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BBC News- Sesame Street breaks Iraqi POWs - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3042907.stm
US interrogators are using Western children's tunes and heavy metal music to break the will of Iraqi prisoners. |
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CNN - 'Sesame Street' takes a bow to 30 animated years - November 12, 1998 - http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9811/13/sesame.street/index.html
It's been 30 years since Kermit the Frog and Big Bird first sang their way into the hearts of TV-viewing kids. Back then, "Sesame Street" could only be seen on PBS in the United States. It's now an institution in 140 countries. |
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Wikinews: Sesame Street to promote healthy lifestyles - http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Sesame_Street_to_promote_healthy_lifestyles
PBS has recently decided it was time their Cookie Monster was sent on a diet. Sesame Street's cookie-loving Muppet icon developed a sudden interest in vegetables, as part of PBS's drive to instill a healthy lifestyle in children. |
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Flak Magazine: Review of the new "Sesame Street" - http://www.flakmag.com/tv/sesame.html
A critical review of the gradual changing of Sesame Street throughout years, focusing in on the massive changes of season 33. |
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NPR : Interrogation Music - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1290449
NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with Christopher Cerf, who has written songs for Sesame Street for over 30 years, and is most recently the co-editor of the Iraq War Reader, about a new tactic used by the United States military on Iraqi prisoners of war. U.S. Psy Ops is playing heavy metal music and songs from the children's programs Sesame Street and Barney for extended periods in order to persuade the prisoners to reveal secret information. [4:25 Realaudio broadcast] |
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NPR : A Life Inside Big Bird - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1249919
At eight-foot-two, he's easily the biggest star in children's television. But it's a small world inside the costume of Sesame Street's Big Bird. Caroll Spinney, who also performs Oscar the Grouch, discusses the evolution of Big Bird with NPR's Bob Edwards. See a video clip of Spinney's characters. |
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NPR : 'Sesame Street' Turns 35: Kevin Clash and Elmo - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1816191
NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with Kevin Clash, puppeteer and the voice of the popular Sesame Street character Elmo, about his career working with puppets and the 35th anniversary of Sesame Street. [9:09 streaming audio broadcast.] |
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Muppet Central Reviews - Sesame Street Unpaved - http://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/reviews/merchandise/unpaved.shtml
Various reviews of a guide book to the show. |
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Muppet Central Reviews - Strong Museum Sesame Street Exhibit - http://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/reviews/exhibits/strongexhibit.shtml
About an interactive exhibit in Rochester, New York. |
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NPR : William Galison's Harmonica Jazz - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1603560
William Galison is one of the world's leading harmonica players. He is heard on the theme of the children's TV show Sesame Street, and has also worked on a number of movie soundtracks. Now Galison is teaming with jazz singer Madi Peyroux on a recording entitled Got You On My Mind, to be released in February. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen and Galison about the album, his career, and how he got involved with Sesame Street. [9:18 Realaudio broadcast] |
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BBC News: Big Bird's big day - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/215701.stm
The series which started as a way of teaching children their ABCs is celebrating its 30th anniversary. |
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CNN - Big Bird and Kmart do business on the Web - May 6, 1999 - http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9905/06/bigbird.idg/index.html
How do you get past the sticky issue of marketing kids' products on the Internet without exploiting children? The answer may lie in the company you keep. |
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Washington Post: 'Sesame Street' Books the First Lady - http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A6195-2003Apr1¬Found=true
Talks about Laura Bush's guest appearance, and the then upcoming 34th season of the show. |
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NPR : Remembering Jeffrey Moss - http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1006529
Remembrance of the creator of Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, and the bathtime classic, "Rubber Ducky." Jeffrey Moss, longtime Sesame Street collaborator, died this week at the age of 56. Jon Kalish has an appreciation. [2:43 Realaudio broadcast] |
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NPR : Sesame Street's 30th - http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1065724
As the 30th anniversary of the famed children's program approaches, Weekend Edition popular culture commentator Steven Stark looks at its longevity. [2:43 Realaudio broadcast] |