'Peanuts' still brings comfort and joy, 100 years after Charles Schulz's birth While Schulz stipulated that the strip would end with him, his iconic characters live on. His widow, Jeannie Schulz, says people still get comfort from the comic because "it talks about humanity." Rachel Treisman
Gingerbread! Santa! Moppets! Here's your 2022 holiday movie guide Hallmark, Lifetime, Netflix and ... QVC? Everybody has holiday movies now, and we're here to help you make your way through the snow. With bells on. Linda Holmes
To raise funds for trans communities, an artist has pledged to do 1,000 pansy tattoos The project A Thousand Pansies aims to raise money to support the trans community with the tattooing of 1,000 pansy flowers. To get the tattoo, participants must donate $500 to a designated charity. Halisia Hubbard
Eurovision will now let fans in non-participating countries (like the U.S.) vote Eurovision organizers announced a set of new changes that give more power to voters and let more viewers vote. Rachel Treisman
5 films we can't wait to see: Here's Hollywood's holiday bounty Avatar returns, Will Smith stars in a Civil War epic and Bill Nighy is Living. Also, a compelling novel adaptation and three hours of Jazz-era decadence. Find out what else the studios have in store. Bob Mondello
Gone in 9 minutes: How a Celtic gold heist unfolded in Germany Thieves who broke into a southern German museum and stole hundreds of ancient gold coins got in and out in nine minutes without raising the alarm, officials said Wednesda The Associated Press
Alessandro Michele is stepping down as Gucci's creative director Alessandro Michele is stepping down as Gucci's creative director, the company announced Wednesday. Michele, who has been with Gucci for 20 years, entered the role in 2015. Halisia Hubbard
Hear it again: Seattle's hip-hop scene and Puget Sound pirates As we get ready to gather round the table with our families and friends, Soundside is bringing you a couple of our favorite stories about community. Mike Davis
Three global bands to look out for, courtesy of WOMEX A Mexican cumbia-punk band called Son Rompe Pera, a traditional singer from West Bengal named Rina Das Baul and a group from near Timbuktu called Al Bilali Soudan: three global acts on the rise. Anastasia Tsioulcas
'Nanny' employs African folklore in a haunting Black horror film While the live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid casts Black actors in a preexisting white narrative, Nanny illustrates that Black people have their own folklore; Black mermaids already exist. Pilar Galvan
