In April 2025, a Reddit user on the r/todayilearned (TIL) subreddit claimed that officials in Mississippi — a U.S. state with a long history of civil and racial injustice — once refused to ...

How would it be possible to create a Sesame Street character that could bridge this span? Dramatic change: Sherrie Westin (far left), Julia the Muppet, Leslie Kimmelman and Christine Ferraro Brian ...

As a child, Riley LeBon was terrified of Count von Count on “Sesame Street.” Last week, the now-third-year University of Virginia student helped puppeteer the numbers-obsessed vampire with Muppet ...

It now leaves characters like Elmo and Cookie Monster ... A yes or no,” Garcia asked Kerger, referring to the red Sesame Street muppet. Kerger answered, with a chuckle, “No.” ...

It’s represented through Julia, a wonderful autistic 4-year-old Muppet, and her connection with her Sesame Street friends and her family — her dad, her mom, her brother Samuel. That came from ...

It may surprise some to hear that “Sesame Street” has a legacy of musical ... a songs about “Gratitude” she performs with muppets Elmo, Abby and Gabrielle, to which she brings her singular ...

Grammy-winning artist SZA made a heartwarming appearance on Sesame Street, joining beloved characters Elmo, Abby, and ...

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.

As Congress threatens to defund public broadcasting, the defenders of PBS and NPR keep defending themselves by pointing to the importance of their longstanding signature program: “Sesame Street.” ...