Uncrewed Blue Origin capsule lands safely after New Shepard rocket failure

Blue Origin’s recent NS-23 flight didn’t go according to plan. On Monday morning, the private space firm was forced to abort the uncrewed mission after one of its New Shepard rockets suffered an unspecified “booster failure.” The problem came up about a minute after the flight took off from Blue Origin’s West Texas launch site […]

New Shepard flies again, bringing suborbital space tourism closer

Enlarge / Blue Origin’s New Shepard booster lands after the system’s eighth flight. (credit: Blue Origin webcast) Blue Origin flew its New Shepard system for the eighth time on Sunday, launching from West Texas at about noon local time. During the 10-minute flight, the capsule reached a record height of 107 kilometers, and both the […]

The Ranch: Dax Shepard Joins Season 3 Following Danny Masterson's Firing

When The Ranch returns for Season 3, it’ll receive a visit from Dax Shepard, who may or may not enter through the Danny Masterson-shaped hole in the wall. RELATEDThe Joel McHale Show: Grade The Soup Host’s Return “As a result of ongoing discussions, Netflix and the producers have written Danny Masterson out of The Ranch,” a […]

Fox News Signs Anchor Shepard Smith to New Multi-Year Contract

Fox News is keeping at least one of their familiar faces around: The news channel announced on Thursday it has re-signed anchor Shepard Smith to a multi-year deal, extending his two-decade run with the network. Smith currently anchors the weekday news program Shepard Smith Reporting, and has been with Fox News since the channel’s original […]

Shepard Fairey documentary ‘Obey Giant’ hits Hulu this weekend

You may know Shepard Fairey from his “Andre the Giant Has a Posse” street art campaign, his Obey clothing line or his, what came to be, iconic Barack Obama “Hope” portrait. Well now you can check out a documentary about his life, his art and what drives him. In Obey Giant, Fairey discusses how punk […]

Sam Shepard, Angelyne, Democratic Socialism in Brooklyn: This Week’s Recommended Reading

Here at Flavorwire, we pride ourselves on not only publishing excellent writing, but also keeping an eye on other great work from around the web. This week, we’re looking at a piece on democratic socialism in NYC politics; an article — and a critical response to it — on the identity of L.A. icon Angelyne; […]

Now Stream This: The Late and Great Sam Shepard, Some Stephen King, and One of the Creepiest Movies Ever

(Welcome to Now Stream This, a column dedicated to the best movies streaming on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and every other streaming service out there.) Crank the air conditioner – August is upon us, bringing with it the dog days of summer and the realization that the winter is more terrifyingly close than ever. But there’s […]