OK, so there’s this “Peanuts” strip where Schroeder, one of Charlie Brown’s best friends, is getting ready for something big. He’s doing push-ups and sit-ups. He’s jumping rope and jogging and, ...

Record-keeping was imperfect in 18th-century Germany, so history does not have an exact date of birth for classical composer Ludwig Van Beethoven, now probably best loved for his contributions to the ...

Beethoven’s 239th birthday is being celebrated online, and “Peanuts” is hosting the party. We’re talking comic strips: Cartoonist Charles Schulz was a Beethoven freak. And beginning today — most ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. If you thought it wasn’t possible to hold Charles Schulz’s brilliant “Peanuts” comics ...