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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 Bezos’ rocket company.
Mark your calendars for Comicpalooza 2024 at George R. Brown Convention Center
Read full article: Mark your calendars for Comicpalooza 2024 at George R. Brown Convention CenterAfter a fun-tastic 2023, Comicpalooza, Houston’s largest comic convention, returns to George R. Brown on Memorial Day weekend 2024.
PHOTOS: All the cosplayers at Comicpalooza 2023😍
Read full article: PHOTOS: All the cosplayers at Comicpalooza 2023😍Thousands of pop culture fans flocked to the George R. Brown Convention Center for Houston’s annual pop culture and comic convention over the weekend. Headliners included “Star Trek” icon William Shatner and “Vampire Diaries” star Ian Somerhalder.
William Shatner, Ian Somerhalder among numerous guests coming to Comicpalooza 2023
Read full article: William Shatner, Ian Somerhalder among numerous guests coming to Comicpalooza 2023The list of special guests is growing this year as Comicpalooza, Texas’ largest comic book convention will take place at George R. Brown Convention Center May 26-28.
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 — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform.
Houston company can bring your loved one on a spaceflight memorial along with late ‘Star Trek’ creator’s ashes
Read full article: Houston company can bring your loved one on a spaceflight memorial along with late ‘Star Trek’ creator’s ashesHouston-based company Celestis can send the ashes of your loved into space alongside the late creator of “Star Trek” Gene Roddenberry.
Blue Origin capsule lands in Texas desert after short flight to space with Michael Strahan, Alan Shepard’s daughter
Read full article: Blue Origin capsule lands in Texas desert after short flight to space with Michael Strahan, Alan Shepard’s daughterNFL great Michael Strahan has rocketed into space on a Jeff Bezos rocket.
Houston-born former athlete, TV personality Michael Strahan among those going to space with Blue Origin crew
Read full article: Houston-born former athlete, TV personality Michael Strahan among those going to space with Blue Origin crew“Good Morning America” co-host Michael Strahan is going to space next month.
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 world’s 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.
William Shatner, TV’s Capt. Kirk on ‘Star Trek’ blasts into space
Read full article: William Shatner, TV’s Capt. Kirk on ‘Star Trek’ blasts into spaceHollywood’s 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.
William Shatner’s flight to space aboard Blue Origin rocket is postponed due to weather until Oct. 13
Read full article: William Shatner’s flight to space aboard Blue Origin rocket is postponed due to weather until Oct. 13Captain Kirk is rocketing into space: “Star Trek” actor William Shatner plans to blast off from West Texas next week.
New this week: 'The Starling,' Diddy and Billy Bob Thornton
Read full article: New this week: 'The Starling,' Diddy and Billy Bob ThorntonThis week’s new entertainment releases include new albums from rapper Diddy and “Star Trek” star William Shatner, as well as Melissa McCarthy playing a grief-stricken mother in the Netflix drama “The Starling.”.
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 – 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. “They’re investors, they’re tech entrepreneurs, they’re in that world.”BUT WHO WOULD SPEND $70 MILLION ON ONE?