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Elmo in Urdu? 'Sesame Street' Heads to Pakistan

U.S. airstrikes, aid and diplomatic offensives have achieved only marginal success in winning Pakistani hearts and minds, so American officials are now deploying their secret backup weapons: Bert, Ernie and Cookie Monster. Funded by a $20 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development, the American...

Cops: Self-Described 'Cookie Monster' Arrested in Florida

He's not blue or googly-eyed, but police in Indiantown, Fla., say this criminal suspect is a self-described "cookie monster." On March 3, workers at a Circle K convenience store alerted police that a shoplifter had just made off with a $1.19 package of "Pink White" cookies. A Martin County sheriff's deputy responded to...

Muppets to Challenge 'Top Chef' Contestants

"Top Chef" contestants get sweet and silly tonight when they undertake a Quickfire Challenge for Cookie Monster, Elmo and Telly. The weekly challenge, which comes at the beginning of every show, demands that the chefs use their wizardry for quick-turnaround cooking projects. The three fuzzy Muppets (and presumably...

For the War's Wounded Troops and Families, Elmo Can Help

How can you gently explain to a 4-year-old that Daddy has been killed in Afghanistan and will never come home? How does a combat-wounded Marine convince his scared young son that he's still the same loving Dad, even though his thighs now end in stumps?

The Art of Big Bird: A Puppeteer's Alternative Career Path

(Nov. 5) -- They're two of the most recognized and beloved characters in American culture -- Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. But did you know that before they made Sesame Street the most well-known neighborhood in the land, they served in the military? In fact, after the two felt superstars were discharged, they almost...

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Sesame Street Residents and Avatar Stars Help Celebrate Youth Leadership

Silda Wall Spitzer, the founder of the New York based not-for-profit generationOn , let down her hair and kicked off her shoes (literally) to honor Lauren Bush Lauren and Gary Knell for their role in empowering young children in service at generationOn's Annual Benefit last night.

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06/02/12 IHT Rendezvous: Real-life Hunger Games in America Source: The New York Times - New York NY Back in The New York Times newsroom on a recent trip to New York, I came across some children's literature.
06/01/12 Bringing Sesame Street to Singapore Source: The Star of Malaysia
06/01/12 Sesame Street Residents and Avatar Stars Help... Source: The Huffington Post Silda Wall Spitzer, the founder of the New York based not-for-profit generationOn , let down her hair and kicked off her shoes (literally) to honor Lauren Bush Lauren and Gary Knell for their role in empowering young children in service at generationOn's Annual Benefit last night.
06/01/12 Report: Gitmo prisoners tortured with Sesame Street... Source: WTAM 1100 - Cleveland OH According to Al Jazeera , prisoners at Guantanamo Bay were "tortured" with Sesame Street.
06/01/12 A few blocks beyond 'Sesame Street' Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH Showbiz Players volunteer Wes Ledyard is the woman behind the puppet cast of Avenue Q. Showbiz gives the contemporary musical its regional non-professional premiere starting tonight at The Carnegie in Covington and continuing through June 10.