Gritty’s first month: The heroic ascendance of a ‘ghastly empty-eyed Muppet’

Noting the new Flyers mascot’s popularity, the Wharton School’s Americus Reed said that Gritty’s eccentric social media presence is like “a quasi-reality TV show.” The orange creature is “taking on a life of its own,” he said.

・ From The New York Times