The Ducks dominated the first period by every measure except the score, with zeros remaining on the board as the teams headed to their respective dressing rooms.
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Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
And even that isn’t conceded until the game clock strikes triple zeroes.
When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Why did her mom press so hard for the littlest of nothings?
By the time his Astroworld album arrived in 2018, Scott had fully fused his influences — Houston rap, electronic and EDM, Kanye-era maximalism, and aughts-vintage trap — into a blockbuster vision.
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Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2026
Abercrombie and Fitch dropped a secret archives collection full of nostalgia-inducing pieces that’ll take you back to the early aughts.
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