Barry Petchesky

This week, one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s most malevolent plots was finally brought to a halt when police in Guinea-Bissau raided the offices of Danish researchers who intended to carry out a hepatitis B vaccine trial that would have endangered thousands ... See more

Connor Hellebuyck goes back on the Winnipeg Jets payroll today, which must come as a great source of joy and satisfaction to ... well, who, exactly? Hellebuyck is, as you may remember from that burst of not-entirely-misguided patriotism you felt back in F... See more

There's a type of hate that's easy to love. It's the hate a downtrodden fanbase feels for a homegrown star who forced his way out, to a better or at least more glamorous situation. This hate is full and rich and multifaceted. It contains all the frustrati... See more

A Weird Star is a classic place-setter in fiction. Put a Weird Star in the sky, even if it never has anything to do with the plot, and you know we're somewhere different and alien. Anything that's clearly not our Sun, and you're cooking with gas. Maybe it... See more

When last we checked in with Devin Cooley, he was serving as the backup goaltender for one of the worst teams in the league—I mean, downright putrid, couldn't-pay-me-to-watch bad. Not a lot has changed about the Calgary Flames in 11 months. They have two ... See more