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CIPC #382: OxyChem ad

Posted on July 16, 2024July 16, 2024

When I first learned about the existence of a company called OxyChem — which happened shortly before this post — I immediately assumed they somehow…

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CIPC #379: Honda Ridgeline ad

Posted on June 25, 2024June 25, 2024

We’re finally leaving the Lewis chessmen behind, but we’re not quite back to normal pieces: they’re still human sized. And they figure in a commercial…

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CIPC #368: Rothmans ad

Posted on April 10, 2024April 10, 2024

Hah! I didn’t quit at all! After the utter despair at the end of my last blog post you could have been forgiven for thinking…

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CIPC #359: Macintosh 1984 keynote speech

Posted on January 31, 2024January 31, 2024

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…

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CIPC #355: Univis ad

Posted on December 27, 2023December 27, 2023

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…

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CIPC #352: Union Investment ad

Posted on December 6, 2023December 6, 2023

This is going to be a rather boring post, I’m afraid. You see, when the people at Union Investment decided to make a chess themed…

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CIPC #346: Cox Communications ad

Posted on October 25, 2023October 26, 2023

Cox Communications is a company that, among many other things, sells home security systems, including things like cameras, motion sensors, and of course — as…

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CIPC #338: Diggers ad

Posted on August 30, 2023August 30, 2023

We have spotlighted countless advertisements on this blog. For alcoholic drinks, for clothes, for cars, for all sorts of services — but not yet for…

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CIPC #334: Puerto Rico rum ad

Posted on August 1, 2023July 26, 2023

It’s not the first time I’ve dealt with hard liquor on this blog. Far from it. But it’s the first time I’m dealing with such…

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CIPC #332: Rupa ad

Posted on July 19, 2023

It’s been a while since we talked about a talk show, but I don’t like doing so, so let’s not. Instead, let’s talk about underwear.…

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