Jim Henson

PHOTOS: The Best Cookies In LA

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Sesame Street, The Cookie Monster's Birthday, LA Cookies, The Cookie Monster, Frank Oz Birthday, Slideexpand, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Best of La, Best Cookies Los Angeles, Cookies in LA, Best Cookies La, The Best Cookies in LA, Los Angeles News

"Me want cookie!" says the Cookie Monster, and what better way to celebrate one of his two birthdays than with our favorite Los Angeles cookies? B...

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WATCH: Muppets Storm Goldman's Boardroom

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Goldman Sachs, New York Times, Video, Funny or Die, Wall Street Greed, Wall Street, Jim Henson, Muppets, Greg Smith, Business News

The Anti-Muppet Defamation League is striking back against Goldman Sachs. In a satirical Funny or Die video, three Jim Henson-esque Muppets storm t...

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Jim Henson's Incredible Lost Short Film Unearthed

Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Jim Henson Short Film, Video, Jim Henson Robot Film, Jim Henson Robot, Jim Henson AT&T, Jim Henson, Muppets, Entertainment News

Before he helped pave Sesame Street or invented the Muppets, Jim Henson was a young, experimental filmmaker. One of his earliest works, a 1963 short c...

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Music and the Arts: A New Opera

C. M. Rubin | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Sarah Brightman, Suzan and Jerry Kremer, Jim Henson, Brundibar, Victoria Bond, Opera for Children, Music Education, Miracle!, Francisco Nunez, President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, Young People's Chorus, Miracle of Hanukkah, Sophia Miller, Hans Krasa, Susan L. Roth, Andrew Lloyd Weber, Arts News

Twenty-three years since its beginning, Nunez's Young People's Chorus has become one of the most influential and honored choruses in the world. In the process, it has introduced millions of listeners, young and old, to great music across the spectrum.

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Muppets Rule

George Heymont | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Kevin Clash, Film, Kermit Love, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey, Kermit, Miss Piggy, Tyra Banks, The Muppets, Constance Marks, Jim Henson, Elmo, The Muppet Movie, Whoopi Goldberg, Video, Arts News

What do you say to a Muppet who looks you in the face and asks: "Is that your hand up my ass or are you just glad to see me?"

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Little-known Muppet Takes Center Stage: Q&A With Murray Monster, Rising Star of Sesame Street

Joshua Kors | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Sesame Street, Jason Mraz, Caroll Spinney, The Closer, Murray Monster, Kermit the Frog, Avenue Q, Ricky Gervais, Scooter, Richard Hunt, Jim Henson, Military Families, Michelle Obama, Murray Has a Little Lamb, Gonzo, Black Hair, Puppetry, Word of the Day, Apple Sauce, Elmo, Katy Perry, Mad Men, Big Bird, Grover, Mark Ruffalo, Muppets, African American, True Blood, Fordham, Miss Piggy, Joey Mazzarino, PBS Funding, Statler, Ovejita, Talk Listen Connect, Video, Entertainment News

Murray Monster may not be as famous as his amphibious and porcine companions, but he is a key reason why his TV show, Sesame Street, is still thriving deep into its 42nd season.

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PHOTOS: The Week In Art

Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Dwell, Pepper-Spraying Cop, Occupy Wall Street, Ows, Occupy, UC Davis, Jim Henson, Shepard Fairey, Ugly Babies, Ows Poster, Arts News

This week at HuffPost Arts, we remembered our favorite 'Muppet' moments and drooled over Dwell's best homes in America. We also learned the story behi...

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PHOTOS: Jim Henson's Fantastic World

Huffington Post | Chris C. Anderson | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Jim Henson Puppets, Puppets, Video, Jim Hensons Fantastic World, The Muppets, Jim Henson Art, Jim Henson, The Muppets Reviews, The Muppets Review, Jim Henson Muppets, The Muppet Movie, Jim Henson Exhibition, Arts News

With "The Muppets" receiving absolutely glowing reviews on Rottentomatos.com, it looks as if Kermit and the gang are officially back in business after...

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The Etymology Of Muppet

Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Etymology, Meanings, Language, Muppet, Word Muppet, Invention of the Muppets, Muppet Movie, Jim Henson, Muppets, Muppet Meaning, Lexicography, Books News

Originally posted on OUP's Etymology & Language Blog With the arrival of the new Muppet movie, Kermit, Miss Piggy, Beaker, and our other felt frien...

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Producer Todd Lieberman pivots from The Fighter to The Muppets

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Todd Lieberman, O.J. Simpson, Gordon Ramsay, David Hoberman, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Wild Hogs, Queen, American Pie, Traitor, Marshall Fine Interview, Muppeteer, Marshall Fine, The London Hotel, Memento, Unsolved Mysteries, Sweet Valley High, Youtube, Todd Lieberman Interview, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Fighter, The Muppets, Jim Henson, Mandeville Films, Beauty Shop, Jason Segel, Entertainment News

With a resume whose films run the gamut from Wild Hogs, Beauty Shop and Beverly Hills Chihuahua to Traitor and The Fighter, Todd Lieberman would eithe...

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Movie Review: The Muppets

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.21.2012

It's been 20 years since the death of Jim Henson. And Frank Oz has retired as the voice of Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear. But the Muppets live on in The Muppets movie, as funny, outlandish and sweet as ever.

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Review: The Muppets Is a Touching and Hilarious Tribute to the Iconic Characters

Scott Mendelson | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Muppets, Oscar 2011, Kermit the Frog, Amy Adams, Disney, Jim Henson, Chris Cooper, Jason Segel, Reviews, Entertainment News

Come what may, The Muppets, if need be, exists as a triumphant last hurrah and/or fitting finale to a entertainment property that never really got its 'one last show'.

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'Being Elmo': Kevin Clash On The Evolution Of An Icon

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Kevin Clash, Sesame Street, Video, Bv-Sunday, Elmo Kevin Clash on Radio, Sesame Street Characters Voice, Huffington Post Kevin Clash Interview, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Elmo, Elmo Kevin Clash, On the Evolution of His Iconic Sesame Street Character: Blackvoices Sunday Magazine, Voice of Elmo's Father on Sesame Street, The Voice and Soul of Elmo, Being Elmo, Jim Henson, Voice of Elmo, Black Voices News

When he was growing up outside of Baltimore in the 1970s, Kevin Clash had aspirations that were a little different from his friends. Some wanted to p...

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Jim Henson's Family and Fans Aim to Honor and Extend His Creative Legacy -- Part 2

Jim Hill | Posted 12.12.2011

An epic fantasy adventure inspired by classic Henson features, this feature-length film plans on taking moviegoers to a variety of magical locations that are familiar, but seen in unique and hilarious new ways.

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Jim Henson's Family And Fans Aim To Honor And Extend His Creative Legacy

Jim Hill | Posted 10.13.2011

Read More: Sesame Street, Stage, Pajanimals, The Jim Henson Company, Lincoln Center, Labyrinth, Nancy Sinatra, Sid the Science Kid, Movies, TV Shows, Walking With Dinoaurs, The Lost Amazings, The Dark Crystal, Jim Henson, Maurice Sendak, Muppets, Entertainment News

Did you see what Google did late last month? In honor of Jim Henson's 75th birthday, they posted a logo which featured five Muppet-like characters. W...

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WATCH: Jim Henson's Surreal Early Work

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Time Piece, Early Henson, Video, Surreal Jim Henson, Dark Crystal, Jim Henson Surreal, Early Jim Henson, Labyrinth, Henson Video, Jim Henson, Muppets, Henson Short Film, Muppet Show, Arts News

Do you ever get the feeling that the whole world is moving to your rhythm, be it the song that's on your radio or the pulse of your heartbeat? In Jim ...

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Chomping, Glasses-Flipping Muppets Take Over Google

Posted 11.24.2011

Read More: Google Muppets, Jim Henson Google, Video, Google Jim Henson, Jim Henson, Muppets, Google Doodle, Google, Google Doodle Jim Henson, Jim Henson Google Doodle, Google Homepage, Google Jim Henson Doodle, Muppets Google, Technology News

Google's homepage features a medley of chomping, trunked, glasses-flipping Muppets in a new Google Doodle that honors the 75th anniversary of the birt...

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Muppets and Manufacturing

Matt Cohen | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Modular, New Product Development, Manufacturing, Jim Henson, Muppets, Business Tips, Modular Design, Whatnots, Business News

Modular design saves money and allows you to meet a demanding production schedule. That's true whether you're looking at a puppet head or a chassis that can be used for multiple vehicles.

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WATCH: Why Did This Never Air On TV?

Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Rhymefest, Video, Kanye West Puppet, Kanye West, Comedy Central, Kanye West Alligator Boots, Jim Henson, Alligator Boots, Muppets, Alligator Boots Show, Alligator Boots Kanye, Comedy News

Dear Comedy Central: Why did you never air "Alligator Boots"?! In this video discovered by The Vine, we take an extensive look behind the scenes at...

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Oh, Naughty Muppets. What Would Jim Henson Think of You Now?W

Erika Milvy | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Avenue Q, Puppets, Sesame Street, Muppets, Theatre, Theater, Bert, Jim Henson, Ernie, Stuffed and Unstrung, San Francisco Around Town, San Francisco News

Stuffed and Unstrung would seem to be a born of the same zeitgeist that brought us Avenue Q; our desire to titter at the incongruity of naughty and innocent.

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Weekend Agenda Muppets, Pool Parties, and Shopping in Shipping Containers.

| Kevin St. John | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Nyc Weekend Agenda, Errol Morris, New York Activities, Jim Henson, Agenda, NY Events, New York News

Holy squirrels it's hot! You can either use the heat as an excuse to drink mojitos and put out like a fire-truck, or you can channel all that steam a...

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PHOTOS: Crazy Cool Muppets, 'Game Of Thrones' Mashup

Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Comic Books, Game of Thrones of Muppets, Game of Thrones, Hbo, Kermit the Frog, Disney, Jim Henson, Muppets, Muppets Game of Thrones, Game of Thrones Muppets, Muppet Game of Thrones, Muppets Game of Thrones Spoof, Muppets Version of Game of Thrones, Entertainment News

One is a beloved classic franchise of Hollywood-centric, musical theater-singing animal puppets. The other, a new hit medieval fantasy show about kill...

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'Sesame Street' Coming To Pakistan

Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Cookie Monster, Sesame Street, Education, Children's Programming, Pakistan, Elmo, Jim Henson, Muppets, World News

In an effort to boost education in Pakistan, the U.S. is donating $20 million to fund a local version of "Sesame Street," set to air later this year. ...

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HuffPost Review: Rango

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Visually, Gore Verbinski's Rango is so stunning and clever that you can almost forgive it for the fact that, really, it's just not very funny. Almost.

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WATCH: Muppets Rock Out, Make Out, And Blackout To LCD Soundsystem

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Muppets, Dance Yrself Clean, Jim Henson, Javier Douglas, LCD Soundsystem, James Murphy, Entertainment News

The beginning of Javier Douglas's unofficial video for LCD Soundsystem's "Dance Yrself Clean" is something of a revelation--James Murphy sounds a heck...

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