Gravity Falls is a critically acclaimed cartoon show produced by Disney about twelve-year-old twins Mabel and Dipper, who spend the summer holidays with their great-uncle…
CIPC #148: US marines advertisement
The US military has many detractors all over the world, but none could possibly make them look sillier than they did themselves, from what I…
CIPC #147: Giving the devil her due, Vol.1
At the very beginning of Giving the devil her due, a webcomic1 by D. S. Newman and Magaly Abarca, a certain David gets run over…
CIPC #146: Wolfen
Wolfen is a supernatural thriller from 1981, mainly known for starring Albert Finney. The plot starts in a very standard fashion: people are being murdered…
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 #144: Rivron, Het caravan kookboek
It’s a — it’s a cookbook! When I started this blog, I was expecting many things. I knew there would be films, comic books, and…
CIPC #143: Stone, Impending mate & Mated
Some twenty years ago, there was a regular contributor to the magazine Chess writing under the name C. P. Ravilious. He mainly wrote a column…
CIPC #142: Nero Vol.143, De dood van Bompa
Nero is, or was at least, incredibly famous in Flanders and completely unknown outside of it. It is a comic with a cast of colourful…
CIPC #141: La Bayadère (bis)
‘Wait!’ I hear you exclaim, ‘La Bayadère? Didn’t you talk about that before?’ I did! In fact, it is the same Makarova adaptation of Petipa’s…
CIPC #140: Final move
One thing I haven’t done yet this year, is commenting on a chess-themed movie. More than a hundred blog posts ago, I commented on Lang…