Melbourne’s Prahran Hotel, Australia, has seen a dramatic makeover more than doubling the size of its popular bar using sections of giant concrete pipes. Techne Architects said they wanted to create ‘a sense of drama and theatricality’ with the pipes, which clients can sit in and climb over.
Two Reasons We Don’t Use the Phrase “Gotcha Day”
Remember playing a game of tag when you were little? If you were the “chaser,” you’d run like crazy and at some point stretch far, lean out, and finally touch someone while yelling, “Got You! You’re it!” Most of us never liked “getting got.” Next week (March 9), our family will celebrate the day we […]
What are media reparations?
Media 2070 is an invitation to explore the history of media harm against Black communities, and to dream a reparative future. Sign up now to help shape this conversation.
12 Reasons Why Your Kids Need Playground Play (backed by science)
Kids need playground play to boost physical health, social skills, imagination, and confidence, among other benefits.
Pig Facts for Kids – Growing Play
In this post you will find over 15 pig facts for kids to learn all about the species from the size they are tiny piglets to grown adults.
Children’s right to play: An examination of the importance of play in the lives of children
In this working paper, Wendy Russell and Stuart Lester of the UK's University of Gloucestershire discuss why play is fundamental to the health and well-being of children. They argue that both state signatories to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Article 31 of which enshrines the right to play) and adults generally should take seriously the importance of providing suitable conditions for children to play. In the words of Gordon Burghardt, quoted in the working paper, "The problem of defining play and its role is one of the greatest challenges facing neuroscience, behavioural biology, psychology, education…
