At Upworthy, we tell stories for a better world. Like us on Facebook to get them first: Like Upworthy on Facebook: Ernie and BertErnie & Bert in spaceGermany"123 Sesame Street" photo (Bert, Ernie with Rubber Duckie)Bang-On (shirt color customizable), 2006"Bert & Ernie" rainbow circleBang-On (shirt color customizable), 2006"B.F.F."Bang-On (shirt color customizable), 2006"You're the One!"Bang-On (shirt color customizable), 2006Bert faceBang-On (shirt color customizable), 2006Ernie faceBang-On (shirt color customizable), 2006"123 Улица Сезам" Bert & ErnieBang-On (shirt color customizable), 2010Ernie (big head)Bang-On (shirt color customizable), 2010"Mi nombre es Ernie"Bang-On (shirt color customizable), 2010Grover and Super Grover"123 Sesame Street" photo (Grover)Bang-On (shirt color customizable), 2006Grover with starsBang-On (shirt color customizable), 2006"Super Grover!"Bang-On (shirt color customizable), 2006Grover faceBang-On (shirt color customizable), 2006"123 芝麻街" Grover in a planeBang-On (shirt color customizable), 2010Super Grover (big head)Bang-On (shirt color customizable), 2010Super Grover flyingBang-On (shirt color customizable), 2010"I'm on a horse!"

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But Thursday’s announcement that the cable network is licensing five seasons’ worth of perennial kids’ favorite Sesame Street illustrates how badly the network needs children’s programming, too.Vinyl Plank Flooring On Stairs HBO will be the new first-stop home for Big Bird and co., with Sesame Workshop expanding their seasons from 18 episodes to 35. It will also produce a spinoff series as well as a brand new original series. All the episodes of classic Sesame Street will continue to appear on public broadcaster PBS nine months after their HBO debut. Why does HBO want Cookie Monster and Elmo so badly? It’s all about Internet-based TV. Though HBO is still predominantly a cable network, the Sesame Street deal is really about securing the channel’s future as a streaming destination. The newly launched HBO Now, which lets users buy HBO without a cable subscription, is competing directly with streaming mainstays like Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video.

And those services figured out long ago that hooking kids is key to growing their subscriber bases. Sign up for BRIEF and more view example In 2012, Netflix inked an estimated $300-million-per-year deal for first-run rights to Disney movies starting next year, which will give the streaming service access to a trove of high-profile animated releases. In 2013, the company signed a deal with Dreamworks for 300 hours of original kids’ programming. These efforts have already paid off. Last fall, Netflix said that more than 75 of its kids’ shows had attracted more than 2 million viewers, with attracting at least 5 million viewers in the U.S. Amazon has similarly made big investments in kids’ content on Prime Instant Video. Half of the company’s original programs are for kids, and its multiyear deal for programming from Viacom was driven by Amazon’s desire for children’s shows from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. “The data shows that when you put compelling kids’ content on the service, it helps us acquire more Prime members,” Brad Beale, the director of content acquisition for Amazon Digital Video

, told TIME after that deal. Kids’ shows are a solid investment for many reasons. Children tend to rewatch shows repeatedly, meaning a service can get a lot of mileage out of a single program. They also have no preconceptions about the “right” way to watch TV. Sesame Workshop chief Jeff Dunn told the Wall Street Journal that two-thirds of the show’s child viewers first see Sesame Street through a streaming service or video-on-demand now. Overall, kids aged two to 11 are watching about eight hours of Internet video per month in 2015, according to Nielsen, up from 4.5 hours in early 2013. By adding Sesame Street to its lineup, HBO is showing it thinks its brand appeal can stretch beyond adults craving premium, high-budget TV. With kids being such an essential part of competing streaming service’s lineup, expect more deals that appeal to the youngest television fans in the future. Read next: How the Internet Had Fun With Sesame Street Moving to HBO Download TIME’s mobile app for iOS to have your world explained wherever you go

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There is at-home dress, nighttime dress, and when-you-want-to-have-sex-with-someone dress. The list goes on, stretching ever-greater, if you are the kind of person who takes pride in having an array of outfits for every sort of  affair. But really, what’s the point, when a T-shirt is enough? For those of us who try, with grave seriousness, to simplify our lives — by buying the same things over and over again, or by making sure our few favorite pieces of clothing are versatile enough to be used in a range of different outfits— the humble T-shirt is our ally. T-shirts are cheap, adaptable, and available in many different styles. They can be V-neck, crew neck, boat-neck, long-sleeved, Henley. I don’t think I need to remind you that T-shirts are made in every color of the rainbow. Sometimes they even have words on them. A T-shirt is enough. T-shirts have long been an American classic. Like hamburgers, like the Washington Monument, like Sesame Street, the beauty of the T-shirt is that it is simple and familiar, and unlike polka music and those disgusting milkshakes with entire slices of cake on top of them, it presents no sensory overload.

Blouses, silk shirts, button-downs, and other “tops” have their place, sure, but they can be difficult to wash, prone to showing sweat stains, too delicate for everyday wear, and a total crap shoot for fit. A T-shirt, on the other hand, is so available at every turn that should you not find the one you want at one store, you will certainly find it at the next. Some of America’s greatest heroes are often seen wearing T-shirts: Bruce Springsteen, Kristen Stewart, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Adam Sandler, Pharrell, Rob Lowe, Kanye West, Jamie Lynn Spears, Justin Theroux. You name a famous person and they’ve definitely at least worn a T-shirt once. That’s a pretty good track record for T-shirts, if you ask me. But perhaps you are afraid that should you default to wearing T-shirts and only T-shirts you would lack options to modify or dress up or diversify your outfit choices. Here I will suggest ways to embrace the humble T-shirt without sacrificing your signature taste for flare.

TUCK IT INIf you feel unkempt in just a boring old T-shirt, even if you’ve paired that T-shirt with some other, nicer items like “pants” and “a jacket,” then might I suggest tucking it in? Now you’ve got a clean look and you didn’t even have to put on a blouse. A blouse, in my experience, is always too much. FOLD THE SLEEVES UPOne second, you have a T-shirt. The very next, you have a tank top. Just a moment before, you were wearing something with sleeves. And now, you are wearing something with modified sleeves. The possibilities continue to be endless. PUT ON A NECKLACEDress up any simple T-shirt with a statement necklace. The statement you are making: I am wearing a T-shirt.A sweater over a T-shirt. A button-down shirt buttoned up over a T-shirt. A button-down shirt left unbuttoned over a T-shirt. A cardigan, if you are so inclined, though I really do not recommend it. A T-shirt is great because it can be layered with a whole host of additional items. Layer it with another T-shirt.