Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dani Di Placido covers film, television, and internet culture. Sesame Street often reflects on the raw reality of life for ...

Ever wonder how the puppets on Sesame Street operate? The puppeteers for some of Sesame Street's most famous characters share their insights on how they bring their iconic characters to life. The ...

What do puppets do when they are not bringing joy to children? According to “The Happytime Murders,” a movie starring Melissa McCarthy in which puppets and humans inhabit the same world, the lovable ...

“This house is too clean. It makes me sick,” Bill Ceffalia growls. Ceffalia is insulting his mother, but she’s not offended. Ceffalia, 25, is talking as the voice of a puppet — the furry green Oscar ...

Megan Piphus Peace has always found magic in puppets. The self-trained ventriloquist and puppeteer grew up watching the sock puppets on “Lamb Chop’s Play-Along,” the hand puppets of “Mister Rogers’ ...