What kids do at recess is just as important as who they do it with.

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In April of this year, Caine's Arcade became a viral phenomenon; Nirvan Mullick's short film has so far gathered almost 3 million views on YouTube and more than that on Vimeo. It seemed that everyone was fascinated by the story of the inventive nine-year-old and his cardboard arcade. I got ...

In April of this year, Caine's Arcade became a viral phenomenon; Nirvan Mullick's short film has so far gathered almost 3 million views on YouTube and more than that on Vimeo. It seemed that everyone was fascinated by the story of the inventive nine-year-old and his cardboard arcade. I got ...

Let childhood be messy.

Last weekend, after failing yet again to settle Catan, I instead settled myself into the recliner to watch Real Steel, the Rocky/Over the Top near-futuristic mashup starring Hugh Jackman. I'm not going to go into a detailed plot synopsis, but the quick summary is Jackman and his newly-met 11-year-old son ...

For the holidays, Netflix is streaming Miracle on 34th Street with Edmund and Natalie. With the recent brouhaha over kids being told by a teacher that there is no Santa, it felt OK to repost what I wrote last year around this time on my Cranial Gunk b...