Artnet

The Mystery Man Behind the Internet-Famous Cookie Monster Mural Says He Will Auction the Original Drawing for Charity

On Christmas Day, an artwork that has been at the center of one of the year’s greatest art mysteries will go on the auction block. It’s the capstone to a saga that has gripped a nation. A mural based ...
Gizmodo

The Mystery of Illinois’ Short-Lived Cookie Monster Mural

Forget the monoliths—there’s a new monument perplexing America. An artist was commissioned by a local business owner to create a mural of Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster on the side of his building.
Artnet

Impersonating a Property Owner, a Man Paid an Artist to Paint a Cookie Monster Mural in Peoria. The Town—and the Internet—Have Questions

Nate Comte, the owner of a commercial building at 1301 NE Adams in Peoria, Illinois, was none too pleased to show up there shortly after Thanksgiving to find a giant Cookie Monster mural on the side ...
WESH

It's Cookie Monster's Birthday! Here are the most powerful lessons he's taught us

Life, liberty and the pursuit of cookies — or maybe just that last part. It's the tenet by which Cookie Monster has lived his puppet life for more than 50 years.The lovable cookie lover took up ...
The New York Times

Nom Nom Nom. What’s the Deal With Cookie Monster’s Cookies?

If you have ever wondered what the “Sesame Street” Muppet is really eating, we have the answer. By Sopan Deb Years ago, a reader wrote probing for details on a mystery that had vexed him: What’s the ...