Alex Ovechkin’s final run ‘great for the NHL’: Wayne Gretzky and others react to the news
Figures from around the hockey world are sharing their thoughts on Ovechkin's career.
Pre-Columbian Archaeology Meets Science Fiction in Max Lehman’s Quirky Sculptures
In archaeology, discoveries typically prompt more questions than answers. For Max Lehman, who studies Pre-Columbian art history, what we don’t know—and may never—about ancient peoples and civilizations is what makes…
Through Fictional Self-Portraits, Tang Shuo Visualizes an Ancestral Archive
As a child in Dashishan Village in southern China, Tang Shuo was afraid of snakes. He and several generations of the Tang family lived together in a small community and…
Alex Ovechkin announces this season will be his last
ARLINGTON, Va. — Alex Ovechkin’s 22nd NHL season will be his last. The all-time regular-season goal-scorer in NHL history made the announcement via the Washington Capitals’ social media accounts on…
Siemens Abruptly Takes Down OpenRadioss, But a Fork is Already Live
The globally recognized tech and engineering company has quietly shut down the OpenRadioss project at the start of this month, keeping the GitHub page around but completely removing the repository.…
Monumental Sculptures by Sharif Bey Meditate on Identity and Objecthood in ‘Homecoming’
From nail-cloaked ceramic vessels to larger-than-life busts influenced by African and Oceanic visual culture, Sharif Bey’s bold works summon the complexities of heritage, identity, and society. In his ceramic and…
Make Believe Melodies For Oct. 5, 2026
Number_i — REBON / BUGS LIFE / DIGITAL GIRL You know what, let’s match the theme of this EP by also mixing the DNA of this blog up a bit and…
NHLPA, agents on Gary Bettman no-trade comments: ‘An attack on players’ rights’
Bettman said on Thursday that the league could talk to the NHLPA about tweaking no-move and no-trade clauses.
The Hockey 100: Why a young Cale Makar ‘didn’t look like the rest of the guys’
Makar wasn't always considered a ready-made NHL prospect.
NHL weekend rankings: We’re back, it’s too early and the Oilers are being weird
Where other rankings overreact, the NHL weekend rankings underreact. Good thing the start of the season is always so predictable.