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  • Current Affairs

Back to School 2024—Don’t Phone Home

  • by Christopher Byrne
  • Posted on August 22, 2024

In some parts of the country, the school year has already begun. Of course, the…

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Screenshot of Instagram user hellicty_merriman post, 2022, courtesy of the author.
  • Culture and Society

What Do American Girl Dolls Say About Us?

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on August 8, 2022

I’m always on the lookout for play in everyday social media trends and breaking news…

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Pandemic, 2007, The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Culture and Society

Replaying Pandemic in a Pandemic

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on April 21, 2022April 21, 2022

Back in earliest months of the U.S. COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, you may have missed…

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  • Culture and Society

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Persistence of Children’s Play

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on August 26, 2021September 4, 2021

In a recent American Journal of Play article, psychologist Peter Gray draws on surveys with…

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  • Current Affairs

Happy Autumn Moon Festival

  • by Jacqueline Vong
  • Posted on September 30, 2020October 8, 2020

For those in manufacturing, there are two major holidays to always plan around – Chinese…

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  • Culture and Society

Playing with Almost Nothing

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 8, 2020June 4, 2020

In these days of lockdowns and social distancing, resourcefulness has become a watchword in so…

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  • Culture and Society

Playing with Sidewalk Chalk Brings Us Together While We’re Apart

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 24, 2020June 4, 2020

Museums, schools, gyms, and malls are closed. Basketball games, poetry readings, dance recitals, and playdates…

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