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During one game in 1995, 36 octopi were thrown onto the ice, including one that weighed 38 pounds. That year, Al the Octopus was commissioned as a mascot for the Red Wings. It was named after the then ...

My Happy Meal box looked the familiar green Minecraft monsters called Creepers, but this Creeper has kind of a furry look, ...

There’s been a lot of lip flapping going on during the past month or so about Big Bird’s owner, Sesame Workshop.

But this spot isn’t just for the bird; there’s also katsu ... And many of the hot pot meals and other offerings are big enough for sharing as a nod to traditional Chinese culture.

For decades, shows like Sesame Street practically raised many kids. Today, not even Elmo is safe from the nation's culture wars and shifting media landscape.

“I don't think it's a secret that the CEO (Maher) has come out very stridently on the left wing. And look, if they want to be opinion ... and I like PBS, I like Big Bird, I actually like you too.” ...

Rep. Robert Garcia from California questions witnesses during a hearing in front of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, in Washington, D.C. on March 26, 2025. (Photo by Nathan Posner ...

Sesame Street is headed for a detour, but the path forward isn’t exactly clear. The long-running children’s show, which first introduced young audiences to Big Bird, Bert and Ernie in 1969 ...

Unsurprisingly, the committee was led by “bleach-blonde bad-built butch-body” chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who called ...