Sesame Street

13 Mar 2013

Cathay Pacific Airways releases its annual results, with the figures expected to show profits plunging by almost 90 per cent to HK$570 million. Chief executive John Slosar warned in November that...

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Elmo actor Kevin Clash quits Sesame Street amid sex scandal

22 Nov 2012

Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash resigned from Sesame Street on Tuesday amid allegations he sexually abused underage boys, ending a 28-year career in which he turned the furry red monster into one of...

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Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash resigns amid sex allegation

21 Nov 2012

Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash has resigned from “Sesame Street” in the wake of a new allegation that he had sex with an underaged youth.

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Sesame Street's Elmo puppeteer relieved as sex claim dropped

14 Nov 2012

The puppeteer behind Elmo on Sesame Street voiced relief on Tuesday, after a man who accused him of underage sex was reported to have dropped the claim.

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Elmo puppeteer fights under-age sex claim

14 Nov 2012

The puppeteer behind Elmo on Sesame Street says he is taking time off from the US children's TV show to fight a "defamatory" claim he had a sexual relationship with an under-age boy.

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'Million Muppet March' next month to save Big Bird, PBS subsidy

24 Oct 2012

Plans to save Sesame Street's Big Bird from possible extinction are taking shape in the form of a puppet-based protest dubbed the "Million Muppet March".

The event is planned for November 3...

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Opinion

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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Obama ad targets Romney's threat to end Sesame Street producers' subsidy

A day after some national polls showed US President Barack Obama's edge over Mitt Romney evaporating, he responded with an attention-grabbing commercial featuring Big Bird of Sesame Street and...

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Sesame Street Live - When Elmo Grows Up

Academy Lyric Theatre, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$220-HK$450, HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500. Until Aug 8, 3pm, 7.30pm

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Street party

Iconic American children's show Sesame Street is turning 40 on Tuesday, marking four decades of what could be one of the most widely shared childhood memories around the world.

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Silliness holds secret of Muppet madness

With an athletic build and standing more than 180 centimetres tall, Kevin Clash looks an unlikely choice to play a 3.5-year-old Muppet with a high-pitched voice.

When you meet him,...

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Magic! But will the kids watch?

FOR decades now, the shenanigans of Bert and Ernie, Big Bird, the Cookie Monster and the other characters on Sesame Street have defined what good children's television is all about - educational...

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