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» BBC News- Sesame Street breaks Iraqi POWs
   US interrogators are using Western children's tunes and heavy metal music to break the will of Iraqi prisoners.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3042907.stm

» BBC News: Big Bird's big day
   The series which started as a way of teaching children their ABCs is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/215701.stm

» CNN - 'Sesame Street' takes a bow to 30 animated years - November 12, 1998
   It's been 30 years since Kermit the Frog and Big Bird first sang their way into the hearts of TV-viewing kids. Back then, "Sesame Street" could only be seen on PBS in the United States. It's now an institution in 140 countries.
   http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9811/13/sesame.street/index.html

» CNN - Big Bird and Kmart do business on the Web - May 6, 1999
   How do you get past the sticky issue of marketing kids' products on the Internet without exploiting children? The answer may lie in the company you keep.
   http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9905/06/bigbird.idg/index.html

» Flak Magazine: Review of the new "Sesame Street"
   A critical review of the gradual changing of Sesame Street throughout years, focusing in on the massive changes of season 33.
   http://www.flakmag.com/tv/sesame.html

» Muppet Central Reviews - Sesame Street Unpaved
   Various reviews of a guide book to the show.
   http://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/reviews/merchandise/unpaved.shtml

» Muppet Central Reviews - Strong Museum Sesame Street Exhibit
   About an interactive exhibit in Rochester, New York.
   http://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/reviews/exhibits/strongexhibit.shtml

» NPR : 'Sesame Street' Shrinks in Crowded Kids' TV Market
   The pioneering PBS children's show Sesame Street, which is in its 35th season, has substantially reduced its writing staff and will only create 26 new episodes this year. The cuts come as PBS faces increased competition for preschoolers' attention from fa
   http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1917686

» NPR : 'Sesame Street' Turns 35: Kevin Clash and Elmo
   NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with Kevin Clash, puppeteer and the voice of the popular Sesame Street character Elmo, about his career working with puppets and the 35th anniversary of Sesame Street. [9:09 streaming audio broadcast.]
   http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1816191

» NPR : A Life Inside Big Bird
   At eight-foot-two, he's easily the biggest star in children's television. But it's a small world inside the costume of Sesame Street's Big Bird. Caroll Spinney, who also performs Oscar the Grouch, discusses the evolution of Big Bird with NPR's Bob Edwards
   http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1249919

» NPR : Interrogation Music
   NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with Christopher Cerf, who has written songs for Sesame Street for over 30 years, and is most recently the co-editor of the Iraq War Reader, about a new tactic used by the United States military on Iraqi prisoners of war. U.S
   http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1290449

» NPR : Remembering Jeffrey Moss
   Remembrance of the creator of Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, and the bathtime classic, "Rubber Ducky." Jeffrey Moss, longtime Sesame Street collaborator, died this week at the age of 56. Jon Kalish has an appreciation. [2:43 Realaudio broadcast]
   http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1006529

» NPR : Retrospective on Composer and Writer Jim Moss
   Moss was one of the original creators and writers of Sesame Street. Moss created Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch, and wrote such songs as 'Rubber Ducky' and 'People in Your Neighborhood.' He won 14 Emmys, four Grammys and an Academy Award nomination f
   http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1576637

» NPR : Sesame Street's 30th
   As the 30th anniversary of the famed children's program approaches, Weekend Edition popular culture commentator Steven Stark looks at its longevity. [2:43 Realaudio broadcast]
   http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1065724

» NPR : William Galison's Harmonica Jazz
   William Galison is one of the world's leading harmonica players. He is heard on the theme of the children's TV show Sesame Street, and has also worked on a number of movie soundtracks. Now Galison is teaming with jazz singer Madi Peyroux on a recording en
   http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1603560

» Washington Post: 'Sesame Street' Books the First Lady
   Talks about Laura Bush's guest appearance, and the then upcoming 34th season of the show.
   http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A6195-2003Apr1&notFound=true

» Wikinews: Sesame Street to promote healthy lifestyles
   PBS has recently decided it was time their Cookie Monster was sent on a diet. Sesame Street's cookie-loving Muppet icon developed a sudden interest in vegetables, as part of PBS's drive to instill a healthy lifestyle in children.
   http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Sesame_Street_to_promote_healthy_lifestyles