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Expert: Racial flap more about old South than Perry todayupdated: Fri Oct 07 2011 10:16:00

The controversy around Texas Gov. Rick Perry's use of a hunting camp with a racially insensitive name is more of a tale of an ugly era in Texas history than an indictment of the governor, a longtime Texas political observer said.

Google honors Jim Henson with Muppets doodleupdated: Fri Sep 23 2011 22:23:00

The man behind the Muppets, Fraggle Rock and many of Sesame Street's most beloved puppets got a 21st-century shout-out Friday, in the former of an interactive "doodle" atop Google's main search engine page.

It's easy being green at the Smithsonianupdated: Wed Aug 25 2010 17:59:00

Forget red versus blue. The nation's capital is seeing green.

Singer makes noise with iPhoneupdated: Thu Sep 24 2009 10:53:00

UK singer Gary Go uses iPhone apps to perform and make music. He talks to CNN's Shanon Cook.

Singer Gary Go makes sweet music with iPhoneupdated: Thu Sep 24 2009 10:53:00

Cool suit? Check. Edgy spectacles? Check. Warm vocal chords? Check.

Surprising stories behind 20 Muppet charactersupdated: Wed Feb 11 2009 09:12:00

Like a lot of people, I grew up on Sesame Street and the Muppets. But did you ever stop to wonder where they came from?

Time.com: TV Producer Bernie Brillstein Diesupdated: Fri Aug 08 2008 14:05:00

Bernie Brillstein, a veteran Hollywood manager, producer and power broker, has died of heart disease, his production company said Friday. He was 77

People.com: Hollywood Power Broker Bernie Brillstein Dies at 77updated: Fri Aug 08 2008 13:17:00

The producer and manager helped guide Jim Henson, Gilda Radner and The Sopranos

Time.com: The Muppets Take Washingtonupdated: Sat Jul 12 2008 15:00:00

Kermit the Frog will be part of an exhibit, "Jim Henson's Fantastic World," at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington

Panda petting zoo cutest thing everupdated: Mon Aug 20 2007 21:37:00

It began by accident. My girlfriend, Ronni, and her twin sister, Marina, rented a documentary on panda bears. We all melted. Then we went online and found videos of tourists, somewhere in China, embracing pandas. One showed a gaggle of cubs eagerly descending a slide in what looked like panda day care. "We have to find this place," Ronni said, eyes lighting up.

People.com: An Encore for Harry Potter?updated: Tue Jul 10 2007 12:52:00

Will the seventh Harry Potter book, due out July 21, really be the final one in the series?

The best -- and worst -- quest filmsupdated: Tue May 22 2007 07:39:00

Our heart-to-heart with Captain Jack inspired us to set out on our own heroic adventure. Trusty steed? Check. Knight in armor? Check. Damsel in distress? Check. Here's our top 10 favorite quest films -- and the ones which had us rooting for the Dark Side.

Strange world of lost luggage updated: Tue Nov 22 2005 09:20:00

It's the moment every air passenger dreads: standing alone at an empty carousel with the growing realization that their bag has gone missing.

Hardest-working frog tells allupdated: Wed Oct 05 2005 11:09:00

Kermit the Frog is in a good mood. It's raining in Los Angeles -- perfect frog weather -- and the only way life could be better is if he were outside.

Fortune: A HOLLYWOOD VET TRIES PLAYING NICEupdated: Mon Oct 18 2004 00:01:00

In a business known for eating its young, Bernie Brillstein's career has lasted far longer than most of his clients. The producer and manager has guided hundreds of actors, comedians, writers, and ...

FSB: Family Reunionsupdated: Sun Feb 01 2004 00:01:00

Sure, it's tough when kids leave home. But for some clans, letting the business go is tougher.

Fortune: THE SMARTEST AND DUMBEST MOVES OF 1995 WHAT A YEAR IT WAS! DISNEY GOT ENGAGED TO ABC, LEESON BILKED BARINGS OF A updated: Mon Jan 15 1996 00:01:00

Overly serious students of business--to which category I consign us all--know that every year, in retrospect, organizes itself into a unifying concept for purposes of analysis.

Fortune: ON THE RISEupdated: Mon Sep 24 1990 00:01:00

LISA H. MELCHER, 32 HERTZ CORP. How do you convince customers that used cars aren't necessarily damaged goods? Ask Melcher, director of marketing for Hertz's car sales division. Last year alone her...

Fortune: MUTANT TURTLE MONEY MASTERupdated: Mon May 21 1990 00:01:00

In Asia, Hong Kong film producer Raymond Chow, 62, is known as Mr. Kung Fu, after his string of awesomely cheap, highly profitable action pictures. Chow has now worked a slight variation on this ge...

Fortune: THE MUPPETS SELL OUTupdated: Mon Sep 25 1989 00:01:00

Miss Piggy might snort at the thought of sharing center stage with Minnie Mouse. But she'll have to get used to it because the piggadonna, Kermit the Frog, and scads of other Muppet characters are ...

Fortune: FUN IN THE BOREDROOM Jim Henson has made a business of Muppet mini-movies that enliven meetings.updated: Mon Feb 04 1985 00:01:00

AS BEFITS a mature frog, Kermit has left the lily pond for corporate America. Not that the arch Muppet has forgotten his calling. In mini-films and videos designed for business meetings, he and a c...

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