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Patrick Stewart Embraced His Baldness and Became an Icon

It took him a while to realize that his lack of hair only added to his quietly commanding presence.

Β© Mark Sommerfeld for The New York Times

In his memoir, Patrick Stewart wrote that he came to regard his baldness as a strength: β€œAs I reconciled myself to my fate β€” or is it pate? β€” I realized that I had been given a strategic advantage.”

Democrats and Republicans Share Dueling Health Care Messages in Final Midterms Push

After concentrating on the high price of gas and groceries, Democrats are using health costs to make their case about an β€œaffordability crisis.”

Β© Jenn Ackerman for The New York Times

β€œPeople are really, really hanging on by a thread here,” said Rebecca Cooke, a Democratic congressional candidate in Wisconsin who has made health care costs a central issue of her campaign.

As Picard on β€˜Star Trek’, Patrick Stewart Influenced Generations of Scientists

Stewart’s iconic β€œStar Trek” character inspired astronomers and astronauts in countless ways: β€œYou were the captain of my childhood,” one astrophysicist said.

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Patrick Stewart in 1990 as Jean-Luc Picard, captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise in β€œStar Trek: The Next Generation.”
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