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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 »

Fine. But what I really yearn for, as I watch the beautifully rendered 3-D graph that sprints across my screen in flickering blues, purples and reds, is a Jodie Foster moment. In the movie Contact, you may remember, Foster plays a frustrated SETI scientist who stumbles across an alien radio signal. That's how I see it happening to me: I'll be slumped over my desk in the Time & Life Building, struggling with another bout of writer's block, when all that random noise will suddenly transform itself into a smooth undulating wave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Waiting for E.T. to Phone | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

...previous work, Warner's methods in Bogeyman are culturally omnivorous, ranging over Goya, the Alien movies, the origins of the word boo and the many meanings of bananas. Best dipped into rather than read in one go, the book very much matches contemporary experience. "We live in a floating, borderless mass of impressions and images which come at us," Warner explains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Boo! (Scared Yet?) | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

...never been in this position before, soI'm a little confused about what they want me todo," Kovach added. "This whole idea of lobbying isa little alien...

Author: By Joseph P. Chase, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Nieman Choice Says Reversal Of Honor Unfair | 5/17/1999 | See Source »

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