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 #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…
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,…
CIPC #55: Gargoyles S2 E9 City of stone
Gargoyles is an animated tv series from the nineties and I have a serious problem with it. The writing is quite interesting. It blends Shakespearean…