The coach, the specialized equipment, the carefully tailored exercise regimen—they're all key to athletic performance. But imagination might be an unexpected asset when it comes to playing sports.

There has been a recent spate of movies about imaginary friends. In the winter, I watched Imaginary, a horror flick about a sinister imaginary friend. By spring, IF had introduced us to a group of ...

Many young children invent imaginary companions (IC) in the early years, also known as imaginary friends. An IC may be entirely invisible, or embodied in a toy or other object. As many as two-thirds ...

Multiple films this year, including the new family comedy “IF,” explore the concept of imaginary friends on the big screen. By Erik Piepenburg In the new family comedy “IF,” Ryan Reynolds plays a ...

I was hesitant to watch Imaginary. Not only because horror movies are often too scary for me, but also because, for the better part of my adult life, I’ve researched and studied the way children ...