A long time ago, I wrote a blog post about chess themed book covers, which greatly endangered my faith in humanity. A later post about…
CIPC #242: Lego chess sets box covers
I can imagine Nintendo disappearing. I can imagine Hot Wheels disappearing. But I can not image Lego disappearing. The ingenious connecting system, the sturdy material,…
CIPC #161: Jay Richard Kennedy, Schach dem Vorsitzenden
Perhaps you have heard of a 1969 movie called The chairman? Maybe under its alternative title The most dangerous man in the world? It was…
CIPC #145: Chess book cover galore
It was a long time ago. It was a simpler time then and there was a certain sincerity to the world, born of simplicity more…
CIPC #70: Chess board box covers
I found a new bizarre niche of CIPC material to get lost in! You can go online, find some pictures of cheap chess sets and…
CIPC #61: The New Yorker Vol.52 No.28
Among literary magazines, the New Yorker takes pride of place, counting authors like Roald Dahl, Haruki Murakami, and Vladimir Nabokov under its contributors. On top…