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?” ...

In Stranger Things season 5, Holly Wheeler's imaginary friend causes concern. (Netflix) After nearly a decade, Netflix hit Stranger Things is drawing to an end with season five – and Mike and Nancy's ...

Sometimes when I reach for a bag of frozen mixed vegetables, I’ll find a hamster in our freezer. My daughter put the disintegrating stuffed toy in a Caboodle, a clear plastic case meant for organizing ...

Encouraging people to mistake digital companions for real friends is prima facie unethical. Encouraging people to have imaginary friends is no solution to social isolation. There is a risk that the ...

Reynolds teams up with Cailey Fleming to match "IFs" with kids. The new "IF" trailer, written and directed by John Krasinski and starring Ryan Reynolds, Steve Carell and more, asks a question every ...

It is fascinating how synchronicity comes into play at times. I was meeting a group of people I did not know too well when the conversation turned to a topic of interest to me - children's imaginary ...

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.

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 ...

Filmmaker John Krasinski’s family dramedy, answering the age-old question of whether imaginary friends exist, moves from theaters to ultra-high definition disc in IF (Paramount Pictures Home ...