This weekend, John Krasinski’s IF, a fantasy comedy about imaginary friends, was released. The concept itself is familiar as there have been many imaginary friend movies in the past; Hollywood has ...

A decade ago, legendary director Hayao Miyazaki retired, sending Studio Ghibli’s team of animators to seek employment elsewhere. Those were dark, uncertain times for the industry, which explains why ...

An earlier version of this story appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. A Vox reader asks, “Why do children often have imaginary friends?” ...

His two daughters' imaginary friends, pink alligator Ally and a flaming Marshmallow, come alive in the movie Eric Andersson joined PEOPLE as a senior writer in 2022. His work has appeared in TV Guide ...

Be it an invisible girl who lives under the bed, a 7-inch-tall elephant who wears shorts or a green dog, imaginary friends are common childhood companions even into elementary school, researchers from ...

When I discussed imaginary friends a few years ago, one father shared his experience: "We'll put him to bed and he'll be quiet. When we get back downstairs he'll start talking, normal stuff, about our ...

One of the main focuses in the Adventure Awaits expansion pack for The Sims 4 is childhood. With this pack, Sims' childhoods will greatly impact who they become later in life. They can have formative ...

David Rainey (standing) plays Bert, the imaginary friend of Kenneth, played by Stanley Andrew Jackson, in The Alley Theatre’s production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Primary Trust.” Two friends ...

It's great to have people who support us in our parenting, such as friends, family, role models, folks online who offer inspiration, and professionals. But real-life people are busy sometimes. They ...

Carla is a writer from Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, now based in Atlanta. She’s an Emory alum with both a BA and MA in English, but more importantly, she’s a Pisces with lots of opinions about video games.