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Top celebrities in the field of science and science fiction like Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Elon Musk.
'Star Wars' Prequel Actress Trisha Noble Has Died
Actress Trisha Noble has passed away recently on January 23, 2021. The actress and singer reportedly died due to complications from mesothelioma, a type of cancer caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers. She was 76 years old.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Scarlet Witch Actress Elizabeth Olsen Was Inspired By 'Star Wars'
Star Wars has been an inspiration for countless fans since the original premiered in 1977. For those who have been fans since childhood, the saga is so much more than just a series of films set in a galaxy far, far away.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
'Star Wars' Voice Actor Tom Kane Is Mostly Unable To Speak Following A Stroke
Tom Kane, known for voicing such Star Wars characters as Jedi Master Yoda and Wulf Yularen in the animated side of the franchise, suffered a stroke a couple of months ago. As a result of this stroke, he is mostly unable to speak. This change was unknown to most fans of his work until his daughter Sam posted an update on his Facebook page. In that post, dated December 30, she had the following to say, giving fans and people who know him in general an update on what has been going on:
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
'The Mandalorian' Star Gina Carano Accused Of Mocking Transgender Peoples' Pronouns
Gina Carano, who plays mercenary and former shock trooper Cara Dune on the Disney+ live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian, has been receiving criticism over her tweets recently. Users on Twitter have called her transphobic for how she has responded to the practice of including pronouns in Twitter bios.
By Culture Slate6 years ago in Futurism
O Captain! My Captain!
… a rag-tag fugitive fleet … on a lonely quest … to a shining planet known as Earth … Those words were a siren song to me. How many nights had I gazed up at the moon … getting lost in the stars … wishing even then that I could leave this planet and explore the galaxy, in a ship of my own, dreaming of finding a new home; a home where I might fit in.
By Karen Schweiger6 years ago in Futurism
Fringe Science: Eric P. Dollard
Eric Dollard is an Electrical Engineer who is a “living legend” in the field of electrical research. He is considered by many to be the most knowledgeable expert alive today on the true nature of electricity. Author of the landmark mathematical papers Symbolic Representation of Alternating Electric Waves and Symbolic Representation of the Generalized Electric Wave, Eric shows how all electric phenomena can be mathematically measured and engineered WITHOUT using calculus or “Maxwell’s Equations.” Author of Condensed Intro to Tesla Transformers and Theory of Wireless Power, he is also the only person since Tesla’s death to successfully build a real Magnifying Transmitter.
By Roscoe Forthright6 years ago in Futurism
Hayden Christensen May Return As Anakin In Disney+ Series
"I feel a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices cried out..." -Obi-Wan Kenobi The time is nigh, fellow inhabitants of this wretched hive of scum and villainy, as Hayden Christensen has all but been confirmed as returning to our beloved Star Wars franchise. The star that originally joined the saga for 2002's Star Wars: Attack of the Clones as the up and coming Anakin Skywalker might be coming back in a major way for the Disney+ series about Obi-Wan Kenobi. An announcement would have been made at Star Wars Celebration 2020, but that convention has been delayed until 2022.
By Culture Slate6 years ago in Futurism
'Star Trek' Legend René Auberjonois Dies Age 79
Hollywood is in mourning with the loss of another great, René Auberjonois. Auberjonois, who was renowned throughout the Star Trek universe as Constable Odo, also was known as a premier character actor who had a good sense of comic timing. Nowhere was this more evident than in his portrayal of Clayton Endicott III, the governor's chief of staff in Benson, a role for which he won an Emmy in 1984.
By Christina St-Jean6 years ago in Futurism
Paul Darrow - Forever Avon
Paul Darrow is a name that, for a generation of science fiction fans, will be famous for one role. On the 9th of January 1978, Darrow made his debut appearance as Kerr Avon in the second episode of the BBC science-fiction series Blake's 7, and became a legend almost instantly. His cold, ruthless nature and his dry, sardonic wit made for a killer combination that appealed to viewers, and Darrow's performance was the icing on the cake. He quite literally became Avon, and, for four years, he gunned and quipped his way through the show, becoming its leading man for the last two series after the departure of Gareth Thomas. Whenever people think of Blake's 7, they think of Kerr Avon. And whenever anyone thinks of Kerr Avon, they think, and will always think, of Paul Darrow.
By Joseph A. Morrison7 years ago in Futurism
