Sesame Street, Last Gasp of the Monoculture, Faces Existential Threat
For decades, shows like Sesame Street practically raised many kids. Today, not even Elmo is safe from the nation's culture ...
What's happening on 'Sesame Street'? Elmo, Big Bird and friends face uphill battle amid budget cuts and congressional spotlight
The long-running children’s show, which first introduced young audiences to Big Bird, Bert and Ernie in 1969, is in the midst ...
UVA Today6d
Can You Tell Me How to Get to Grounds? ‘Sesame Street’ Comes to UVA
The “Sesame Street” festivities capped off with Elmo visiting UVA Health Children’s. Elmo doled out hugs and high-fives to ...
Newsweek5d
Sesame Street's Future Is in Jeopardy
Marni Rose McFall is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on internet trends, U.S. politics and popular culture. She has covered fashion, culture, art and music extensively ...
Parents on MSN5d
21 Things You Never Knew About 'Sesame Street'
Fact checked by Sarah Scott If you’re like many parents, you’ve probably watched a lot of Sesame Street in your life—both as ...
LAist5d
4 takeaways from PBS and NPR's testimony on Capitol Hill
At one point, Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif, asked Kerger if Sesame Street character Elmo was a communist? "No" she replied. Garcia: "Are you sure, Ms. Kerger? Because he is red." "Well, he is a ...
Indiatimes5d
McDonald’s mulls sourcing of chilli, turmeric, and sesame from Telangana
One of the suggestions that came up was (procurement of) chillies, turmeric and sesame seeds from Telangana,” a Telangana govt official told TOI. CM Revanth Reddy had made a strong pitch for ...
LAist6d
Republican lawmakers put PBS and NPR in the hot seat
Gonzales approvingly cited the conservative columnist George Will, who wrote in 2017, "If 'Sesame Street' programming were put up for auction, the danger would be of getting trampled by the ...
USA Today2d
Philadelphia renames city street after Will Smith near Philly icon's alma mater
Philadelphia renamed 2000 N. 59th St. to Will Smith Way on Wednesday. The street is just a block away from Overbrook High School, where Smith graduated in 1986. On Wednesday, Philadelphia Mayor ...
Six years on, OC School of the Arts and Santa Ana Unified continue in court over special ed funding
The charter balked at that, ultimately it ended up in the court system in a six-year legal battle that continues with OCSA appealing the most recent judge’s ruling that it should have to pay the ...
Billboard4d
Will Smith Gets a Street Named After Him in West Philadelphia
By Michael Saponara From “In West Philadelphia born and raised” to now having a street named after him in his hometown, Will Smith will forever be synonymous with Philadelphia. Smith was ...
DelmarvaNow5d
Ocean City heats up with fun events at Fager's Island, Seacrets. Full entertainment slate
Fager's Island in Ocean City will host its 13th annual Brewgrass ... there will be music from both The 19th Street Band and The String Buzzards. Fager’s has also set April 28 as the date of ...