Jake Vold of Ponoka, Alberta rides a bronco named Game Changer during the 94th Annual Falkland Stampede in Falkland

Reading While Eating for May 29: Back in the Saddle

In today’s must-read links for your lunchbreak: Lady Gaga kicked out of Indonesia, 29 vs 31 and 10 songs to ruin your summer.

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Reading While Eating for April 6: Flashing Lights

Friday’s links lighten up, with glow-in-the-dark soldiers, shiny gold buildings and puppy rappers.

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Wednesday Words: Muppets, Slacktivism and Aggravated Pimping

NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary includes useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).

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An Unlikely Feud: The Muppets Strike Back at Fox Business Network

After allegations that the Muppets movie is meant to brainwash children, Jim Henson’s creations tell their side of the story.

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Reading While Eating for November 29: Going Retro

Tuesday’s links talk old-school filmmaking and classic celebrity shoes.

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The 5 Best Skits from Jason Segal and the Muppets on SNL

We’re not sure if it was the cuddly Muppets or the very funny Jason Segal that bumped up SNL’s ratings a whole 10 percent this week, but here are the five must-watch clips from last night’s show.

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‘Muppets’ Mania: New Film Worries Some Fans and Insiders

Not everyone is jumping for joy over the upcoming feature film The Muppets.

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Google Doodle Celebrates Jim Henson’s 75th Birthday

The puppetmaster passed away in 1990, but his iconic puppets will live on forever. And now they’re immortalized in Google’s Doodle.

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Reading While Eating for September 8: Ahh, Real Monsters!

Thursday’s links are guaranteed to give you the creeps.

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Quote: Sesame Street Responds to Gay-Marriage Petition

“Bert and Ernie are best friends.  They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves. Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics…they remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation.” — STATEMENT on Sesame Workshop‘s [...]