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What to stream this week: Willie Nelson, Chip & Joanna Gaines, Jim Henson and Benedict Cumberbatch

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a new album from Willie Nelson, Benedict Cumberbatch playing a curmudgeon puppeteer in “Eric” on Netflix and home improvement gurus Chip and Joanna Gaines fix up a mid-century modern lake house on HGTV

The Independent UK

Jennifer Connelly Reflects On Labyrinth And Jim Henson's Legacy

Explore the legacy of Labyrinth, a cult classic film by Jim Henson, featuring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie, now set for a long-awaited sequel.

Top News

Disney Plus and Hulu are getting two new shows about creative legends in puppets and fashion: here's when you can stream them

Two very different shows are coming to Disney Plus and Hulu that highlight two iconic creative legends.

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Ron Howard Directs Jim Henson Documentary for Disney Plus

‘Jim Henson Idea Man’ premieres May 31

Broadcasting & Cable

Artist Craig Yoe returns to underground comix after 50 years for a 'deeply personal look at art and life's lunacy'

The former Jim Henson and Muppets creative director is launching a new indie comic.

Creative Bloq

Tony Diterlizzi: my 1980s inspirations

The famous illustrator and author shares his favourite 1980s artists and their influence on him.

Creative Bloq

Why Isn't The Original Muppet Babies Streaming? Original Cartoonist Shares Definitive Answer That Will Frustrate Fans

The beloved '80s Muppet Babies series isn't fully available for fans to own or stream, and the O.G. cartoonist's blunt explanation is a downer.

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From Jim Henson to Patricia Piccinini: Brisbane’s Fairy Tales exhibition is spooky, perverse and delightful

Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art’s summer blockbuster harks back to the eldritch roots of classic folk tales – so think twice about taking the kids

The Guardian - AU

U.S. airlines lose 2 million suitcases a year. Where do they all go?

When luggage and its owner can't be reunited, airlines sell it to a store in Alabama, where its contents are sold to the public. The result is a grab bag of normal and odd things people travel with.

WEKU

‘Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas’ washes up on Michigan Avenue, on way to (maybe) Broadway

Actors perform alongside puppets in stage adaptation of beloved TV special from Jim Henson.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blumhouse's Disturbing New Thriller Had to Overcome One Major Challenge

'Five Nights at Freddy's director Emma Tammi had to master animatronics... and how to show brutal kills within the confines of PG-13.

Inverse

Rage against the machine? Why AI may not mean the death of film

Generative technology is Hollywood’s current arch nemesis, but as exhibitors on Venice film festival’s ‘immersive island’ will tell you, AI, VR and XR could lead to a brighter future

The Guardian - UK

The Google Doodle turns 25 – here are the best ones ever, ranked

From video games to inventors, Google’s Doodles have celebrated countless topics since 1998. We’ve picked our favorite logo designs.

TechRadar

People think Timothee Chalamet's Wonka stole his look from a Muppet

It's remarkably similar to Gonzo's outfit in The Muppet Christmas Carol... remarkably

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The Texas Tribune

Property tax special session is over, but months of acrimony could complicate Texas lawmakers’ mission as more work awaits

Efforts to repair rifts, particularly among Republican leaders, begin as another contentious special session looms on Gov. Greg Abbott’s call for “school choice.”

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate’s handling of Angela Paxton’s role gives small boost to her husband in pending impeachment trial

Sen. Angela Paxton will have no say in deliberations to convict or acquit impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton, but she will sit on the Senate court of impeachment. That means 21, not 20, votes will be needed to convict.

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: Texas vs. California: Mean tweets, migrant dumping and the 'race to the bottom'

Name-calling. Mean tweets. A governor's quick-draw veto pen.

Tribune News Service

House probe could force GOP leaders to discuss Texas AG Paxton’s problems head on

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s political career has been marked by a longstanding securities fraud indictment, an FBI probe and feeble attempts to oust him at the ballot box.

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The Guardian - UK

UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey; Northern Ballet: The Great Gatsby – review

Wayne McGregor conjures a shimmering eco-myth from Jim Henson’s 80s puppet fantasy film

Evening Standard

UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey at the ROH review: Wayne McGregor’s take on the cult film hits hard

The ballet adaptation of Jim Henson’s film has an even more urgent ecological message 40 years on

The New Daily

The Muppet Christmas Carol turns 30: How the film became a cult classic

Among the many screen adaptations of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, The Muppet Christmas Carol is unique.

Wales Online

The Muppet Christmas Carol turns 30 - how film became a cult classic

Wherever you find love, it feels like Christmas

Inverse

30 years ago, Jim Henson made his darkest movie ever — and failed to create a new genre

No one expected a passion project to take such a disturbing turn.

The Guardian - UK

Kermit and Fozzie: ‘I’d like to try The Great British Bake Off – especially if it was custard pies’

The Muppets’ top entertainers answer your questions about festive traditions, Miss Piggy and working with their good friend Michael Caine

The Conversation

The Muppet Christmas Carol turns 30: how the film became a cult classic

“Cult” is often indiscriminately applied to film and television. In Cult Movies (1981), film critic Danny Peary argued that it should be reserved for “special films which for one reason or another have been taken to heart by segments of the movie audience, cherished, protected, and most of all, enthusiastically…

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