How America quietly funded Iraqi Sesame Street for years
USAID handed out a $20 million grant to a nonprofit called Sesame Workshop, which delivers a Middle Eastern version of the ...
USAID reportedly bankrolled al Qaeda terrorist’s college tuition, unearthed records show
The document, which investigative reporters unearthed and posted to X over the weekend, shows that a USAID form dated June 1990 outlined al-Awlaki was reportedly granted funding to attend the college ...
Sesame Street live show coming to Owensboro
“Sesame Street Live! Say Hello” will be at the RiverPark Center in Owensboro on Sunday, May 18 at 2 p.m. The brand-new ...
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A new documentary seeks to give singing great Luther Vandross his due
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with director Dawn Porter. Her new documentary, "Luther: Never Too Much," tracks the life and music ...
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"Back off buddy": Internet in splits as Elmo praises SZA for Super Bowl performance on an X post
Kendrick Lamar and SZA's Super Bowl LIX halftime performance made waves, and even our favorite muppet, Elmo from Sesame Street, was in awe of SZA's performance as Kendrick's guest during his show! (vi ...
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“Collab we never saw coming”: Fans react as Roger Federer and Elmo’s latest Super Bowl ad gives their take on the ‘ON’ logo
Roger Federer and Elmo from Sesame Street seem to disagree on the letters of the alphabet in a Super Bowl ad for ON running shoes.
Democratic senator defends USAID allegedly funding Sesame Street show in Iraq for teaching 'values'
Del., defended reports that U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) helped to fund a $20 million children’s program ...
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Democratic senator defends taxpayer-funded Sesame Street show in Iraq
Delaware Sen. Chris Coons argued on CNN that a USAID-funded children's show for Iraqi children was a good use of "soft power" overseas to "teach values." ...
Super Bowl 2025 - Elmo and Roger Federer
Tennis great Roger Federer and Sesame Street’s Elmo have teamed up for the Super Bowl 2025. For Swiss running shoe company On ...
Growing up, these Indigenous creators didn't see themselves on kids' TV. So they made their own
Three Indigenous creators share how they’re reclaiming representation in children’s media, and why it's vital to pass down ...
Claims about Politico, ‘DEI musical’ and USAID spending distort the facts
Elon Musk and Republicans in support of his DOGE efforts have repeatedly made false claims about government spending.
Why Prime Video’s ‘Invincible’ could be the antidote to your superhero fatigue
In Screen Gab no. 167, we catch up with 'Invincible' as Season 3 premieres, discuss the importance of a casting Oscar with the president of the Casting Society and more.