On Jan. 29, Elmo, the last bastion of goodness and kindness in this world, asked on X, “How is everybody doing?” The number of responses was shocking. Other Muppets responded, even Oscar the Grouch, ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Responses to a simple question from a children’s television character highlight a very serious problem: the mental health crisis in the US. The question came from a character ...

Thousands of people are unloading their life problems on Elmo this week after the red Muppet posed a casual question on X: “How is everybody doing?” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

Lovable “Sesame Street” character Elmo struck a nerve last week when he asked a simple question on social media. “Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?” Elmo asked. Elmo probably wasn’t ...

Elmo was not expecting it to open a yawning chasm of despair. By Callie Holtermann On Monday the X account for Elmo, the fuzzy red monster from “Sesame Street,” posed a softball question to its ...

But Elmo's question also started a conversation about mental health Generally, when someone asks “How are you doing,” you don’t actually tell them how you’re doing. Without this piece of common ...

At first glance, it might have looked like a run-of-the-mill social media check-in: "How is everybody doing?" But the message came from Elmo — the furry red friend to kids, Muppets and anyone else.

On Monday, a social media account for Elmo, the fuzzy red monster from “Sesame Street,” posed a softball question to its 457,000 followers: “Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?” In ...