Greg Hyman, an electronics wizard and toy inventor who was a creator of Tickle Me Elmo, the giggling red plush Muppet that crushed sales records when it appeared in 1996 and became a touchstone of ...

In 1996, the giggling stuffed doll turned holiday shopping into chaos, a preview of every sneaker drop, PlayStation launch and Taylor Swift ticket rush to come. There was a mad rush to grab one of the ...

The NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast booth had a very special guest during Saturday’s Philadelphia Phillies game against the Colorado Rockies. “Have you enjoyed your day at the ballpark today?” ...

Regular readers will probably know me as the one who got really into turntables recently; overhauling my home system (twice!) to make it vinyl-focused and running our annual Vinyl Week celebrations ...

With a new wave of Islamophobia in the U.S. after recent attacks on Iran, Ramy Youssef has come under fire for his Sesame Street appearance. The Golden Globe winner joked “it’s got to be tough” for ...

Bergen County native Ramy Youssef is a hit in a now-viral video from "Sesame Street" celebrating Arab American Heritage Month with Elmo celebrating language and culture. The actor, comedian and writer ...

André Joseph is a movie features writer at Collider. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor's Degree in Film. He freelances as an independent filmmaker, ...

Matthew and Brady Tkachuk got to talk to a special guest on Friday at the Olympic Village. Elmo, the ever-positive Sesame Street character, interviewed the Tkachuk brothers as the men’s hockey ...

Elmo may not host Taylor Swift on Sesame Street anytime soon. In fact, the iconic character addressed his feelings after the premiere of the singer’s “Opalite” music video on Feb. 2. After Taylor ...

UPDATES AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS 30 YEARS AGO TODAY. THE BLIZZARD OF 1996 HIT PA IN PARTS OF THE STATE SAW MORE THAN 40IN OF SNOW, ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN ...