One very popular long running show that hasn’t appeared on this blog so far is South Park. The reason is that, as far as I…
CIPC #361: Madonna, The power of good-bye
I spotlighted Madonna once before on this blog — long, long ago, when she was still famous. Back then, I talked about the music video…
CIPC #360: Doom asylum
Doom asylum is one of those dime-a-dozen eighties horror comedies. The concept of the movie is that someone gets into a car accident, is wrongfully…
CIPC #359: Macintosh 1984 keynote speech
This year, it is precisely forty years ago that the first Macintosh computers were released on an unsuspecting world. With a full one hundred and…
CIPC #358: De Rode Ridder Vol.14, De galmende kinkhoorns
Looking back on last year’s posts, you see American shows, British shows, singers from France or the Netherlands, commercials from all corners of the Earth…
CIPC #357: Washington Post Christmas search 2023
Just half a month ago, ’twas the season to be jolly. But now ’tis the season to acrimoniously — and sanctimoniously — bemoan the varied…
CIPC #356: Randall and Hopkirk (deceased) E8, Whoever heard of a ghost dying?
A new year, a new British detective series. Well, new isn’t exactly the right word, seeing that it aired in 1969. It features, as title…
CIPC Extra: The best and worst of 2023
Compiling the usual end-of-year list has been harder than usual this time. I’ve been more consistent, it seems. That means that this year’s bests are…
CIPC #355: Univis ad
Glasses! Glasses are brilliant. They’re one of humanity’s greatest victories over nature. Instead of stumbling around in an eternal blur, millions of people can now…
CIPC #354: Slaughterhouse rulez
The British have always reserved a rather prominent place in their fiction for boarding schools. From Dickens’ Nicholas Nickleby all the way to Rowling’s Harry…