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Sir Patrick Stewart—an officer of the Order of the British Empire, a Laurence Olivier Award–winning alumnus of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the owner of an era-defining voice—was not ashamed to be most famous for being the lead on a 1980s science-fiction spin-off television show. As he wrote in his 2023 memoir, “I shall forever be known first and foremost, by most people, for playing Jean-Luc Picard”—the stern and steely captain of the starship Enterprise on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

This wasn’t always the case: “There was a time when I was uncomfortable with this reality, when it seemed incompatible with my background and reputation as a serious stage actor,” he wrote. But by the time he walked onto the stage for his first-ever appearance at a Star Trek convention, and faced a crowd of thousands of fans all thrilled to see him, that sense of wounded pride had vanished. The actor, who died on Wednesday at 86, knew that the material on The Next Generation didn’t measure up to the verses of the Bard, but his attitude toward that role—the lack of chest-puffing ego, the pride in a job well done—echoed the virtues of his best-known character, who was distinguished by wisdom and sophistication, not virility and brawn. Those virtues, now falling out of fashion, are worth celebrating.

When The Next Generation was first coming together, Stewart was a journeyman actor who’d performed on Broadway and scored some roles in BBC miniseries; he didn’t know anything about Star Trek. The idea was to revive the 1960s space-adventure show, about an intergalactic federation attempting to reach new planets and species, with a new ensemble cast and new dilemmas. Success was not guaranteed: Although it had become a cult classic with an outsize pop-culture footprint, the original Star Trek ran for only three seasons. And Stewart—unmuscled, bald, middle-aged—was a strange choice for the revival’s main character. Although the first show had envisioned an egalitarian future without money or scarcity, it was still in large part a story about a good ol’ boy from Iowa, Captain James Kirk (played by a dashing young William Shatner), shooting cool aliens with laser guns and bedding the ladies.

Picard, by contrast, was not a champion fighter or an action hero, but an amateur archaeologist and unrepentant aesthete. His interests included classical music and viniculture; his favorite beverage was hot tea. On The Next Generation, Picard was far more likely to invite combative extraterrestrials on his ship for a civil, if clipped, debate. In the wrong hands, he might have come off as a flimsy stereotype of an effete Frenchman. But Stewart’s performance, which he took as seriously as any Shakespearean role, turned Picard into a valiant lead for the ages.

Today, Picard is still seen all over the internet, eternally face-palming in exasperation or exclaiming in confusion while a Klingon lurks awkwardly in the back of the frame. Those GIFs and memes of Stewart emoting traveled so widely because his performance was typically so controlled and cerebral. Instead of screaming or swaggering, as Shatner did before him, Stewart rumbled like thunder. Picard wasn’t flashy, but Stewart played him with plenty of sex appeal—except the women who fell for him were taken in by his intelligence and respectful demeanor, not his alpha-male vigor. In rare, memorable scenes, Stewart would allow Picard’s composed mask to drop: In the 1992 episode “Chain of Command,” Picard is captured and tortured, and told again and again that five lights are shining directly into his face. But Picard refuses his enemies: “There are four lights,” he bellows, as determined as King Lear in the thunderstorm.  

Picard didn’t fraternize with his crew, and he could be a disciplinarian. But he was a charismatic, astute leader, one worth trusting. Late in the series, a trickster entity allows Picard to revisit his past, and we see him as a brash, violent young man who instigates a bar fight and is stabbed in the heart. (This being the 24th century, he recovers.) Ashamed of his impetuousness, Picard tries to rewrite events—only to find himself back in the present as an undistinguished junior officer, largely due to his risk aversion. Picard needed to face the consequences of his actions, the episode suggests, in order to become the man he is: one who respects the value of a life, who’s willing to hazard danger when it’s required and avoid it when it’s not.

This, I think, is a rather noble kind of masculinity—and not one that’s very popular right now. Men are being told by influencers of all stripes that they must dominate and humiliate others to get ahead; that they’ll never find love without well-defined muscles, sharp jawlines, and full heads of hair; that cheating and lying are acceptable if doing so produces the desired outcome; that leaders are men who burnish their own images at the expense of the people they’re meant to serve.

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When so many people are adopting that boisterous attitude, the version of manliness Stewart embodied—both on television and in his real life—is all the more worthwhile. By his own account, he came onto the set of The Next Generation determined to lead the cast toward professionalism; at one point, he upbraided his colleagues for having “too much fun.” But he quickly realized the error of his ways. He ended up having a blast playing Picard—so much so that he happily starred in a revival series, Picard, for three seasons beginning in 2020.

Why pretend otherwise—why act like a formidable Shakespearean is “supposed” to? A great actor could be someone who was proud of his run on a seven-season television show; a great man could be someone who led with humility, not grandiosity. And a great captain could be someone with no hair, the mind of a diplomat, and the build of a cyclist, who wears red-and-black pajamas while exploring space.

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Ai Routes World Awards 2026, assegnati a Francoforte, due aeroporti italiani si sono distinti sulla scena internazionale per la loro capacità di sviluppare rotte aeree e collegamenti con le principali destinazioni. I premi, in questo caso, sono stati assegnati tenendo conto della disponibilità di voli diretti e del numero di passeggeri in transito, ma anche valutando l’apertura verso nuove destinazioni e la collaborazione con le compagnie aeree per creare nuove opportunità di traffico.

I migliori aeroporti per voli e collegamenti nel 2026

Ai Routes World Awards 2026, Roma Fiumicino ha conquistato il titolo di vincitore assoluto e il primo posto nella categoria degli scali con oltre 30 milioni di passeggeri all’anno. A seguire si è posizionato l’aeroporto di Cagliari-Elmas, che ha ottenuto il riconoscimento nella fascia compresa tra 5 e 10 milioni di passeggeri.

Il premio per lo scalo romano arriva in una fase di espansione dei collegamenti, che nel 2025 ha registrato:

• un traffico record di 51,3 milioni di passeggeri, con un incremento del 4% rispetto all’anno precedente;
• 10,8 milioni di viaggiatori sulle rotte di lungo raggio.

Il programma di sviluppo della rete previsto per quest’anno, invece, comprende:

• oltre 40 nuove rotte, più di 15 nuove destinazioni e l’ingresso di quattro nuove compagnie aeree;
• 22 aeroporti del Nord America, con servizi che includono Seattle, operata da Alaska Airlines, e Houston, collegata da Ita Airways.

All’aeroporto di Cagliari il premio è andato soprattutto per il lavoro svolto per ampliare i collegamenti e rafforzare la connettività della Sardegna. L’offerta dello scalo sardo si è tradotta in un ampliamento che ha portato a:

• lo sviluppo di 12 nuove rotte di linea per la stagione estiva 2026;
• quattro nuovi collegamenti per l’inverno 2026-2027 e un aumento di frequenza su 45 rotte già esistenti.

Secondo i dati riportati in occasione dell’assegnazione dei premi, la capacità prevista per l’inverno 2026-2027 è di circa 2,2 milioni di posti, grazie soprattutto agli sforzi per ridurre le oscillazioni stagionali del traffico. La stagionalità rappresenta una delle principali sfide per l’economia turistica sarda. Durante l’estate, il richiamo delle spiagge e delle località costiere alimenta la domanda di voli e servizi ricettivi. Nei mesi autunnali e invernali, al contrario, la riduzione dei flussi può rendere più difficile mantenere un’offerta ampia e frequente.

Un’offerta più distribuita nel corso dell’anno può quindi aiutare le strutture ricettive a programmare aperture più lunghe, offrire maggiori opportunità di lavoro e rendere più sostenibili gli investimenti in ristorazione, trasporti ed esperienze turistiche.

Routes World Awards 2026, come vengono premiati gli aeroporti

La cerimonia dei Routes World Awards si è svolta il 22 ottobre 2026 a Francoforte, in Germania, nell’ambito di Routes World, appuntamento internazionale che riunisce aeroporti, compagnie aeree e organizzazioni turistiche per discutere le strategie di sviluppo delle reti aeree.

Per le categorie dedicate agli aeroporti e alle destinazioni, la valutazione coinvolge una giuria composta da esponenti del settore della pianificazione delle reti delle compagnie aeree. Per ottenere i riconoscimenti, tuttavia, ci si deve candidare, dopodiché le candidature vengono esaminate sulla base del contributo offerto allo sviluppo della connettività e dell’efficacia delle iniziative messe in campo per favorire nuovi collegamenti.

Non si tratta, quindi, di una semplice classifica degli aeroporti più grandi o più frequentati, né di una graduatoria basata esclusivamente sulla qualità dei servizi ai passeggeri. L’attenzione è rivolta alla capacità di:

• costruire relazioni con i vettori;
• individuare nuove opportunità commerciali;
• rendere sostenibili le rotte nel tempo.

Il lavoro di sviluppo delle rotte comprende perciò analisi di mercato, negoziazioni commerciali, promozione territoriale e iniziative di marketing condivise.

Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election, casting a mail-in ballot in a contest that will decide America's future as the Trump era slowly comes to an end.

The Vatican confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pontiff had submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, citing his long-standing belief in civic participation.

Leo, formerly Robert Prevost, "has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen" and has done so "whenever he was eligible to do so," the Holy See press office said.

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The statement said he had also voted while living in Peru whenever he was eligible. Leo lived in Peru as a missionary priest and bishop for over 20 years.

"The Holy Father expresses his belief in the right and the duty of citizens to participate in democratic processes," it added.

Leo holds U.S. and Peruvian citizenship, and is also the head of state of a foreign country, the Holy See. The city state is an absolute monarchy with no political elections.

This election, Illinois voters are deciding whether to elect Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to his third term, and they're also filling an open U.S. Senate seat after longtime Catholic Democrat Dick Durbin's retirement. President Donald Trump is not on the ballot but he has campaigned hard to try to preserve Republican control of the U.S. House and Senate for the final two years of his second term.

Leo's vote was first reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, which quoted the chief of staff at the Will County clerk's office as saying the pope, registered at a New Lenox address, requested a mail-in ballot on Oct. 3.

The request was made just 10 days before Leo underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung. Leo has been slowly resuming his activities at the Vatican after being released from the hospital Oct. 17.

It is unclear how Leo returned the ballot. The pope's older brother, John Prevost, was in Rome this week accompanying parishioners from St. Jude's, an Augustinian-run parish in New Lenox, Illinois. The elder Prevost attends Mass there, and Leo gave a talk at the parish in 2024 while still a cardinal.

Pope Leo needs no further cancer treatment after lung surgery, his doctors say

Prevost's past votes have gone Democratic and Republican

Since 2000, Robert Prevost has voted in five primary elections, requesting Democratic ballots twice and Republican ballots three times, according to records held by the Illinois State Board of Elections.

The records do not show which candidates he supported. Illinois voters must declare a party preference to receive a primary ballot. No such declaration is required in general elections.

While registered in heavily Democratic Cook County, Prevost requested Democratic primary ballots in 2008 and 2010. After moving to the more conservative suburban Will County, he requested Republican primary ballots in 2012, 2014 and 2016.

The records also show that he submitted ballots in every general election since 2000 except those in 2020 and 2022.

Clashes with Trump

Since becoming pope, Leo has drawn criticism from President Donald Trump for repeatedly condemning the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran and calling for dignified treatment of immigrants.

Earlier this year, Trump called Leo "weak" and captive to the "radical left."

Responding to Trump's public rebuke, Leo told reporters en route to Algeria in April: "I'm not afraid of the Trump administration or of speaking out loudly about the message of the Gospel, which is what the church works for."

"I will continue to speak out strongly against war, seeking to promote peace, promoting dialogue and multilateralism among states to find solutions to problems," he said.

The public dispute has subsided in recent months.

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A pope who follows U.S. politics closely

Leo has made clear on several occasions that he follows local and national U.S. politics closely, and is not afraid to intervene.

He has repeatedly called for reflection and humane treatment for immigrants in his native U.S. amid the Trump administration crackdown and mass deportation program.

Recently, Leo reiterated official church teaching declaring the death penalty "inadmissible." He made the pronouncement in a social media post on the World Day Against the Death Penalty, which came as the U.S. announced plans to livestream an execution by firing squad. The plans were later scrapped.

In 2025, Leo intervened in a debate over abortion, after Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich announced plans to give a lifetime achievement award to Sen. Durbin. The plans drew objection from some conservative U.S. bishops given the powerful Democratic senator's support for abortion rights. Leo called for respect for both sides, but he also pointed out the contradiction between people who call themselves "pro-life" but also support the death penalty.

Also in 2025, Leo said he was "very disappointed" that his home state of Illinois approved a law allowing medically assisted dying, which is condemned by the Catholic Church.