Did you ever notice how much Tom Waits sounds like Cookie Monster? (Or vice versa, since Waits was playing in an R&B/soul band called The Systems by 1965, and Cookie Monster wasn't introduced to the world until 1969.) Well, someone did, and here's their mash-up of the two, with Mr. Monster singing Waits's "God's Away on Business." more ›

Cookie Monster is going the Betty White route and has started a Facebook campaign titled: Cookie Monster should host Saturday Night Live! He says in the video below that it's time to branch out beyond his cookie-eating career, check out his audition reel (which includes a cookie-clad Cookie Monster as musical guest Lady Gaga): more ›

Costumed characters from Sesame Street and other children's shows have become a regular fixture in Midtown, where they can make about $80 per day posing for photos with tourists, according to the Post. The tabloid spoke with the men behind the masks, and learned that there's a science to figuring out the rates. "I charge one dollar for some people, and more for others," said José Montier, 40, who dresses as Cookie Monster. "It depends on if they're a big group, if they look like they're rich." more ›

The Sesame Street gang is stopping by today's Tyra, and we've got a sneak peek of Elmo, Rosita and Cookie Monster — who were all there in celebration of their show's 40th anniversary. But what's happening in these above photos? We're told: "Rosita, who reveals she rocks her natural hair and does not use weaves, checks Tyra's hair for weave tracks." And OK! Magazine points out that "it looks like Cookie Monster has his hand on Tyra’s booty!" Innocence: lost. more ›

The bleak underground recently got a little brighter with the Xylopholks (who you've seen here before). The ragtime-playin' troupe dons colorful, furry costumes while they play in the subway system, including a Cookie Monster, a chicken, a pink gorilla, and a skunk. They recently talked to Flavorpill about the upcoming humid season, and said, "When we first started out, Pinky (Bridget) thought about doing a swimsuit version for the summer." This might even draw more attention from the cops, however, who have already nabbed them for playing illegally. Check out their style in the video... more ›

The cover of Sesame Street magazine circa October 1976 depicts a giant Cookie Monster putting aside his favorite snack for a few bites of the Twin Towers. Sort of makes you think about how innocent the world seemed before the terrorists started blowing shit up, no? more ›

At the Ethnic Market highlights international specialty foods and ingredients that you're very unlikely to find at your local Gristedes more ›

- Robert DeNiro is donating his collection of movie scripts, notes, costumes, etc. to the University of Texas at Austin - Bobby, NYC wanted your glasses from Bullwinkle & Rocky, anyway (though the guns from Taxi Driver...) more ›

- And possibly the best weather post ever. more ›

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