Peanuts movies bargain

Whoops, two DVD posts in a row, but I just noticed that Paramount (who has the DVD rights to the Peanuts theatrical releases) is putting out a nice bargain in a couple weeks – a two disk set with both A Boy Named Charlie Brown and Snoopy, Come Home, now preorderable for under $16. That’s a good price for two full movies… and hey, if you were looking for something to order alongside your copy of Happiness is a Warm Blanket in order to hit the $25 free shipping mark, this will do it!

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Free Snoopy Weekend

Apple just announced that this weekend, you can watch all of their original programming for free (you will have to sign in for an account, but not a subscription.) This means The Snoopy Show, Snoopy in Space, Camp Snoopy, and the new Peanuts specials that were created for Apple should all be …

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RIP Willie Mays

Willie Mays has died. The baseball great lived until the age of 1993. “Why is that relevant to a Peanuts blog?” I hear of a few of you cry (though many of you know better.) Before Lee Mendelson had any connection to Peanuts, he made a documentary about Mays… and …

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Costco eases out of books

Membership-based store chain Costco has announced that they are backing out of carrying books as a year-round item, the New York Times reports. Those big tables filled with stacks of best-sellers and deluxe and kid-friendly titles will instead just be dragged out for the last third of the year, for …