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...real world. The aliens in '50s films often represented communists--faceless invaders who were going to take over our country. The mysterious beings of 2001: A Space Odyssey in 1968 represent our transcendent future. Independence Day sounds like the old form of sci-fi: the foreign invaders intend to wipe out our cultural heritage--ethnic cleansing. They don't want to come in and settle. They want to take over...
Szekeres' legal troubles now appear to be over. According to Maloney, the police do not intend to arrest Szekeres if she returns to Cambridge, although the case will remain open until she and her attorney complete the requisite paperwork in court...
...ValuJet crash site for clues to the cause of the accident. Such fear of budget flying could result in higher U.S. airfares if no-frills carriers halt or cut back service. ValuJet, which suspended 50% of its 320 daily flights after the accident, said last week it doesn't intend to return to full service before the fourth quarter...
...emerge on its own terms, which include a demand to be tried before a tribunal of their Justus township peers. "They say Yahweh created an invisible barrier around their sanctuary that cannot be penetrated by foreign enemies," Gritz said. He added that he was leaving Jordan, and did not intend to pursue further negotiations. The standoff with FBI officers is now in its fifth week...
...seat theater in San Francisco." But under the direction of another sometime film star, Gary Sinise, things changed. "It's a lot clearer now," the playwright says. "And the humor has been brought out." Fans of Shepard's chiseled appearance can stay at home. He doesn't intend to do Broadway himself. "I wouldn't want to act onstage," he says. "I don't have the rigor for it." Followers of his work have more luck: Shepard's collection of short stories, Cruising Paradise...