The New Yorker

==== 2013 Bert and Ernie cover ====
''The New Yorker'' chose an image of [[Bert and Ernie]] by artist Jack Hunter, titled "Moment of Joy", as the cover of the July 8, 2013, issue, which covered the Supreme Court decisions on the [[Defense of Marriage Act]] and [[California Proposition 8]].<ref name="New Yorker">{{Cite magazine |last1=Mouly |first1=Francoise |last2=Kaneko |first2=Mina |title=Cover Story: Bert and Ernie's 'Moment of Joy' |url=https://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/06/new-yorker-cover-bert-ernie-gay-marriage.html |url-status=live |magazine=The New Yorker |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625163138/http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/06/new-yorker-cover-bert-ernie-gay-marriage.html |archive-date=June 25, 2014 |access-date=February 17, 2015 |quote='It's amazing to witness how attitudes on gay rights have evolved in my lifetime,' said Jack Hunter, the artist behind next week's cover}}</ref> The ''[[Sesame Street]]'' characters have long been rumored in urban legend to be homosexual partners, though [[Sesame Workshop]] has repeatedly denied this, saying they are merely "puppets" and have no sexual orientation.<ref name="snopes">{{Cite web |last=Mikkelson |first=Barbara and David P. |author-link=Snopes.com |date=August 6, 2007 |title=Open Sesame |url=http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/gaymuppet.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405142555/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/open-sesame/ |archive-date=April 5, 2022 |access-date=February 17, 2015 |website=Urban Legends Reference Pages |publisher=Barbara and David P. Mikkelson |quote=The Children's Television Workshop has steadfastly denied rumors about Bert and Ernie's sexual orientation...}}</ref> Reaction was mixed. Online magazine ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' criticized the cover, which shows Ernie leaning on Bert's shoulder as they watch a television with the Supreme Court justices on the screen, saying, "it's a terrible way to commemorate a major civil-rights victory for gay and lesbian couples." ''[[The Huffington Post]]'', meanwhile, said it was "one of [the magazine's] most awesome covers of all time".<ref name="ABC News">{{Cite web |last=Christina Ng |title=Bert and Ernie Cuddle Over Supreme Court Ruling |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/06/bert-and-ernie-cuddle-over-supreme-court-ruling/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701045715/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/06/bert-and-ernie-cuddle-over-supreme-court-ruling/ |archive-date=July 1, 2013 |access-date=June 28, 2013 |publisher=[[ABC News]]}}</ref>