The humble marble has been around for millennia: smooth spheres of stone or clay or steel or glass, in the pockets and toy boxes of children around the world. It's a rare family household that doesn't ...

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Do kids still play marbles? If memory serves, we drew a big circle in the dirt and used a shooter marble to knock smaller marbles out of the circle. The phrase “play for keeps” comes from the practice ...

Sociologists might describe Dryden glass artist Miles Parker’s early adolescence as challenging. After elementary school, Miles was shuttled between Ithaca and Michigan, changing schools each year. He ...

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