François Clemmons Knows How To Look For The Helpers
This article is part of a series called “How to Human,” interviews with memoirists that explore how we tackle life’s alarms, marvels and bombshells. Mister Rogers was famous for telling…
Eddie Murphy Returns To ‘SNL’ In ‘Mister Robinson’s Neighborhood’ About Gentrification
Eddie Murphy was back on “Saturday Night Live” in “Mister Robinson’s Neighborhood” — a spoof on Mister Rogers’ program in a different section of town. This time, the issue of…
The Director Who Used Mister Rogers’ Kindness To Examine ‘Male Anger’
Over the past two years, an unlikely superstar has re-entered the zeitgeist in a major way: Fred Rogers. The gentle television host died in 2003, leaving behind more than three…
Tom Hanks Says Mister Rogers Helps Him Fight With Rita Wilson
Even Oscar-winning grown-ups can learn something from the gentle legacy of Fred Rogers from “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Tom Hanks, who plays Rogers in the new movie “A Beautiful Day in…
‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’ Trailer: Tom Hanks Sings, You Will Cry
Tom Hanks is moving in as your favorite cardigan-clad neighbor in the first trailer for “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” The actor has some big loafers to fill starring…
Google’s Touching Mister Rogers Tribute Doodle Will Hit You Right In The Feels
It’s a beautiful day on Google’s homepage. The search engine’s doodle on Friday paid homage to “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” the iconic PBS show starring Fred Rogers that helped to raise…
This Modern-Day Mister Rogers Is Making Children’s TV Good Again
In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Daniel Striped Tiger is the old man on the block. He emerged, Venus-like, from a clock drawn on the wall in 1954 to become the…
The Gay ‘Ghetto Boy’ Who Bonded With Mister Rogers And Changed The Neighborhood
When François Clemmons first met minister-turned-childhood-educator Fred Rogers at a Good Friday service in the 1960s, he had no clue what was in store for him. He caught the attention…