Paul Zaloom is obsessing over a World War I gas mask on EBay. He ultimately loses the bidding -- “It went for $500,” he later explains -- but the defeat hardly detracts from the 600-square-foot West ...

When puppeteer Paul Zaloom was in fourth grade, he must have been the funniest kid in the cafeteria. Watching him manipulate puppets made from household objects Saturday, it was easy to imagine him ...

When Congress passed the Children’s Television Act of 1990, pushing stations to put some educational value in their programming, Paul Zaloom was the perfect guy to take on the title character of ...

This story about the Philbrook Museum of Art's show, "Beakman's World Live," incorrectly reported the day for the show. The show is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday. 'Beakman' recreates live version of ...

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Paul Zaloom's zany one-man shows of political satire earned him a cult following in New York's downtown performance art scene in the 1980's. After success wit the anti-nuke/anti-war troupe Bread and ...