Happiness is taking control of a beloved comic strip. Sony is buying a 41% stake in the Charles M. Schulz comic “Peanuts” and its characters including Snoopy and Charlie Brown from Canada’s WildBrain ...
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This day in pop culture for January 3

On this day in pop culture history, Fruitcake tossing becomes a thing, “Dragnet” debuts on NBC, “Peanuts” says goodbye and ...
You know about Linus and his blanket. Inseparable was an understatement. There’s a scene in 1969’s “A boy named Charlie Brown ...
Knott’s Berry Farm will once again host its annual Knott’s Peanuts Celebration, running weekends from Jan. 31 through Feb. 22 ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As a child, Clara Spars, who grew up in Charles M. Schulz’s adoptive hometown of Santa Rosa, assumed that every ...
As a child, Clara Spars, who grew up in Charles M. Schulz’s adoptive hometown of Santa Rosa, assumed that every city had life-size “Peanuts” statues dotting its streets. After all, Spars saw the ...
As a child, Clara Spars, who grew up in Charles M. Schulz's adoptive hometown of Santa Rosa, Calif., assumed that every city had life-size "Peanuts" statues dotting its streets. After all, Spars saw ...
It’s got Spider-Man, it’s got Slimer, and now Sony adds another powerful “S” to its slate: Snoopy. Yes, Sony now controls the Peanuts gang in yet another case of Hollywood acquisition mania. This week ...