course, there’s a lot of chess in them,…