In the Ft. Hood aftermath, we shouldn't allow right-wing hooliganism, wherever it stems from, to dictate how we view tragedies and interpret human beings with cultures and religions separate from our own.
This week, "Sesame Street" celebrates its 40th birthday. For nearly two generations, the pioneering children's show has taught kids to count...
On the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, New York declared Nov. 10 "Sesame Street Day" with a temporary street naming near Lincoln Center.
Sesame Street celebrates its 40th anniversary this week with much fanfare and Muppet mania. The show's icon, Big Bird, has fled his coop at times -- here are some clips.
In 2008, Jack Johnson toured the world with his Sleep Through The Static concerts, the best of these shows assembled for his new CD/DVD En Concert.
The literacy issue is a major one; many kids today are not learning to read. If kids fail to learn to read by fourth grade (and about 40% do not learn), then their problems compound year after year.
The Harpers Bazaar spread features a smiling Lopez posing with legendary designers Diane Von Furstenberg and Oscar de la Renta. Making an awkward cameo -- Elmo and Oscar the Grouch.
This being Woodstock Week, it seemed a perfect time to catch-up with this artist whose music influenced many of those who appeared at the culture-changing event.
Here are some tips from New York City voice-actor Jeremy Redleaf on transitioning from a full-time job to freelancing/odd-jobbing, or from one freelance gig to another.
When did children's music get so awful? It wasn't always as painful to listen to. Some historic recordings, though not exactly classified as "children's," have been cherished forever.
My idea is to hire Gordon from SESAME STREET as the psychopath. Can you imagine how disturbing THAT would be to anyone who grew up with that show?
Only Oscar the Grouch seems to have escaped the current crisis unscathed, for reasons that are, in retrospect, obvious: He avoided the real estate bubble by residing in a garbage can.
What's raining down at present is government red ink, directly related to weak oversight over our financial system and a weak response to America's extravagant use of energy.
The Open Educational Resources (OER) movement does not need another group doing the same thing. One area where it needs support is search.
Wikipedia co-founder James Sanger put out an appeal last week in the Journal of Higher Education to donate money to create textbooks online that would...
If ever a show deserved to be collected in a boxed set with loads of obsessive extras, it's My So-Called Life.
