The erosion of public media hurts the education of American children, including immigrants. Not only is television the first ...

Barney the purple dinosaur was my first English teacher. Through songs, make-believe and games, I learned how to greet people ...

How do you feel about Elmo? It might depend on how old you were one autumn 40 years ago, when the diminutive, fuzzy red monster first appeared as a regular character on the educational children’s ...

For all the nay-sayers and Scrooges out there, Christmas pop is an annual scourge of the high street and TV advertising from ...

Common Sense Media also reviews “Silent Night, Deadly Night” and “Elmo and Mark Rober’s Merry Giftmas.” ...

Barney the purple dinosaur was my first English teacher. Through songs, make-believe, and games, I learned how to greet people, ask kids if they wanted to play, and talk about the weather, which ...

Sesame Street resident Elmo and engineer Mark Rober stop by USA TODAY to chat about the holidays and their new Netflix ...

Abby and Elmo are going to exchange gifts with each other, as will Cooke Monster (David Rudman), who wants his gingerbread ...

This is an opinion column. Fear isn’t free; neither is foolishness. Each can be expensive. Together? Get out your calculator. Fear may cost you an opportunity. It may cost you peace. It may cost you ...

Telisha “Nikki” Jones grew up steeped in gospel, blues and R&B. She sang in a choir and wrote poetry. But becoming a full-time artist was “never a dream of mine,” she said. That all changed in ...

Country music had a banner year in 2025. In the past almost 12 months, artists like Morgan Wallen, Jelly Roll, Luke Combs, and more have reigned in the top spot on the charts. But while a lot of songs ...