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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Netflix Saves ‘Sesame Street' From Trump's Reign of Terror
There are still sunny days ahead for Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Abby Cadabby, who have all survived Trump's recent assassination attempt, thanks to the rescue efforts of Netflix. The streamer just announced that beloved children's program Sesame Street will move to its service, after the Trump administration cut funding for its decades-long home, PBS. The news comes following a tough few months for Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street, which lost its contract with HBO after the network sought to shift away from children's programming. Then, another financial blow came from the current administration, after President Donald Trump cut federal funding to PBS, the free public broadcasting service that's been airing Sesame Street for over 50 years. These issues caused what executives described as a 'perfect storm' of problems for the program. Under the new Netflix agreement, new episodes will premiere on Netflix and PBS on the same day, ensuring the educational program stays accessible for millions of children across the country. That in itself is a gesture of good will between the streamer and the public broadcaster that could be construed as a political gesture amid Trump's cuts. 'This unique public-private partnership will enable Sesame Workshop to bring our research-based curriculum to young children around the world with Netflix's global reach, while ensuring children in communities across the U.S. continue to have free access on public television to the Sesame Street they love,' Sesame Workshop CEO Sherri Westin said in a statement. The Netflix deal will begin with the 56th season of Sesame Street later this year and will feature new formatting changes, dropping the magazine-style format in favor of 11-minute story sequences. The show will also take a more character-driven focus as is typical of other popular children's shows like Bluey. As soon as the news dropped about Sesame Street finding a new home, people took to social media to celebrate, expressing their relief that the program can continue despite Trump's funding cuts. Thanks to the new deal, Elmo and his friends will get continue to do what they've always done best: teach kids how to read and count, all while making sure they feel like they will always have a friend to guide them in this chaotic world.
Time Out
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
50 robots will descend upon Times Square to hand out free Liquid I.V. next week
We've used to seeing odd shenanigans throughout Times Square, from giant bronze lady statues to huge hot dog sculptures to fistfights between full-grown men dressed like Elmo. And next week, you can add roaming robots to the weird midtown mix. Yes, on Wednesday, June 4 at 4 pm Eastern, Liquid I.V. —the health-and-wellness company known for its sporty (and hangover-curing) hydration and electrolyte drink mixes—is hosting its first-ever robot-powered takeover, a first-of-its-kind partnership with Kiwibot that will see 50 autonomous robots taking to the streets of Times Square to promote the brand. A bit more involved than your usual midtown billboard, huh? The immersive experience will see the bots deliver free samples of Liquid I.V. in a variety of refreshing, fruity flavors (including Lemon Line, White Peach and Raspberry Lemonade) to otherwise unsuspecting Times Square pedestrians. (You know those tourists are about to be very confused.) Adding to the spectacle, the machines will also participate in a fully choreographed robot flash mob performance in Duffy Square. And at the peak of activation, a Times Square digital billboard will display a staged glitch effect syncing on beat with the robot movement and the brand's hydration message. The bots will capture the whole experiences in in real time with a mounted GoPro, offering sharable first-person content. If you miss out on the Times Square takeover, don't fret: The robots will also be roaming around various areas of Manhattan on Wednesday, including Soho, Flatiron, Union Square and Bryant Park
4 days ago
- Entertainment
USJ Holds Event at Osaka Expo
News from Japan Economy May 30, 2025 21:10 (JST) Osaka, May 30 (Jiji Press)--Theme park Universal Studios Japan in Osaka held its first collaboration event at the venue of the ongoing 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city on Friday, attracting an audience of some 150 people. The event featured performances by USJ's popular dancers and characters, including Snoopy and Elmo, on a stage in front of the Osaka Healthcare Pavilion, run by the Osaka prefectural and city governments. There was also an interactive play dedicated to USJ's ongoing "Thanks Love Month" event, when visitors are encouraged to say "thank you" to their family and friends. During the play, visitors were asked about their recent exchanges of gratitude with loved ones. A USJ fan, 61, from Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, whose son recently celebrated Mother's Day for her, smiled and said, "I'm happy to interact with the characters I always see at the park." END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Parents Are Sharing the Most ‘Unhinged' White Lies They've Told Their Toddlers
Who hasn't told their toddler a white lie or two, to cease a tantrum? 'My daughter doesn't like to eat meat, so I tell her that if she takes a bite of her meat, I'll give her a point toward Disney World,' Molly Brandt, the mother of a toddler, tells Brandt, who is taking her daughter to the theme park for her third birthday, adds that 'points' will be used to purchase souvenirs at the theme park. 'She's obsessed with princesses, so I said she could buy a Rapunzel dress,' says Brandt. In a TikTok video, Brandt called for the 'most unhinged white lie you've told your 2-and-a-half year-old toddler because I'm running out of ideas.' Parents dropped the white lies they've told their own children into the comments section: 'Elmo is napping, the park is napping, the pool is napping, everybody is napping. It works for now.' 'I use Google Translate, English to English, and type something like, 'The park is closed today, due to a fire' and then play the little microphone, so Siri says it out loud when I tell my daughter I'm calling the park to see if it's open.' 'You can only watch cartoons in cars. That's why they're called CAR-toons.' 'I let my daughter try black coffee and of course, she hated it. Now, if I don't want to share my food, I tell her it's coffee-flavored.' ''Blippi and Bluey are sleeping and only Curious George and Daniel Tiger are up. Do you want to watch them?' Less stimulating shows.' ''Every person has their own swear word. So, if you hear a grownup say one, it's theirs and you can't use it. You have to make up your own words' (Makes a nonsense word).' 'We can't watch 'Baby Shark' at bedtime/night because of child labor laws.' 'I told my daughter that spinach tortellini was green cheese and she loves it.' 'I told my daughter our family dog went on vacation to the beach and sent back sand as a gift. He actually died and those are his ashes.' 'When the ice cream truck plays music, it means they're out of ice cream.' 'If she sleeps in my room or I sleep in her room, we will both get smaller. We both want to get big and strong, so we have to sleep in our own beds.' 'Taylor Swift is her grandma. It's easier than explaining who her grandma actually is and it's low-key comical.' 'Sometimes, I explain the truth in so much detail, he just gets confused and forgets what's going on.' Brandt tells the points system tames her daughter's picky eating habits. It's also good enough for Brandt, who admits that lying made her uncomfortable in the beginning. She has since justified the light-hearted fib for a greater good. Telling children white lies is generally innocuous until age 3, Dr. Deborah Gilboa, family doctor and resilience expert, tells 'Very few people have really solid memories before age 3 or 4, excluding severe traumatic events,' says Gilboa, adding that in between the ages of 4 and 6, children start to apply reasoning to their lives. Gilboa says white lies can undermine trust between family members and pave rationalization for kids to lie to their parents. 'We don't want kids to ever wonder whether their parents are telling the truth,' says Gilboa. Instead of telling a white lie, Gilboa recommends these responses when kids ask questions that adults don't want to answer directly: 'I am not going to tell you that.' 'It's not yet a perfect time to talk about this.' 'It's none of your business.' 'The other problem with white lies is, they really only work with first children,' says Gilboa, adding that older kids may tell their little siblings, 'Mom and dad lied to you.' According to Gilboa, there are two times when parents shouldn't tell white lies, even when kids are very young. First: The death of a pet, which is traumatic. 'We want kids to count on their parents to talk about hard things,' says Gilboa. 'The more important the issue, the less valuable it is to use a white lie.' Second: Threatening to leave a child in public, for example, when parents say, 'If you don't get in the car, I'm going to leave you at the park.' The outcome of the threat is always negative: parents likely wouldn't leave — and their kids know it — or, kids might believe their parents will abandon them, says Gilboa, adding, 'Neither is OK.' This article was originally published on
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Sesame Street' Heads To Netflix With Streaming Deal For PBS Children's Series
Sesame Street has a new streaming home. Netflix has picked up the children's series, which will make its debut on the streamer later this year with an all-new, reimagined 56th season — plus 90 hours of previous episodes — available to audiences worldwide. Netflix is coming on board after HBO Max opted not to renew its Sesame Street streaming deal at the end of last year. Finding a new streaming partner has been considered critical to the series' financial survival. More from Deadline It Starts On The Page (Limited): Read 'Adolescence' Episode 3 Script With Foreword By Stephen Graham & Jack Thorne Mark Ruffalo & Tucker Pillsbury Join Natalie Portman In Lena Dunham's Netflix Rom-Com 'Good Sex' Kim Kardashian-Paula Pell Netflix Comedy 'The Fifth Wheel' Taps Eva Longoria To Direct; Gloria Sanchez To Produce The new episodes, which will now each center on one 11-minute story, will be available same day-and-date in the U.S. on PBS stations and PBS KIDS digital platforms, maintaining U.S. kids' free access to early learning, which Sesame Street is all about. That is a departure from Netflix's typical push for exclusivity unless a second window on a library title is involved. In addition to format changes, the new season will feature the return of fan-favorite segments like Elmo's World and Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck. Sesame Workshop is the global nonprofit behind Sesame Street, with Sal Perez and Kay Wilson Stallings serving as executive producers; Emmy, Humanitas, and NAACP Award nominee Halcyon Person (Karma's World, Dee & Friends in Oz) joins as head writer. As part of the deal, Netflix will also be able to develop video games for both Sesame Street and Sesame Street Mecha Builders. While HBO Max shifted focus away from kids and family programming a couple of years ago, it represents 15% of Netflix's total viewing with shows such as CoComelon. Best of Deadline Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sex-Trafficking Trial Updates: Cassie Ventura's Testimony, $10M Hotel Settlement, Drugs, Violence, & The Feds All The 'Mission: Impossible' Movies In Order - See Tom Cruise's 30-Year Journey As Ethan Hunt Denzel Washington's Career In Pictures: From 'Carbon Copy' To 'The Equalizer 3'
