How Miss Piggy went from minor Muppet to TV’s top hog
Miss Piggy began as a bit player, but a sassy attitude and a karate chop carried her to the pinnacle of pop culture
Jim Henson
The Muppet Show on Disney+: The humour is largely terrible – but isn’t that the point?
Television: This one-off reboot is faithful to the 1970s original, when there was no high concept, and Sabrina Carpenter provides the perfect opening night guest
Hi-yah! Miss Piggy was one of my most hostile interviewees. Now she’s in line for the Barbie treatment
Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone are joining forces on a porcine production. Expect a postmodern jamboree peopled by the industry’s slickest and shiniest
Carl Kinsella on living with OCD: ‘It’s like having a puppet regime installed in your head’
The columnist and author on relating more to Generation X than his own age group, taking extended breaks from everyday life, and his existential dread of tech billionaires
Saturday Night Live: ‘You can take the temperature of America by watching that show’
Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and other stars of the US comedy were regular visitors when Jason Reitman was young. Now he’s made Saturday Night about its first episode
Even butterflies are casualties in Texas battle over border controls
Conservation centre on Rio Grande forced to close after online attacks by conspiracy theorists
Dealing with the legacy of history at the Capitol in Texas
America Letter: Monuments to confederate forces in the Civil War another symbol of division in America
Why are all these useless films now being declared classics?
I cannot pretend that Hocus Pocus is any more deserving of affection now than it was in 1993
New series to light up the lives of Dark Crystal fans
In an age of explosive visual effects, studio bosses were not bowled over by the idea of staying faithful to The Dark Crystal’s puppet DNA
Netflix: The 10 best new shows and series to watch in August
Dear White People, Glow and Mindhunter return; Otherhood and The Family debut
Sesame Street disputes writer’s claim that Bert and Ernie are gay
Children’s show says characters are ‘best friends’ and ‘do not have a sexual orientation’
The Happytime Murders: the Muppets get soaked in sleaze
Director Brian Henson on the puppet sex workers, drugs and ejaculation
‘Sesame Street’ creators sue over raunchy puppet film
‘The Happytime Murders’ film shows Muppet-like puppets indulging in sex and drugs
Forty-two films to catch in the cinema this summer
Incredibles 2, Ocean’s 8, Jurassic World and Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again
Puppeteer who voiced Kermit the Frog fired after 27 years
Steve Whitmire ‘devastated’ to lose job nearly three decades after death of Jim Henson
‘Tomb Raider’ writer urges women to kick ass in the gaming sector
Rhianna Pratchett says there are plenty of possibilities for women in the industry
The big draw: an A to Z of great children’s illustrators
Illustrations are a touchstone of children’s literature. Here is a potted guide to the artists behind some of the best-loved stories
Marvel Comics artist wins ‘Cork Person of the Month’
Will Sliney says he’s ‘completely shocked and honoured’ to be selected for award
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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