For someone my age, the Muppets have always just been around, an integral part of the cultural fabric of America. It could at times be hard to conceive of a time before Kermit and Miss Piggy, except of course for the fact that even as a little kid I knew the name of the man who was responsible for all of it. Jim Henson is rightly synonymous with his creations, even, as this comprehensive account of his life demonstrates, he was and wanted to be […]