Gee, I Wonder

Fare Forward editor Sara Holston interviews her mother on the how and why of teaching art at a summer enrichment program.

The Value of Uselessness

Philosophers Michael Oakeshott, Johan Huizinga, and Josef Pieper can show us the wisdom of play.

An interactive story editor examines how in-game tensions between story and play teach us about real world agency.

A director and Shakespeare-lover analyzes a recent production of Macbeth.

A fantasy football enthusiast considers modes of prediction and the fun of imagination.

A gardener offers an interpretation of John's resurrection account.

Children’s love of prehistory is more meaningful than we tend to think.

New research is showing that the natural world is much more conscious than we might think—and it behooves us, as its keepers, to pay attention.

A daughter reflects on cancer, suffering, and faith. By Sarah Clark

A twin explores the blurry boundaries between self and other. By Vienna Scott