A short reflection on what drones have become: from weapons of war to content creation tools. In the near future, the marriage of drones and AI assistants will give birth to what we are now referring to as ‘familiars.’ Once confined to the annals of Forgotten Realms and Dungeons & Dragons, familiars are summoned creatures […]
Apr 15, 2026 This interview with Prof. Thomas Pink, originally published in 2020, is being republished as part of Thomas Mirus’s ongoing series covering the major encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII. Vatican II’s Declaration on Religious Freedom, Dignitatis Humanae, begins by noting that its discussion of religious liberty “has to do with immunity from coercion […]
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More Information Log-Periodic Dipole Array (LPDA) fed parabolic reflector antennas serve high-gain broadband applications such as satellite communication, radio astronomy, and wideband radar, where constant performance over wide frequency ranges is essential. Despite nearly seven decades of research since the pioneering work of DuHamel and Ore in 1958, the synthesis and analysis of these antennas […]
The Weekend Read / April 18, 2026 How music became the cathartic refuge for my political frustration. Ad Policy A broken piano in the music room of the abandoned Southwestern High School. (Johannes Schmitt-Tegge / Getty Images) Idon’t drink anymore, but a vestigial hangover clouds my recollection of the major events of recent history. On […]
Apr 4, 2026; New York, New York, USA; New York City FC forward Talles Magno (11) looks to shoot the ball defended by St. Louis City SC midfielder Miguel Perez (28) during the second half at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark Smith-Imagn Images Is dynamic offensive threat Talles Magno finally ready to pay dividends in […]
Great swathes of rock music since the nineteen-sixties would never have existed, we’re sometimes told, were it not for the recordings of Robert Johnson. Certainly the likes of Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Robert Plant, and Bob Dylan have never hesitated to acknowledge his influence. “From the first note the vibrations from the loudspeaker made my […]
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Kevin Weil, OpenAI’s former chief product officer who was recently tapped to build a new AI workspace for scientists, Prism, is leaving the company, WIRED has confirmed. Weil was previously an early executive leading product at Instagram. “Today is my last day at OpenAI, as OpenAI for Science is being decentralized into other research teams,” […]
In a moment that demands not just outrage but strategy, cohosts Aaron Regunberg, Jonathan Smucker, and Matt DaSilva, are here with concrete lessons to help listeners fight back. Fighting Fascism Podcast Logo Contact: Caitlin Graf, The Nation, press [at] thenation.com, 212-209-5400 New York, NY—The Nation, America’s leading source of progressive politics and culture, today announced […]