Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark
William 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.
William Shatner reflects on fallout with โStar Trekโ pal Leonard Nimoy, historic kiss with Nichelle Nichols
Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played Mr. Spock in the โ60s sci-fi series "Star Trek," passed away in 2015 at age 83. William Shatner wrote about their friendship in "Boldly Go."
foxnews.comKevin Feige WANTED To Reveal Captain America's Virginity Status in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
"She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" head writer and EP Jessica Gao tells TheWrap how she convinced Kevin Feige to reveal Captain America's virginity status on the show. Turns out, it was Feige himself who decided the world needed an answer
news.yahoo.comWilliam Shatner oldest astronaut at 90 โ Here's how space tourism could affect older people
This article was originally published atย The Conversation.ย The publication contributed the article to Space.com'sย Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.Nick Caplan, Professor of Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, NewcastleChristopher Newman, Professor of Space Law and Policy, Northumbria University, NewcastleIs space really the final frontier? William Shatner has found out after boldly going where no 90-year-old has gone before. Some 55 years after Captain James T Kirk hit our screens in the original "Star Trek," Shatner recently launched to the edge of space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard for a 10-minute suborbital flight.Shatner has become the oldest person to go to space, breaking the record set only recently by 82-year-old Wally Funk, who traveled on the New Shepard's first crewed spaceflight in July. Funk was one of the Mercury 13 women who qualified for spaceflight in the 1960s but never flew.With commercial spaceflight companies now taking older people to space, it's timely to consider the potential physical impact space flight might have on them.Video: Watch William Shatner gaze at Earth from space in awe
space.comWilliam Shatner responds to Prince William's criticism of space trip: 'He's got the wrong idea'
"Star Trek" actor William Shatner says that Prince William "has the wrong idea" about space tourism and claimed that his trip to space was a precursor to removing polluting industries from Earth.
news.yahoo.comShatner on space trip: โSo important for everybody to have that experienceโ
In the Star Trek series and the original movies, William Shatner, who plays the fictional character James Kirk, boldly goes where no man has gone before. And Wednesday, he boldly went where only very few people have gotten the opportunity -- and he did it in real life.
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?