The cancellation of Big Bird and co. would be a loss, but there’s something bigger going on. Sesame Street ’s fate is symptomatic of a larger shift in how corporations, governments, and, increasingly, ...

Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut, according to the ...