Ratings were down pretty much across the board last night, as families were out Trick or Treating instead of watching television.  Here’s a look at the highlights: FX’s American Horror Story: Asylum topped all cable programming with a 1.5 rating, …

There comes a time in life when one feels too cool for the Peanuts. Thankfully, it passes quickly and never returns. When faux sophistication and distain for simplicity gives way to a better understanding of the world, the sad, funny …

So many heady concepts had finally worked their way into mainstream American culture when Charles Schulz hit his stride with the Peanuts comic strip.  Introspection was growing, and psychotherapy along with it.  A questioning of the meaning of existence began …