Peanuts 1957 – “Hi!”
We turn to familiarity for comfort. For me: Wodehouse, Dick Francis, Asterix. The rhythms of childhood and teenagerdom. I’ve read …
Peanuts 1956 – “I beg your pardon” and “thank you”
Peanuts is, by any standards, a staggering feat of sustained creativity. A 50-year world-building project devoted to exploring the ways …
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Peanuts 1955 – Beethoven. Always Beethoven.
I love Beethoven. Maybe you do too. I’m not always in the mood for Beethoven, it’s true. Sometimes I find …
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Peanuts 1954 – Comfort? BWHAM!
Sometimes, when things get a bit difficult, I think about the immutable comforts of childhood. Cupping a mug of hot …