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Sesame Street is headed for a detour, but the path forward isn’t exactly clear. The long-running children’s show, which first introduced young audiences to Big Bird, Bert and Ernie in 1969 ...
For decades, shows like Sesame Street practically raised many kids. Today, not even Elmo is safe from the nation's culture wars and shifting media landscape.
A poster board highlighting a drag show performer, a pressing inquiry into the sexuality of Sesame Street puppet duo Bert and Ernie and a profanity-laced tirade all led to a lively congressional ...
Garcia asked Kerger about “Sesame Street” puppet duo Bert and Ernie. “These two guys actually live together. They’re friends. They’re supportive of each other,” he said. “Now that ...
Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett continued her rise to fame, defending the existence of public radio Wednesday at a hearing of the House DOGE Committee: REP. JASMINE CROCKETT: [Without ...
We are told that public broadcasting is essential. They cover stories that for-profit newsrooms don’t. Over my career, I’ve had several friends who’ve worked in both public and private broadcasting.
He wasn't the only one to bring up the "Sesame Street" characters ... he ever been a member of the Communist Party?" and "Are Bert and Ernie part of an extreme homosexual agenda?" ...
Sadly, Messrs. Elmo, Monster, and Bird were nowhere to be seen on Capitol Hill today. They would not have fit in, anyway, as the proceedings in a crowded basement-level hearing room of the Capitol ...
Oscar in the ensuing days after returning to the field felt big and bulky to Johnson, but the fact Oscar is a safeguard to ...