IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Bert is a hand-rod puppet originally ...

“It seems Mr. Mark Saltzman was asked if Bert & Ernie are gay,” Oz, a longtime Muppets veteran and Bert’s creator, wrote. “It’s fine that he feels they are. They’re not, of course. But why that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dani Di Placido covers film, television, and internet culture. Something strange happened yesterday. Sesame Workshop released an ...

Magazine covers—if I may risk journo-splaining here—are meant to be provocative. That is, they’re meant to provoke you to pick up the magazine while browsing at, say, Hudson News. Once you do so, it’s ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The sexual orientation of two puppets has long been the subject of curiosity ...

Are Bert and Ernie gay? For years, the team behind “Sesame Street” has explained that, no, Bert and Ernie are . . . puppets. But try telling that to the Twitter mob. Mark Saltzman, a scriptwriter for ...

The sexual orientation of two puppets has long been the subject of curiosity. And now a longtime “Sesame Street” writer has added more reason for speculation. Mark Saltzman, who wrote for several ...

Bert and Ernie are still just roommates. In a statement, Sesame Workshop was prompted to address the famous puppets' relationship after a former writer for "Sesame Street" said his own relationship ...

Former 'Sesame Street' writer Mark Saltzman confirmed that puppet characters Bert and Ernie were a couple in an interview with Queerty published Tuesday. By Lexy Perez Sesame Street fans have always ...