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Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later
Read full article: Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years laterEd Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezosโ rocket company.
Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark
Read full article: Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check markWilliam Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators โ some household names, others little-known journalists โ could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform.
Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on โStar Trek,โ has died at 89
Read full article: Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on โStar Trek,โ has died at 89Relatives say Sunday that Nichelle Nichols, who broke ground for Black women acting on television as the beautiful, no-nonsense communications officer Lt. Ntoya Uhura on the original โStar Trekโ TV series, has died at the age of 89. Her role in the 1966-69 series as Lt. Uhura earned Nichols a lifelong position of honor with the seriesโ rabid fans, known as Trekkers and Trekkies. It also earned her accolades for breaking racial stereotypes and included an interracial onscreen kiss with co-star William Shatner that was unheard of at the time.
William Shatner to attend Motor City Comic Con -- hereโs how to buy tickets
Read full article: William Shatner to attend Motor City Comic Con -- hereโs how to buy ticketsWilliam Shatner, best known for playing Captain Kirk in โStar Trek,โ has been announced as a guest at this yearโs Motor City Comic Con.
Prince William: Before travelling to space, save the planet
Read full article: Prince William: Before travelling to space, save the planetPrince William has criticized some of the worldโs richest men for using their wealth to fund a new space race and space tourism, and called on the world's great minds to fix the planet first.
Live stream: Blue Origin launches into space with William โCapt. Kirkโ Shatner onboard
Read full article: Live stream: Blue Origin launches into space with William โCapt. Kirkโ Shatner onboardActor William Shatner and Audrey Powers, Blue Originโs vice president of mission and flight operations, will fly on board New Shepard NS-18. They will join crewmates Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries for the flight.
Capt. Kirkโs William Shatner on cusp of blasting into space
Read full article: Capt. Kirkโs William Shatner on cusp of blasting into spaceHollywoodโs Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, has blasted into space and safely returned to Earth in a convergence of science fiction and science reality.
To oldly go: Shatner, 90, inspires with real-life space trip
Read full article: To oldly go: Shatner, 90, inspires with real-life space tripAs William Shatner prepares to be beamed up at age 90 for his first real-life space flight, heโs bringing out the awe in people around a rural Texas spaceport.
New this week: 'The Starling,' Diddy and Billy Bob Thornton
Read full article: New this week: 'The Starling,' Diddy and Billy Bob ThorntonThis weekโs new entertainment releases include new albums from rapper Diddy and โStar Trekโ star William Shatner, as well as Melissa McCarthy playing a grief-stricken mother in the Netflix drama โThe Starling.โ.
EXPLAINER: What's this craze for 'NFTs' all about, anyway?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What's this craze for 'NFTs' all about, anyway?(Christie's via AP)LONDON โ A digital art piece, tweaked using cryptocurrency technology to make it one-of-a-kind, sold at auction this week for nearly $70 million. One purpose of NFTs is that they can be used to trace an object's digital provenance, allowing a select few to prove ownership. Beeple is an American digital artist based in South Carolina whose real name is Mike Winkelmann. Digital artist Anne Spalter started out as an NFT skeptic but has now sold multiple artworks using the tokens. โTheyโre investors, theyโre tech entrepreneurs, theyโre in that world.โBUT WHO WOULD SPEND $70 MILLION ON ONE?