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The Gifts of Motherhood and the Ordinary Places I Found Them

Janell Burley Hofmann | Posted 04.16.2012 | Parents
Janell Burley Hofmann

They pile high, these moments.  Stacked in places I pray my children comb through when telling their stories.  I hope these twinkling sparks of our life be made visible, if not now, then someday.  

Have a Valentine Love Affair With Your Self

Donna Henes | Posted 04.14.2012 | Healthy Living
Donna Henes

A great way to pamper yourself with the attention and affection that we all crave -- that we lavish on others but never think to give to ourselves -- is to have a love affair with your Self.

Theater: New Comic Play The Ugly One Only Goes Skin Deep

Michael Giltz | Posted 04.09.2012 | Entertainment
Michael Giltz

I suppose The Ugly One has some comment on beauty and superficiality to make but it's too straightforward and unsurprising to offer even modest insight.

Play Today, Lead Tomorrow

Darell Hammond | Posted 03.20.2012 | Business
Darell Hammond

Unstructured play gives kids the space they need to tinker and take risks -- both vital for the budding entrepreneur. Yet, too frequently these opportunities are being taken away from our kids.

Lysistrata Jones: Aristophanes Done Right

Danny Groner | Posted 02.13.2012 | New York
Danny Groner

While it's a lighthearted and funny story, the play does carry some complicated issues related to identity and sexuality. For these characters -- and the show in general -- there's usually more than meets the eye.

On A Clear Day: A Sweet Fantasy

Danny Groner | Posted 02.11.2012 | New York
Danny Groner

Harry Connick, Jr. thrives when the spotlight is on him, and the show takes full advantage of his wonderful stage presence by having him escort the audience through the play, start to finish.

Fishing Naked in Finland: What've PISA Scores Got to Do With It?

Susan Ochshorn | Posted 01.30.2012 | Home
Susan Ochshorn

Since 2001, when the PISA results went public, this Nordic nation's 15-year-olds have ranked at or near the top of all industrialized nations in reading, science, and mathematics. And we haven't yet stopped talking about it.

Private Lives: A Bittersweet Honeymoon

Danny Groner | Posted 01.18.2012 | New York
Danny Groner

The new Broadway production of Noel Coward's Private Lives, about a divorced couple's awkward run-in while both are honeymooning at the same French hotel, is just not quite funny enough.

Five Not-So-Obvious Propositions About Play

Alfie Kohn | Posted 01.17.2012 | Home
Alfie Kohn

Play is about process, not product. It has no goal other than itself. If you're keeping score -- in fact, if you're competing at all -- then what you're doing isn't play.

Relatively Speaking Opens On Broadway

Marlo Thomas | Posted 01.07.2012 | Arts
Marlo Thomas

2011-11-07-jfgjkffjfijfkjgrg.jpgI am so happy to be back on Broadway in a new play written by Elaine May -- George Is Dead.

Is This The Reason You Drink Too Much?

Ben Michaelis, Ph.D. | Posted 01.03.2012 | Healthy Living
Ben Michaelis, Ph.D.

Don't get me wrong, drinking can be a good thing, but when it is used as a substitute for playfulness or openness it quickly becomes just an excuse for impulsive behavior and can lead to darker roads.

The Mountaintop: Big Stars Can't Do It All

Danny Groner | Posted 01.02.2012 | New York
Danny Groner

The Mountaintop does not aim to call Martin Luther King's life and legacy into question; rather, it hopes to make him a more relatable character -- he smokes, curses, and, yes, even goes to the bathroom.

Relatively Speaking: Three Isn't Always Better Than One

Danny Groner | Posted 12.28.2011 | New York
Danny Groner

Three plays for the price of one sounds like a promising proposition, especially when well-known writers Woody Allen, Ethan Coen, and Elaine May are the forces behind them.

If We Don't Let Our Children Play, Who Will Be the Next Steve Jobs?

Darell Hammond | Posted 12.20.2011 | Parents
Darell Hammond

We are raising today's children in sterile, risk-averse and highly structured environments. In so doing, we are failing to cultivate artists, pioneers and entrepreneurs.

Are Team Sports Hurting Our Children?

Darell Hammond | Posted 12.04.2011 | Parents
Darell Hammond

Seventy percent of kids give up sports entirely by age 13. When asked by Michigan State University researchers why they quit sports, kids almost universally said, "It's not fun anymore."

Combine Service With Fun On Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day

Maria Shriver | Posted 11.23.2011 | Impact
Maria Shriver

Get out and play tomorrow. Volunteer, coach someone, referee, cheer or do anything else that includes people with intellectual disabilities. My mother believed that, by doing so, our nation would be a better place and indeed the entire world would be a better place for everyone.

Exclusive Documentary Clips Reveal Playwright's Painful Past

Turnstyle | Posted 11.15.2011 | Home
Turnstyle

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Play Is Under Attack in Our Schools: 7 Absurd Stories That Say It All

Darell Hammond | Posted 08.15.2012 | Home
Darell Hammond

Despite countless studies proving that play is integral to children's learning and health, most kids aren't getting enough space and time to play during the school day. These seven absurd stories from last school year say it all.

Craft It Out

Deborah Lynn, M.D. | Posted 10.10.2011 | Parents
Deborah Lynn, M.D.

Creating, crafting something that comes from our own hands, ignites creation within, defeating the self-attack that is grabbing hold. Something Prozac and Celexa just can't do.

Theatre Fights Back: A Review Of 'As The Boat Approaches'

Travis Korte | Posted 10.08.2011 | Arts
Travis Korte

Theatrical form may be up against an impossible adversary in film, but it can be awfully heroic when a director doesn't seem to care.

John Lithgow Returns To Broadway

AP | Posted 09.25.2011 | Arts

NEW YORK -- John Lithgow is coming back to Broadway in a familiar role – a newspaper columnist. The Tony Award-winning star of the TV show "3rd...

Play Based On Proposition 8 To Be On Broadway

AP | Posted 09.17.2011 | Arts

NEW YORK -- A new play about the battle over same-sex marriage in California by the Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Milk" is slated for a one-night-onl...

Summer Vacation Hurts Poor Children -- but Is Year-Round School the Answer?

Darell Hammond | Posted 09.10.2011 | Home
Darell Hammond

The debate between summer vacation vs. year-round school glosses over the most important questions. How can we bring play back? How can we strengthen communities and improve neighborhoods so parents feel comfortable letting children outside?

Blue Man Group: There's Nothing Like It

Danny Groner | Posted 09.07.2011 | New York
Danny Groner

When the Blue Men enter the audience -- whether via the aisle or climbing over seats -- you can share the suspense of what might happen next with the person next to you.

Serious Play: The Goal Is Peace

Alison Craiglow Hockenberry | Posted 09.06.2011 | Impact
Alison Craiglow Hockenberry

Study after study has shown that kids who are involved in sports are more likely to be successful, healthy, productive members of their community.