Samsung is known as one of the biggest and most famous electronics manufacturers in the world, but it is also an adjective used in music…
CIPC #76: Mickey Maus No.48
One of the biggest names in popular culture I have not mentioned so far is the almighty mouse, the great Mickey himself. Of course, there…
CIPC #75: Lo squartatore di New York
Last time, I spotlighted an example of the spaghetti western. This week, I want to show that other famous genre of Italian movie: the giallo.…
CIPC #74: Botte di natale
For more than two decades, from 1967 to 1994 to be precise, Terence Hill and Bud Spencer where a mainstay of the spaghetti western genre.…
CIPC #73: Ronzoni commercial
If you have read some of my other blog posts, you will have noticed that I usually start with a short text providing context for…
CIPC #72: Maigret S35, Mon ami Maigret
I have a conjecture: every sufficiently well-known fictional detective will sooner or later be confronted with chess. A slightly – but only very slightly –…
CIPC #71: Budd, The chess board
It is time to bring some culture to this blog again – and nothing screams culture like some classical painting. Besides, the last time I…
CIPC #70: Chess board box covers
I found a new bizarre niche of CIPC material to get lost in! You can go online, find some pictures of cheap chess sets and…
CIPC #69: The hound of the Baskervilles
Long, long time ago, when I started this blog, I already knew that, inevitably, I would end up talking about Sherlock Holmes. I don’t think…
CIPC #68: The hateful eight
Tarantino syndrome is a disease which has been affecting many young movies, often with a great pedigree, for decades now. A textbook case is offered…