Patrick Wensink shares the agony and ecstasy of exclusive kids television programming from PBS Kids
Supreme Court, Don’t Be Afraid to Act on Marriage Equality
March 28, 2013 By 8 Comments
Sean Davis is white heterosexual male from a small town who spent 14 years in the military under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. And here is why he is passionately pro marriage equality.
Open Thread: Who Was Your Favorite Muppet?
March 16, 2013 By 10 Comments
Every kid had a favorite. Who was yours?
Another Kid? Sigh…Elmo why?
November 21, 2012 By 19 Comments
It is clear that Kevin Clash is far from vindicated. He has lost his wonderful career as Elmo’s puppeteer, and his reputation has been forever marred. No matter what happened, this is a horrible and very sad situation.
Elmo is Innocent (or Why Some People Lie)
November 14, 2012 By 6 Comments
We are quick to judge celebrities, politicians, and public figures based on gossip. We are quick to convict based on a few paragraphs we read online or in the paper. Meanwhile, their life is destroyed.
Is the Mitt Romney ‘Big Bird Outrage’ Justified?
October 9, 2012 By 3 Comments
Liam Day adds some much-needed logical thinking to the debate about whether Mitt Romney wants to kill off Big Bird.
Is The Mitt Romney ‘Big Bird Outrage’ Justified?
October 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Liam Day adds some much-needed logical thinking to the debate about whether Mitt Romney wants to kill off Big Bird.
Fun Will.i.am Video to Share With Kids Going Back to School
August 26, 2012 By 1 Comment
Great video with a totally dad-friendly song to help reaffirm to kids that they are awesome just how they are.
Censorship, The Count, and Nine Inch Nails
June 27, 2012 By 6 Comments
Justin Cascio believes all the bleeping and beeping in censored media only serves to draw more attention to the wrong things.
The Monster at the End of This Post
June 20, 2012 By 8 Comments
The first rule of monsters is learning who is a monster.
Sesame Street Audition
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Babs sings her ABC’s while holding on to three Elmos, hoping to get on Sesame Street.
Respect: Clarice Taylor, 1927-2011 [Grandma Huxtable]
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‘Sesame Street’ Spoofs Old Spice Ad
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‘Sesame Square’: the Nigerian ‘Sesame Street’
October 8, 2010 By 3 Comments
What happens when you mix mosquito nets and an HIV-positive muppet with Sesame Street? Well, um, you get the Nigerian version of Sesame Street. It’s called Sesame Square.
Man of the Day: Jim Henson
September 24, 2010 By 1 Comment
Jim Henson would be 74 today. The world’s greatest puppeteer died twenty years ago from an unexpected infection in his lungs. His name is synonymous with puppets and rightfully so. My life overlapped with Henson’s for barely two years, but it seemed like he was there for a lot longer than that. Whether it was [...]
“Straight men learned from gay men that physically affectionate, emotionally intimate friendships are not unmanly.”
These are comments by David May and Rick on the post “For The Love Of God, Please Stop Saying ‘Bromance’”.