Martina Plag demonstrates how puppets' eyes are carved deeply into their skulls so as to convey emotion. Mum Puppettheatre's production of The Master and Margarita opened last week (our review is forthcoming), but before it opened, I was invited to Mum's basement to see how the dozens of puppets needed for the production would take shape. It's key to remember that, despite the title of this article, Mum is a puppettheatre: one that presents......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Are you a meanderthal? Not sure? Check the urban dictionary, and beware! Apparently the word could soon be heading to the real dictionary. (Via Jill) Uh oh - looks like the upper ups at Warner Bros. demanded some last minute changes to the ending of I Am Legend. That's rarely good news... Supposedly The Movie Blog got their hands on some......

I was reared on PBS children's programming. Sesame Street. Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. Square One TV. But I had a special place in my heart for Reading Rainbow. Some episodes I remember better than others. One such episode being the one in which the featured story was The Story of Ferdinand, about a gentle bull who wanted to stop and smell the roses, rather than fight in the ring. It's this book on which the......

As we mentioned a while back, King Tut is coming to town this weekend! Well, okay, maybe not the King himself, but a bunch of his coolest stuff will be on display at The Franklin Institute. Now that it's become clear that Tom Knox is doing exceedingly well, and has a great deal of money, a bill has been introduced to temporarily cancel the campaign contribution limits in order to even things out a......

...Rejection: If he read the blogs, he'd know that she's not a firecrotch. Her esthetician makes sure of that. (Via The Superficial.) ...Holy Crap! He's a scrawny guy, but we still wouldn't be happy if this happened to us. (Via Popsugar.) ...Reconciliation: Hell, as a heterosexual female, this Phillyist would want her back, too. (Via Hollywood Rag. ...Coverage: That is the sound of a thousand erections vanishing. (Via Popoholic.) ...Rude: Another category Paris Hilton......

Of course, the background music we had was usually Raffi or the soundtrack to Sesame Street. Nothing this pretty.......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Monday Night Football: Giants at Cowboys (Mon; 8:30PM-11:30PM; ESPN) - This should be an interesting game, and much easier for Philly fans to watch than another agonizing Eagles game. And hey, you might get to see T.O. and the hated Cowboys get beat. (Link) Fear Files: Zombies! (Tue; 8PM-9PM; History Channel) - Oh, yeah, it's Halloween all right. This special looks at stories about zombies and voodoo......

Tomorrow at noon, WHYY Studios (150 North 6th Street) will be hosting a free advance screening of World According to Sesame Street, in which three Sesame Street producers bring the show's concept to international audiences. Sadly, there are no furry guest speakers listed. Renee Hobbs (Director of Temple University Media Lab and Co-Founder of the Alliance For A Media Literate America) and Dr. Amy Jordan ( Senior Researcher/Director of Research on Children and Television at......

...Stupid: This footage is old, but it's been making its rounds on the interweb this week, and it's a fine example as to why Britney Spears and Kevin Federline should never have been allowed to reproduce. (Via The Superficial.) ...Skank: We're almost ready to retire this category; it's just too obvious to keep posting Paris Hilton links. (Via Egotastic!) ...Divorce: Usually, if you're going through a divorce, and you change your locks, your soon-to-be......

Houstonist reports on cross-dressing thieves and undressing educators this week. A Peeping Tom defends himself with a papaya and an outraged onlooker asks Ken Lay, "TATER TOTS OR FRIES?" Also, FEMA wants it's money back. LAist are a bug bunch of geeks. They're Star Trek geeks, David Duchovny geeks and Frank Gehry geeks. During their Cochella preview their readers reveal themselves to be Depeche Mode geeks. Seattlest saw their basketball team preparing to leave for......

According to philly.com, former Phillie John Kruk is going to join sports talk radio WPEN–AM (950). Kruk’s role at the radio station has not yet been made public, but whatever it is, Phillyist hopes he’ll regularly produce some quotes like the ones he has given us in the past: "No mascots on the field. Shoot anything that looks like it escaped from Sesame Street.” – in response to what changes he’d make to major league......

"It's like American Idol, without the jerks!" This is how David Cassanova described last night's Puppet Karaoke Red Hot Royal Rumble at The Manhattan Grill in Fishtown. Phillyist is more like to compare the Puppet Karaoke experience to accidentally finding oneself at open mic night on the set of HR Puff N' Stuff; but no matter which way you choose to look at it, Puppet Karaoke is loads of fun. Part cabaret, part karaoke, part......