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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...dark, in the night, over the airwaves of 486 radio stations, they march: a parade of alien abductees and remote viewers ("scientific" psychics), students of contrails and crop circles and reverse speech. Then there was the fellow who found and, he thought, killed an alien being in the Cascade Mountains. He stuffed the creature in a freezer in his garage and later heard it screaming to get out. A week afterward he saw three vans in front of his house and unknown men going in. He drove away. When he came back, they were all gone. The men. The vans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The X Phones | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

...devoted to all things weird and shepherded by Art Bell, a genial host shrouded, until recently, in his own poignant mystery. Photo "evidence" of the parchment-skinned ET can be seen on Bell's busy website www.artbell.com (44 million hits since January '97). When he is asked about the alien in the freezer, Bell laughs heartily. "Do I have doubts about that story? Yes! Was it entertaining? Oh, absolutely!" Bell, 54, offers a forum for all manner of amazing stories--then, like Ripley, challenges you to believe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The X Phones | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

...crowd--such staples of tourist gear like cameras and fanny packs instantly reveal their true nature--there are a few slippery ones who try to mask their true selves. Summer interns still adjusting to inside-the-beltway mores may fool other tourists, but locals can spot them for the alien creatures they...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, | Title: A Native's Guide to Tourist-Watching | 8/6/1999 | See Source »

Gonzo is not just another daredevil. But who is he? Where did he come from? Muppets from Space supplies him with a simple answer to those questions. He's an alien from outer space, and this dear little movie eventually presents him with a choice: return to his kind in a galaxy far away, or stay with his earthling buddies, the Muppets. The answer may be obvious; but bringing Gonzo to his senses gives the Muppets briskly economical opportunities to satirize government, media excesses and cult sci-fi's more tiresome tropes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Muppets From Space | 7/26/1999 | See Source »

...HAMBURG Independent, Wyoming Resume: 3rd Infantry Division in Korea, house painter Relevant experience: Lists nine children, including "one in Japan and two unknown" Platform: Stop illegal-alien invasions from Mexico and Central America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: Kooky Kandidates | 7/12/1999 | See Source »

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