As it turns out, folks on the internet are filled with anxiety and existential dread and Elmo was the perfect ... t alone and there will always be a muppet pal around whenever they're needed.

Elmo, that lovable, occasionally grating Muppet and “Sesame Street” stalwart since 1984, kept Gillespie company for much of his early childhood from a TV inside his hospital room. He’d watch ...

Also in Slate, Dana Stevens reviews The Muppets. With guest vocalists ranging from Joanna Newsom to Mickey Rooney, the soundtrack to The Muppets reboot leaves no demographic unserved. But the song ...