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To Compete With China | Opinion The wealthy GOP businessman Marc Hanna was often portrayed in cartoons as the master puppeteer behind the rise and short career of President William McKinley.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The clip finds Beam accompanied by a full band and shadow puppeteers from the Emmy-winning collective Manual Cinema.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Jan. 2025
This art form dates back 1,000 years ago, when puppeteers performed alongside folk singers and dancers at festivals in the Red River Delta.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
With comic delight, the puppeteers took poor Oshichi apart and revealed her naked, inert form.
—Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The clip finds Beam accompanied by a full band and shadow puppeteers from the Emmy-winning collective Manual Cinema.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Jan. 2025
This art form dates back 1,000 years ago, when puppeteers performed alongside folk singers and dancers at festivals in the Red River Delta.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
With comic delight, the puppeteers took poor Oshichi apart and revealed her naked, inert form.
—Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Puppeteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppeteer. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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puppeteer
noun
pup·pe·teer
ˌpəp-ə-ˈti(ə)r 
: one who works puppets
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