Sesame Street News

There's something very nostalgic and thought-provoking about seeing your favorite childhood cartoon or television show revamped into a piece of modern illustration, and these Sesame Street depictions showcase iconic characters in a very unusual and artistic manner.

I did, and as a longtime fan of the PBS show, I read the details with great interest.

Craig Wolfe, president of San Rafael based CelebriDucks, a rubber duck company, has brought his production back to the states after being oversees.

The gentle-voiced puppeteer Jim Henson changed the world for children everywhere, starting in the '60s, with his fantastical innovations in puppetry: "The Muppet Show," "Sesame Street," " Fraggle Rock ," " Labyrinth ," "The Dark Crystal" and more.

It might be difficult, for some, to understand the magic of Fraggle Rock: the Fraggles are puppets, they live in a cave next to the home of a man named Doc, they love music, their neighbors are Gorgs and Doozers and an oracular heap of trash.

When the Daughter With One F insists on watching PBS Sprout in our house, I have something I do to maintain my sanity.

As a child in Puerto Rico, Ismael Cruz was delighted by the colorful characters in 'Sesame Street,' who not only entertained and educated him, but helped him learn 'ingles.' He could not have imagined that two decades later he would be playing with them in front of the cameras.

Did you watch ''Sesame Street'' in the early years, when Cookie Monster didn't care about healthy eating, and Elmo wasn't around to hog the Muppet limelight? Here's a look back at the show, which just announced that a ''new neighbor'' is joining ''Sesame Street'' for its 44th season this fall.

It's time for fans of Sesame Street to roll out the welcoming mat. A new neighbor, Armando, is moving into the neighborhood and he's bringing a dose of cultural diversity along with him.

As a child in Puerto Rico, Ismael Cruz was delighted by the colorful characters in "Sesame Street," who not only entertained and educated him, but helped him learn "inglA©s." He could not have imagined that two decades later he would be playing with them in front of the cameras.

MICHAEL C. UPTON Record Express Correspondent Elmo is facing allegations of inappropriate behavior.

Visitors stand in front of a logo of YouTube at the YouTube Space Tokyo, operated by Google, in Tokyo February 14, 2013.

"Sesame Street " recently held a casting call in New York to find a new Latino act to join the famed cast.

YouTube's long-rumored paid channels are live: The Google-owned service started its new subscription offering with select partners Thursday.

If you have a child between the ages of 1 and 4 who has ever watched TV, had a play date, gone to daycare or preschool or been inside a toy store, he or she is probably obsessed with Elmo.

Actress Denise Pajak, who appears as the character Bert in the touring production of Sesame Street Live - "Elmo Makes Music," knows that when she and her cast mates perform it may be the first time that many youngsters see a stage production, and that is part of the show's appeal.

Big Bird and his Sesame Street cohorts are now available for streaming on your Roku box.

Speed and esprit: Who wouldda thunk it? The 10th annual Syracuse New Times Syracuse Area Live Theater Awards were the shortest on record.

The toilet, which was clean, had flown off a portable toilet delivery truck that was pulling out of the school's parking lot, Chief Deputy Jeff Trafton told the paper.

All over the world-from East Asia to South Africa to the Caribbean Basin-ministers of government, captains of industry, and scholars are discussing the best ways to foment innovation.