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Get your 2016 election coverage from Paul F. Tompkins and a pile of puppets

We already mentioned Tompkins and Henson puppets. Why haven't you clicked yet?

On Feb 4, 2016 by Joey Keeton, Monica Riese

Streaming

Tickle Me Elmo toy gets incinerated by jet engine

Even Big Bird can't save you.

On Nov 5, 2015 by Gabe Bergado

Internet Culture

Lando’s alien copilot from ‘Return of the Jedi’ gets a cameo in the new ‘Star Wars’ film

It seems no character is too obscure for a cameo in 'The Force Awakens'.

On Oct 27, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Miss Piggy and Kermit just broke up—and love is a lie

Love is meaningless, God is dead, and everything you thought was OK is definitely not.

On Aug 4, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

Internet Culture

Man in giraffe puppet head is the only way to improve Marvin Gaye

For all the lonely long-necked beauties out there.

On Jun 23, 2015 by Gabe Bergado

Internet Culture

Some kind of monster mashed up Metallica’s best and worst albums

'Who needs a drum kit when you have perfectly good garbage cans?'

On May 28, 2015 by Feliks Garcia

Internet Culture

You won’t feel clean after watching this Slipknot sock puppet parody

'You can't escape the mildew inside.'

On Mar 6, 2015 by Audra Schroeder

Streaming

The 5 best webseries about puppets

'Neil's Puppet Dreams' is just the tip of the iceberg.

On Feb 26, 2015 by Allen Weiner

Streaming

Only a puppet can explain Gamergate

Just like on Sesame Street, things make more sense when they come from a puppet. 

On Oct 22, 2014 by Beth Elderkin

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Real explosions and puppets make a comeback on Kickstarter

This remake will use Anderson’s traditional puppetry style and real special effects, updated for the 21st century using a technique dubbed "ultramarionation."

On Oct 1, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Streaming

Ranking the BBC’s 9 comedy pilots

Competition is especially fierce this year as the network is going digital-only by next fall.

On Jul 23, 2014 by Tom Harrington

Streaming

John Oliver uses puppets to explain how broken the U.S. prison system is

"It's a fact that needs to be spoken. America's prisons are broken."

On Jul 21, 2014 by Michelle Jaworski

Streaming

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog takes World Cup fans down a peg

His bark is worse than Luis Suárez's bite.

On Jun 25, 2014 by Miles Klee

Streaming

Major PR firms promise to play by Wikipedia’s rules

Advertising giants like Ogilvy and Edelman have issued a joint statement to the skeptical Wikipedia community.

On Jun 10, 2014 by Tim Sampson

Internet Culture News

Con director mocks woman’s safety request, sparking uproar

The director's public apology has done little to dampen the outrage.

On May 1, 2014 by Aja Romano

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