Generally, when someone asks “How are you doing,” you don’t actually tell them how you’re doing. Without this piece of common etiquette, we would be pinned in place for hours by vague acquaintances ...

“Elmo is just checking in. How is everybody doing?” In a handful of words on X (previously Twitter), Elmo, the beloved red Muppet of “Sesame Street,” unleashed a wave of unvarnished emotion from ...