Topic: Sesame Street

It's Easy Street Being Green...

It was the only Super Bowl ad that stopped me cold: Was that really Kermit the Frog, shilling his froggy self in the second quarter? And was he actually sitting on top of an SUV??? I mean, sure it was a hybrid SUV, the Ford Escape ...READ»

Grover Goes Global

In its new fund-raising campaign, Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization behind Sesame Street, is highlighting its role in the global media marketplace: it calls Sesame Street the “longest street in the world – a boulevard ...READ»

Oscar the Grouch's Birthday

Does Oscar the Grouch really celebrate anything? With grumbling perhaps! One of TV's most famous curmudgeons would rather kvetch his way through today, his birthday, and this year, which marks Sesame Street's 40th year on ...READ»

60 Seconds With Caroll Spinney

The man in the giant canary suit on Sesame Street talks about staying fresh, fighting with Elmo, and making football players cry.READ»

Snuffleupagus Lives!

MOS completes the latest courtyard installation at PS 1, MoMA's contemporary-art museum in Queens.READ»

YooStar Turns Greenscreening Into a Game

Greenscreening is about to make the leap from dodgy movie and TV special effect to a home entertainment social game in the style of Guitar Hero. At least, that's what YooStar, who'll be marketing the new device, is ...READ»

Merger Mania II

While Comcast continues to woo Disney, the Mouse House acquires the Muppets from the Jim Henson Co. The deal does not include the Sesame Street characters, which were purchased by Sesame Workshop two years ago. Comcast officials ...READ»

Now September 2008

What's happening in September, from clean coal to the hottest new music.READ»

• Meet: World Low-Cost Airlines Congress
• Listen: Songs of Autumn
• Numerology: The Car Century

The Safety Issues with Children’s Toys

Of all the things in this world that you would think should be safe for your children, you would think toys would be.READ»

Fast Talk: Testing the Edge

Public Radio International's Alisa Miller on the quest for weirdness.READ»

How to Play the Talent Game

Colleen Aylward recruits talent for some of the hottest Internet companies around. If you want to win the best people, she says, you've got to understand the new rules of dotcom hiring.READ»

Fast Foundation

Zoë Baird and her colleagues at the Markle Foundation have embraced a daring approach to the risk-averse world of philanthropy. The results have been remarkable -- and controversial.READ»

Kim Polese Programs the Future

Kim Polese offers Fast Company her vision of where push technology is pulling the Net.READ»

Three Environmental Slogans that Should be Retired

I’ll admit that it’s hard to write compelling headlines or catchy taglines. While sometimes, sayings make communications stronger (The simple “Yes we can” propelled Obama’s campaign), they can quickly become a danger zone ...READ»

E-nough Is Enough!

Two new books offer some transformational tools to help leaders leap into the future. But their e-word marketing ploys are e-xcrutiating.READ»

How An Independently Owned African-American Circus Made It To The Big Top

With Nintendo, MTV, and MySpace all competing for the attention of America's youth, along comes a live show like UniverSoul Circus that tries to set them free with its unique re-imagining of live family entertainment.READ»

The Power of Public Relations

In an economy where every company wants to be recognized as a thought leader, Pam Alexander and Andy Cunningham are reinventing how you get your message out.READ»

Creative Tension

Corning Inc.'s Sullivan Park research facility is one of the most creative places in the world -- a place where brilliant (and unruly) scientists literally invent the future.READ»

Why Can't Lego Click?

The giant Danish toymaker has a history and a reputation that most companies can only dream of. Yet its efforts to change and grow with the times just won't click.READ»