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Sesame Street

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Sesame Street Meets Graffiti in 10 Awesome Artworks by L.A.'s Seventh Letter Crew

    There was always something remotely hip-hop about Sesame Street. Elmo, Big Bird, the Count, Oscar the Grouch -- especially Oscar the Grouch -- looked like they'd really seen some shit in their eternal youth. They swaggered through life lessons with a knowing limp, putting some soul into the ABCs of ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    January 19, 2012

    L.A. Observed Preview

    Thom Andersen and others present experimental nonfiction films about Los Angeles

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Wherein We Hilariously Predict Katy Perry's 2012

    Two thousand eleven was a year of peaks and valleys for Katy Perry; she made a run at pop supremacy, performed at huge venues for tiny fans, and made gobs of money. Unfortunately, half of that could go to Russell Brand, who filed for divorce at the end of the year. (They're not believed to have a pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Sesame Street Jason Schwartzman Iron Chef = Genius

    ​Sporting a cape like Liberace and hair like a demented Elvis, Jason Schwartzman visits Sesame Street for a quick turn in "Cast Iron Cook," an Iron Chef parody. Starring alongside Elmo, Schwarzman plays the discerning and dramatic judge, Super Chef, a man prone to screamed exclamations and pur ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    November 3, 2011

    Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey Review

    ​Sporting a cape like Liberace and hair like a demented Elvis, Jason Schwartzman visits Sesame Street for a quick turn in "Cast Iron Cook," an Iron Chef parody. Starring alongside Elmo, Schwarzman plays the discerning and dramatic judge, Super Chef, a man prone to screamed exclamations and pur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Sesame Street's YouTube Fans Treated to Porn Thanks to Hackers

    Sesame StreetBig Bird, perplexed by the letter 'X.'​Poor kids who dialed up the YouTube channel of Sesame Street yesterday looking for their favorite Elmo and Big Bird videos were instead treated to content said to have been brought to them by the letter "X." As in porn, of the variety mostly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Sesame Street Tackles Hunger Issues: Lily the "Food Insecure" Muppet

    2011 Sesame Workshop. Photo by: Gil VakninNew Muppet Lily with Brad Paisley and Elmo​ Cookie Monster probably is going to rethink those cookies: on Sunday, Sesame Street will air a primetime special, Growing Hope Against Hunger, in which the Sesame Street residents learn about hunger issues in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    "H is for Ho": Sesame Street Does "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)"

    "Well, if Kurupt gave a ..." Kermit Tha Kingpin ​If Nate Dogg's untimely passing has a silver lining, it's been the mass revisiting of his vast catalog of songs. We found a Nate neophyte (nope, not even "Regulate") and were giving him the YouTube tour when we stumbled upon a Sesame Street ve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Regular Ordinary Swedish Meal Time: Smorgascake [Video]

    The Smorgascake from Regular Ordinary Swedish Mealtime​Scandinavian cuisine. It's more than just Noma, Sesame Street's Swedish Chef and Bocuse d'Or-winners. It's the madmen of Regular Ordinary Swedish Meal Time. A parody of Canadian stunt-cooking show Epic Meal Time, the video series, done i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Veronica Sylvester, SoCal Mom, Arrested After Her Girls Get Sick After Munching on Her Marijuana Cookie, Police Say

    Sesame Street​Two sisters ages 10 and 11 tested positive for marijuana after they ate their mom's pot cookie, cops say. That mom is now in hot water: 33-year-old Veronica Sylvester was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment, according to the Pasadena Star-News. The Covina girls had retu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Stage Raw: John Ferraro (1946-2010)

    The COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS feature will return next weekNEW THEATER REVIEWS and OPENINGS THIS WEEKSTAGE FEATURE on Helen Hunt and Tom Irwin in Much AdoJOHN FERRARO​If you've been lucky enough to see Two Headed Dog's grimy, Beckettian clown show (Clowntown City Limits) -- about a trio of un ... More >>

  • Music

    November 4, 2010

    NIGHTRANGER: Monster's Ball

    The COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS feature will return next weekNEW THEATER REVIEWS and OPENINGS THIS WEEKSTAGE FEATURE on Helen Hunt and Tom Irwin in Much AdoJOHN FERRARO​If you've been lucky enough to see Two Headed Dog's grimy, Beckettian clown show (Clowntown City Limits) -- about a trio of un ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Anonymous Dumbass "Musicians" Block the 101 Freeway

    Ditto​A group of anonymous, dumbass "musicians" blocked the 101 Freeway today, deliberately causing a traffic jam to promote their unbelievably stupid song. While other news outlets are happy to play along with the stunt and mention the band and supposed "single," we refuse to give those idio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    UPDATE: Was the "Katy Perry's Jiggling Boobies on Sesame Street" Scandal a Publicity Stunt for Youtube?

    Sesame Street/Youtube Conspiracy?​[UPDATE: We're gonna play a little Oliver Stone here, so bear with us. - A couple of days ago a video "preview" of Katy Perry's jiggling boobies' appearance on Sesame Street was posted all over the web. - Gawker commenters were riled up into sanctimonious outr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    Top Chef All-Stars Officially Announced With 18 Runner-Up Contestants

    Bravo​ Ladies and gentlemen, it appears that the rumors of a Top Chef All-Stars season are true! TV Guide Magazine released an official report from Bravo that the upcoming eighth run of the Emmy award-winning competitive cooking show will include an all-star cast of eighteen runners-up from p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2010

    This weekend: Scissor Sisters, Sheryl Crow, Pink Martini, Bonerama, the Watson Twins, Dead Confederate, Trey Songz

    Scissor Sisters​Scissor Sisters' new album Night Work -- three years in the making, and re-making (they scrapped 18 months of work and started over) -- is a typically frisky, preening mash-up of glam and disco that contains a lot of you're-gonna-have-to-be-there moments. Fun, to be sure. But ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2010

    HOW TO GO TO PINK MARTINI: A PRIMER

    Scissor Sisters​Scissor Sisters' new album Night Work -- three years in the making, and re-making (they scrapped 18 months of work and started over) -- is a typically frisky, preening mash-up of glam and disco that contains a lot of you're-gonna-have-to-be-there moments. Fun, to be sure. But ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2010

    HE'S COMPLEX

    Scissor Sisters​Scissor Sisters' new album Night Work -- three years in the making, and re-making (they scrapped 18 months of work and started over) -- is a typically frisky, preening mash-up of glam and disco that contains a lot of you're-gonna-have-to-be-there moments. Fun, to be sure. But ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2010

    HE'S COMPLEX

    Scissor Sisters​Scissor Sisters' new album Night Work -- three years in the making, and re-making (they scrapped 18 months of work and started over) -- is a typically frisky, preening mash-up of glam and disco that contains a lot of you're-gonna-have-to-be-there moments. Fun, to be sure. But ... More >>

  • Stage

    May 13, 2010

    Theater New Reviews: Tooth and Nail, Sarah Sarah, Canned Ham

    Also, Groundlings International Airport, Full Disclosure

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2010

    Canned Ham

    Also, Groundlings International Airport, Full Disclosure

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Gitmo Torture Music: Songs That Will Break You

    Music by Pearl Jam, NIN, R.E.M. used at Gitmo, musicians protest.

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2009

    THE WEIRD WORLD OF WEINBACH . . . RECORDED!

    Music by Pearl Jam, NIN, R.E.M. used at Gitmo, musicians protest.

  • Calendar

    July 23, 2009

    1961 WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR

    Music by Pearl Jam, NIN, R.E.M. used at Gitmo, musicians protest.

  • Music

    October 30, 2008

    Preschool Confidential

    Season two of seminal kids’ show Yo Gabba Gabba! has arrived. DJ Lance Rock and others attempt to explain its allure

  • Eat+Drink

    August 28, 2008

    Animal: Boys in the Hood

    Feeding Fairfax's Dude District

  • Calendar

    May 15, 2008

    I'd Rather Be Right

    Feeding Fairfax's Dude District

  • Eat+Drink

    December 6, 2007

    NYC-Style Pizzaiolos Rated, Slice Against Slice

    Dough!

  • LA Life

    September 13, 2007

    Cuckoo for Coconuts

    What to do in Los Angeles this week

  • Music

    May 3, 2007

    Rappers Who'll Make You Dial for Dollars

    And post-feminist pop from one-hit wonders

  • Film+TV

    April 5, 2007

    Whoopi Stands Up and Delivers

    The Word According to Whoopi

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2007

    My New Radio Crushes

    Indie 103.1FM is officially on my shitlist. I've had enough of retarded Toyota of Huntington Beach ads and Suicide Girls talking about making out with their girlfriends. And most disturbingly, I discovered that morning host Joe Escalante/Dr. LegalDouche is, apparently, an amateur toreador. Ole! ... More >>

  • LA Life

    October 26, 2006

    ¡Ask a Mexican! Hairy Discussion

    Indie 103.1FM is officially on my shitlist. I've had enough of retarded Toyota of Huntington Beach ads and Suicide Girls talking about making out with their girlfriends. And most disturbingly, I discovered that morning host Joe Escalante/Dr. LegalDouche is, apparently, an amateur toreador. Ole! ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    October 19, 2006

    The World According to Sesame Street

    Indie 103.1FM is officially on my shitlist. I've had enough of retarded Toyota of Huntington Beach ads and Suicide Girls talking about making out with their girlfriends. And most disturbingly, I discovered that morning host Joe Escalante/Dr. LegalDouche is, apparently, an amateur toreador. Ole! ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    August 17, 2006

    The Hidden Blade

    Indie 103.1FM is officially on my shitlist. I've had enough of retarded Toyota of Huntington Beach ads and Suicide Girls talking about making out with their girlfriends. And most disturbingly, I discovered that morning host Joe Escalante/Dr. LegalDouche is, apparently, an amateur toreador. Ole! ... More >>

  • Stage

    July 27, 2006

    Theater Reviews

    Including this week's pick, Antony and Cleopatra

  • Music

    March 23, 2006

    Stratocaster Collage

    Glenn Branca’s Hallucination City for 100 electric guitars

  • Stage

    August 18, 2005

    The Many Excellences of Yo-Yo Ma

    Glenn Branca’s Hallucination City for 100 electric guitars

  • Music

    August 4, 2005

    Sista Act

    When it comes to Sugar Water, Jill Scott knows how to share. (Props to Big Bird.)

  • News

    January 20, 2005

    Getting Out the Youth Vote (Not)

    When it comes to Sugar Water, Jill Scott knows how to share. (Props to Big Bird.)

  • Film+TV

    May 2, 2002

    Yukking Like Rabbits

    When it comes to Sugar Water, Jill Scott knows how to share. (Props to Big Bird.)

  • Film+TV

    February 21, 2002

    Today, on a Vicious Blue Planet

    Katie Couric, Britney Spears, Lou Reed and Alastair Fothergill. Alastair Fothergill?

  • News

    October 25, 2001

    Sesame Osama

    Katie Couric, Britney Spears, Lou Reed and Alastair Fothergill. Alastair Fothergill?

  • Columns

    May 17, 2001

    Breakfast With Jellyman

    The Best of Sitegeist

  • Columns

    April 19, 2001

    Happy Fucking Birthday, Asshole

    The best of Sitegeist

  • Columns

    October 19, 2000

    Happy Fucking Birthday, Asshole

    The best of Sitegeist

  • Columns

    July 27, 2000

    Breakfast With Jellyman

    The best of Sitegeist

  • Music

    July 13, 2000

    Vintage Voodoo

    Screamin’ Jay Hawkins rises from the grave

  • Film+TV

    November 18, 1999

    Spun City

    The big documentary, plus Kane redux

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