By Foster Kamer 6:00pm

Spin Cycle

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Chick-Fil-A and Jim Henson’s Creatures Fight P.R. War via Social Media

Chick-Fil-A is an Atlanta-based fast-food chain you may have heard of, whose chicken sandwiches have a cult following, but whose cult-like devotion to anti-gay causes have increasingly put them in the media spotlight. Except on Sundays. They are closed on Sundays.

All of this recently culminated in that telltale culture-news saturation point indicator, a withering segment about them on The Daily Show. And on Friday, The Jim Henson Company—which makes Muppet toys for Chick-Fil-As kids’ meals—cut ties with the company as well. So, how’s Chick-Fil-A fighting back? Read More

By Tom Acitelli 7/19/11 1:02pm

Big Real Estate

Can James Murdoch hack it here? The townhouse in question.

With James Murdoch Indisposed, What Now for the Muppet Mansion?

This past spring, our Matt Chaban cracked the sale of the 40-foot-wide townhouse at 117-119 East 69th Street that the late Jim Henson used as a studio to craft his Muppets. (We’re quickly reminded of News Corp. employee Homer Simpson’s description of what a Muppet is for son Bart: “Well, it’s not quite a mop, it’s not quite a puppet, but man… [brief laughter] … So to answer your question, I don’t know.”)

And we don’t quite know what might become of the Muppet Mansion now that its purported owner, James Murdoch, confronts a full schedule in London. Here’s the thing: Read More

By Michael Calderone 3/21/05 12:00am

Alexandra Clancy, Wife of Tom, Buys $3.25 M. Pied-A-Terre, Scientologists Out of $12.4 M. Henson Deal-But New Deal’s Close

Alexandra Clancy, wife of suspense-fiction titan Tom Clancy, has purchased a 1,627-square-foot Upper East Side condo for $3.25 million, according to city deed-transfer records.

“Alexandra Clancy, individually, bought the apartment to replace a smaller one that she had sold earlier in the year,” wrote a spokesperson via e-mail. “Mrs. Clancy has family in New York Read More