Muppet Lessons
Breaking down the resolutions of three specific conflicts over the course of the “Classic Muppet years,” this article reveals examples for anyone attempting to preserve their art while also making...
View ArticleThe Lovers, the Dreamers, and Generation X
The Muppets taught us to think for ourselves, innovate, follow our dreams and make the world a better place.Head over to Salon to learn how the Muppets helped shape a generation of artists and...
View ArticleThe Muppets & ODB
If you’re anywhere near Generation X, The Muppets constitute a heavy portion of your childhood’s reference points—possibly they even contributed heavily to your value system as you put in time watching...
View ArticleOn My Way to Where the Air Is Sweet
Manzano’s gift to us, the power of her presence, lies in the fullness of Maria’s humanity. While still being proudly brown and representing Nuyorican excellence in all its glory, Maria never became a...
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The Rumpus Interview with Yumi Sakugawa
In Yumi Sakugawa’s breakout comic, I Think I Am in Friend-Love with You, a one-eyed monster pines for a faceless creature. The pair look something like Cousin It and a soft-bodied Stormtrooper—ageless,...
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The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Wanting To Dance
“So let’s give them a big hand and make them feel real welcome. YAAAAY!” Kermit yelled, waving his green felt arms wildly. The curtain is pulled to reveal a band of bugs, or beetles, who begin to play,...
View ArticleDave Grohl vs. Animal
In what is a hilariously good match-up on many levels, Consequence of Sound shared a video of Dave Grohl and Animal from The Muppets battling it out on the drums at the end of a recent episode. It’s...
View ArticleBest Buds: Kermit the Frog and Jack White
Earlier this year, we wrote about how The Muppets arranged a drum-off between Dave Grohl and Animal, and now, as the show nears its season finale, Jack White and Kermit the Frog belt out some tunes in...
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The Storming Bohemian Punks the Muse #24: Must I Be an Angry April Fool?
When I attended professional acting school back in 1986 (the MFA program at UC Irvine, I proudly remark), I had a teacher ask me once, “Charles, are you able to feel any authentic emotion other than...
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