From time to time, we offer our space to individuals with something to say and nowhere to say it. On the occasion of this week's release of the recent film The Muppets on DVD (a "DVD" is what they had before Netflix Instant) and the announcement that a new Muppets movie is expected soon, here is M.B. Cluckerton.

Today is my last day at Disney Muppet Global. After almost 30 years crammed in the back of Fozzie’s car—starting out as a summer intern at Fraggle Rep in Williamstown, then doing yellow-chick understudy work at Muppets Dubai—I can honestly say that the environment now is as toxic and salmonella-ridden as I [...]

First Virginia Heffernan announced she hated her iPhone; now the NYT mag columnist on all things webby is totally over Twitter. And she goes to a dark place! "I used to think that writers on the Web who feared hate mail and carping bloggers were just being old-fashioned and precious. But now, while I brood on the maxim 'connectivity is poverty,' I can't help wondering if I've turned into some banged-up street kid, stuck in a cruel and crowded neighborhood, trying to convince everyone that regular beatings give you character." Still, we're kind of thinking she's pissed she filed this column right before Oprah joined.

"As fans know, 'Real Housewives,' with Mr. Armstrong’s collaboration, skillfully locked him into the role of an unstable killjoy. He was an intriguing character to watch, but no doubt a hard character to embody—or live with. Indeed, Taylor, his wife of six years, filed for divorce in July. Shortly before he died, Mr. Armstrong told reporters and friends that his myriad problems—financial, marital and personal—were aggravated, if not caused, by the show. This is not hard to see. He was playing a dour jerk and bankrolling the production that was meant to prop up his wife with his dwindling fortune. No wonder his finances and marriage fell apart." —Somehow [...]