The first-ever Snoopy set is Lego perfection

Recently, I made myself a promise: I would not buy any more Lego for at least a year. That plan has quickly been foiled. Lego’s first-ever Peanuts set is just too good, too iconic, too beautiful (plus, my son loves Snoopy and Woodstock.) This perfect brick rendition—with the classic red doghouse and even the campfire and marshmallows to toast—is too cool pass up. Lego’s addiction to licensed intellectual property—the company now sells 25 IP-based themes out of 45 total, often burying...