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Charles M. Schulz

Charles M. Schulz was born in 1922 in Minneapolis, the only child of a housewife and a barber. His interest in comics was encouraged by his father, who loved the funny pages. After army duty, Schulz lettered comic pages for Timeless Topix, and sold seventeen cartoons to The Saturday Evening Post from 1948 to 1950 and a feature, Li'l Folks, to the St. Paul Pioneer PressPeanuts debuted on October 2, 1950, and ran without interruption for the next fifty years. Schulz died on February 12, 2000, and his last strip ran the next day. Peanuts has appeared in 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries.

Books

Preppy: Books for a Style Revival

Preppy is back! But it might not be the polo shirts, khaki shorts, and neat headbands you’re imagining. While “preppy” style is trending again with Gen Z and Gen Alpha, it’s had a bit of a makeover. A cousin of the “coquette” and Barbiecore aesthetics, the preppy look trends heavily towards pink and other bright

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Snoopy: Little Dog, Big Personality

It’s a full-on Snoopy renaissance as Charles M. Schulz’s iconic canine character finds new fans in younger audiences. Gen Z is officially Snoopy-obsessed, relating to his imaginative escapism, his exasperation with daily tasks, and his sly, silly wit in memes, TikToks, and sold-out Snoopy merch. Charlie Brown may be the face of Peanuts, but Snoopy

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