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CIPC #341: Jan Smit, Cupido

Posted on September 19, 2023December 28, 2023

This may be new for my international readers, but everyone from our little Dutch-speaking nook in Europe knows that pop songs in Dutch are massively…

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CIPC #340: Doctor Who S14 E17, The robots of death: part one

Posted on September 12, 2023September 16, 2023

Doctor Who is perhaps the biggest thing we haven’t covered yet on this blog.1 It started all the way back in the sixties and ran…

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CIPC #339: Beauty and the beast S1 E1, Once upon a time in the city of New York

Posted on September 5, 2023December 28, 2023

“Huh?” I hear you think “S1E1? Surely there’s no seasons or episodes in Beauty and the beast; it’s a film!” But no. First of all,…

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CIPC #338: Diggers ad

Posted on August 30, 2023August 30, 2023

We have spotlighted countless advertisements on this blog. For alcoholic drinks, for clothes, for cars, for all sorts of services — but not yet for…

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CIPC #337: Lexx S4 E18, The game

Posted on August 22, 2023December 28, 2023

I may just have witnessed the most bizarre thing to appear on this blog. It was an episode of a mostly forgotten science fiction series…

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CIPC #336: Out of Africa

Posted on August 15, 2023August 15, 2023

Today’ subject is an absolute classic. It won seven Oscars,1 including best picture, best director, and best actress in a leading role for Meryl Streep.…

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CIPC #335: Psych S2 E7, If you’re so smart, then why are you dead?

Posted on August 9, 2023August 9, 2023

British detective series are the bread and butter of this blog. But every now and then, I want to mix things up by spotlighting an…

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CIPC #334: Puerto Rico rum ad

Posted on August 1, 2023July 26, 2023

It’s not the first time I’ve dealt with hard liquor on this blog. Far from it. But it’s the first time I’m dealing with such…

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CIPC #333: Prime suspect S2 E1, Operation Nadine

Posted on July 26, 2023July 26, 2023

Even in the nineties, women and men were still treated very differently. A case in point: when we meet inspector Barnaby from Midsomer Murders or…

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CIPC #332: Rupa ad

Posted on July 19, 2023

It’s been a while since we talked about a talk show, but I don’t like doing so, so let’s not. Instead, let’s talk about underwear.…

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