What happens when you take the Scala & Kolacny Brothers' performance of the Radiohead standard Creep and set it to a Charlie Brown animation? A thoroughly depressing take on a classic American cartoon.
Thursday Afternoon Diversion: Charlie Brown Is So F-ing Special
Monday Morning Diversion: Peanuts Foxtrot
Worried you won't know the best dance moves for this week's New Year's party? Don't worry: the kids of Peanuts have you covered as this clip from "Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!"* shows.
Lunchtime Diversion: The Mayflower According To Charlie Brown
The intro to a segment from the Charlie Brown miniseries "This Is America, Charlie Brown," gives us the Peanutsized version of the Mayflower.
Weekend Diversion: It's the Easter Beagle, Chicago
It's Easter weekend and whether or not you observe this holiday, observe Passover, or ignore all holidays and just settle down to watch The Masters, there's probably a Charlie Brown Special for you. Among the more popular ones, though, is this fairly secular look at the Easter holiday. Enjoy and have a safe, happy holiday, whichever holiday you do (or don't) celebrate.
Really Last Second Thanksgiving Meal
If you're reeling from a Thanksgiving disaster (charred turkey perhaps?) and need something to put together for a Thanksgiving dinner, feel free to take a cue from Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving meal. One person did, and the results don't look all that bad.
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Chicagoist Wayback Machine: Xmas Ads!
Nothing screams nostalgia like advertising. It's not entirely clear why the commercials from our youth take us back the way that few other things can, but that "588-2300" animation (without the "1-800" tacked onto it) combined with a Charlie Brown-sized Christmas tree makes us all fuzzy inside for the 80s.

