Peanuts Is Timeless: Another Week

Another weekly round-up of all things Internet that evoke the almighty Peanuts. "Oh hurrah", you cry!

Best things first: did you know that a beagle won Best in Show at Westminster? Did you hear about that anywhere over and over? I'm sure Snoopy is beside himself with pride, but let it be known that he also would have been well pleased if the Akita had won. Him and Jim Vantz. That's discriminating taste.

It's been awhile since I've seen Peanuts used in an editorial cartoon, but then again, I don't look particularly hard. The general quality of this one tells you pretty much why.

For the second straight week, an article about the comfort children find in blankets, and another mention of the "Charlie Brown Tree", which should be a statue in Minnesota by now.

More Lucy-pulls-football, three in fact. Two of the references are--suh-prise, suh-prise--smackdab in the middle of political articles.

I gotta get this shirt.

To end it, two cool finds via our dear friend Mr. Google Blog Search. First, a great piece in praise of the incomparable Bill Melendez and specifically the brilliantly executed Snoopy fight with the lawn chair in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. I wish I saw more of this on the 'Net.

This is just an amazing undertaking. Unbelievably, given how I seek such out, this escaped my radar until last week. I look forward to playing catch up the next couple days. I think I'll give my complete thoughts on the project upon its completion.

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