Pretty woman, a 1990 film starring Richard Gere as Edward Lewis and Julia Roberts as Vivian Ward, must be the epitome of the romantic comedy.…
CIPC #155: Hanes advertisement
If you thought we already plumbed the depths of human society last week, here’s a treat for you! Not only do we once again visit…
CIPC #154: 2016 Kia Optima commercial
After one whole blog post about high culture, we descend once more into the dank morass of the worst type of popular culture: commercials. Our…
CIPC #153: Kilburne, A game of chess
Let’s get this new year started for real! Now with some shitty pop music, like last year, not with an obscure publicity photo, like 2018,…
CIPC extra: The best and worst of 2019
And thus, a third year of weekly blog posts has finally drawn to an end. It is therefore time for my yearly look back, collecting…
CIPC #152: Hein Heijnen, Rokade
Rokade is a book written (in Dutch; the title means Castling) by an MD by the name of Hein Heijnen. It appeared in the prehistoric1…
BOBCH #6: Schuermans’ double deflection (1991)
By now, there are several thousands of games on this site. How is one supposed to find games that are interesting? The answer is that…
CIPC #151: The spirit of Christmas
‘t is the season to be jolly! To put a tree with more decoration than Idi Amin in a prominent place in the house. To…
CIPC #150: Saturday night live 20-01-1996, Spartan cheerleaders
From what I understand, Saturday night live is pretty much a staple of American culture but largely unknown outside of the USA. It is a…
CIPC #149: Gravity Falls, S1 E11: Little Dipper
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…