Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on โStar Trek,โ has died at 89
Relatives 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.
Live stream: Blue Origin launches into space with William โCapt. Kirkโ Shatner onboard
Actor 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.
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?