New York, NY (WFN) -- Elmo, Grover and the Cookie Monster will soon be able to leave chilly "Sesame Street" for the sunny Caribbean. The Beaches By Sandals resort chain will be featuring the characters at its all-inclusive family vacations, along with seminars on better parenting.

NEW YORK -- Robert DeNiro has a he-man image but a new biography about the actor suggests his father, painter Robert DeNiro, Sr., liked he-men himself. According to "DeNiro: A Biography" (HarperCollins), the actor's father had affairs with painter Jackson Pollock and playwright Tennessee Williams.

WASHINGTON -- Left-wingers are getting their own satellite radio network. Called America Left, the chat station on XM Satellite Radio will feature shows hosted by lefties like Chuck D, Al Franken and Janeane Garafalo. Listeners can dial in starting tomorrow (Mar. 31).

NEW YORK -- The members of Mudvayne are feeling clean after being mentioned on an episode of the mob drama, "The Sopranos." Guitarist Greg Tribbett says he was happily surprised by the plot element, which showed mob boss Tony Soprano's son walking out of a Mudvayne concert past posters of the band. "It was like a pop culture stamp of approval on the band," Tribbett says.

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