Children's Programming

Five unique covers of the Reading Rainbow theme

LeVar Burton hosted Reading Rainbow from the early 1980s to the mid 2000s. Earlier this spring, Burton -- who you may also remember as Geordi La Forge from Star Trek: The Next Generation and its associated films -- announced the impending return of the pioneering bonkers-for-books chi ... More >>

Pokemon Battle Royale

LeVar Burton hosted Reading Rainbow from the early 1980s to the mid 2000s. Earlier this spring, Burton -- who you may also remember as Geordi La Forge from Star Trek: The Next Generation and its associated films -- announced the impending return of the pioneering bonkers-for-books chi ... More >>

World's Largest Gathering of Ninja Turtles

LeVar Burton hosted Reading Rainbow from the early 1980s to the mid 2000s. Earlier this spring, Burton -- who you may also remember as Geordi La Forge from Star Trek: The Next Generation and its associated films -- announced the impending return of the pioneering bonkers-for-books chi ... More >>

Keith Ellison presents Elmo doll to Congress

Keith Ellison: Sesame Street enthusiast. ​As if just to further speculation that Washington has lost its mind, Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison brought an Elmo doll onto the House floor today. The point, according to a statement from Ellison, was to hammer home the argument that the United ... More >>

Tom Emmer's new gig: KTLK radio jock

KTLKBut seriously, this was his third choice.​In this tough economy, sometimes we have to settle. This seems to be the case for Tom Emmer, former Republican gubernatorial candidate, who has taken a job as a drive-time talk show host on Fox News-affiliated KTLK-FM. This is great news for all ... More >>

LEGO KidsFest

KTLKBut seriously, this was his third choice.​In this tough economy, sometimes we have to settle. This seems to be the case for Tom Emmer, former Republican gubernatorial candidate, who has taken a job as a drive-time talk show host on Fox News-affiliated KTLK-FM. This is great news for all ... More >>

The Dodos

KTLKBut seriously, this was his third choice.​In this tough economy, sometimes we have to settle. This seems to be the case for Tom Emmer, former Republican gubernatorial candidate, who has taken a job as a drive-time talk show host on Fox News-affiliated KTLK-FM. This is great news for all ... More >>

Dora the Explorer's excellent Tom Emmer video

Screen grab via TheUptakeOh no, not you again.​At least, Tom Emmer says, Nick Espinosa didn't bring the pennies this time. But he still looked a little fed up to see the immigrant rights activist stealing the scene at Monday's health care gubernatorial debate with Mark Dayton and Tom Horner.

Dora the Explorer's excellent Tom Emmer adventure

Image: WikipediaDora the Explorer had an excellent adventure with Tom Emmer.​Poor Dora the Explorer. All she wants to do hang with Diego and Boots the Monkey. But instead, the Nick Jr. cartoon character is getting dragged into the Minnesota governor's race. Nick Espinosa, who also goes by the ... More >>

Suzanne Collins

Image: WikipediaDora the Explorer had an excellent adventure with Tom Emmer.​Poor Dora the Explorer. All she wants to do hang with Diego and Boots the Monkey. But instead, the Nick Jr. cartoon character is getting dragged into the Minnesota governor's race. Nick Espinosa, who also goes by the ... More >>

Suzanne Collins

Image: WikipediaDora the Explorer had an excellent adventure with Tom Emmer.​Poor Dora the Explorer. All she wants to do hang with Diego and Boots the Monkey. But instead, the Nick Jr. cartoon character is getting dragged into the Minnesota governor's race. Nick Espinosa, who also goes by the ... More >>

Scion Installation 6: Video Tour coming to Pink Hobo Gallery

Scion's annual traveling art exhibition hits Minneapolis

Catwalk Cabaret, Rock the Cause mansion party: A-List Extra

​This week is another big one, and the overflow is glorious. In this week's A-List Extra we have awesome MN Fashion parties, a mansion party sure to trip you out, and more. 

Hi Kids! A Retrospective of Twin Cities Children's TV

​This week is another big one, and the overflow is glorious. In this week's A-List Extra we have awesome MN Fashion parties, a mansion party sure to trip you out, and more. 

Avenue Q at the Orpheum: Preview of muppet mayhem

​Overtly referential of Sesame Street, Avenue Q features original cast members from the hallowed children's show, but their Muppet-like creatures deal with adult issues like racism, internet porn and homosexuality in language both colorful and profane. Monsters like Trekkie Monster, a porn addict, ... More >>

Harper Simon tonight at the Cedar (video)

The son of Paul has earned his own stripes.

Happy 40th Anniversary, Sesame Street

Did you know Bert and Ernie like anchovies on their pizza? And that Martha Stewart gets just as annoyed with Muppets as with real live people?

Imagination Movers

Did you know Bert and Ernie like anchovies on their pizza? And that Martha Stewart gets just as annoyed with Muppets as with real live people?

Hi Kids! A Retrospective of Twin Cities Children's Television Shows

Did you know Bert and Ernie like anchovies on their pizza? And that Martha Stewart gets just as annoyed with Muppets as with real live people?

Bill Cosby

Did you know Bert and Ernie like anchovies on their pizza? And that Martha Stewart gets just as annoyed with Muppets as with real live people?

The Minority Report: Tom Lehrer

Never heard of him? Hit the books. Lehrer's brief career was a high water mark for musical satire.

Paper Toy and Pop-Out Show

Never heard of him? Hit the books. Lehrer's brief career was a high water mark for musical satire.

This is America: Couples married on Mall of America roller coaster

The newlyweds had their first "ups and downs" (har har) this morning as they married on a roller coaster in Nickelodeon Universe this morning.

Diablo Cody's Fempire, Bachmann's backpedaling

Blotter has all the weird local news fit to print

Ralph's World

Blotter has all the weird local news fit to print

Joke Band festival at Turf Club gets awkward laughs

11/12 Photo of the Day: Santa Gone Wild at MOA

Savion Glover

Lessons Learned from TV

Jeff Alexander

The E Family

Undead on Arrival

House of the Dead returns for the Wii, stiff as ever.

Heartbeat of the Drum

House of the Dead returns for the Wii, stiff as ever.

Left Turn at Sesame Street

A hilarious puppet parody lampoons the self-importance of the newly adult

5ingles

The songs we can't escape

The Sample Room

Dosh leads a loopy sing-along at the Triple Rock

Tut tut! Naughty kiddie shows, part deux

Dosh leads a loopy sing-along at the Triple Rock

Pikachu Will Be Killed Tomorrow

Is children's television still the land of the lost?

Nepotizzle!

Is children's television still the land of the lost?

The Most Disturbing Show You Haven't Seen

Is children's television still the land of the lost?

Eight Feet Are Better Than Two

Is children's television still the land of the lost?

Hickory Dickory Dock

Nicholson Baker writes another droll ode to time

Tahiti 80: Puzzle

Nicholson Baker writes another droll ode to time

Getting Folksy

Two eye-opening new albums for the young and the young-at-heart

He's the Muppetry Man. He Made Things All Right

The passion and gift of Jim Henson lives on

Tackling the Tough Ones

Videos take on social issues

Someone's in the Kitchen with Blue and Horton's in McElligott's Pool

Software programs from Blues Clues and Dr. Seuss designed for the little shavers

Videos of the Vernacular

Discovering language through the media grab bag

1973 TV

Discovering language through the media grab bag

Do Telly

Discovering language through the media grab bag