It seems to be a slow news day thus far..

I mean, People’s lead story at the moment is that Leonardo DiCaprio’s grandmother passed away.

I therefore don’t feel bad about posting the video below. After all, nostalgia never goes out of style. Plus, if there ever was a show that deserved more promotion it’s Sesame Street, especially of the classic variety.

takepart to learn more about the Orange Farmers Market and go after the jump for some more classic Sesame Street vids.

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So, it’s come to this: An Inconvenient Truth is going to become an opera.   Like, with singers and orchestras and everything.   There’s not a whole lot of information out there at the moment, but with musicals based on every other piece of media in the world existing right now (Legally Blond as a musical?  Come on!), this seems like a totally rational idea that isn’t really, really, mind-blowingly odd.   From the Associated Press:

[O]fficials say the Italian composer Giorgio Battistelli has been commissioned to produce an opera on the international multiformat hit for the 2011 season at the Milan opera house. The composer is currently artistic director of the Arena in Verona. [ap.google.com]

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