#’Schoolhouse Rock’ co-creator George Newall dead at 88

#’Schoolhouse Rock’ co-creator George Newall dead at 88

“‘Schoolhouse Rock’ co-creator George Newall dead at 88” George Newall, the co-creator of the educational musical cartoon series “Schoolhouse Rock,” has died. He was 88. Newall’s wife, Lisa Maxwell, told the New York Times he died of cardiopulmonary arrest Nov. 30 in a New York hospital. Born June 17, 1934, the advertising executive and jazz…

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#Conservatives slime Nickelodeon’s ‘environmental racism’ segment

#Conservatives slime Nickelodeon’s ‘environmental racism’ segment

“#Conservatives slime Nickelodeon’s ‘environmental racism’ segment” The only “green” thing they want is slime. Children’s entertainment giant Nickelodeon is getting slimed online by conservatives over a recent Earth Day special discussing how pollution disproportionately affects communities of color. “Learn the meaning of environmental racism,” Nickelodeon tweeted Friday, along with a video of the segment, which…

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#Meet Michelle Obama’s new co-star in Netflix series

#Meet Michelle Obama’s new co-star in Netflix series

“#Meet Michelle Obama’s new co-star in Netflix series” Actor/puppeteer Jonathan Kidder spends a lot of time at Michelle Obama’s feet — literally — in “Waffles + Mochi,” premiering Tuesday (March 16) on Netflix. He plays Busy Bee, the bespectacled, tie-wearing supermarket manager who interacts with Obama in the educational children’s series, co-created by Erika Thormahlen…

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