alien
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Along with being an origin story and an alien hunt unfurling in a 2016-set timeline, “Lanterns” grounds itself in a murder mystery that defines its 2026 plot running in parallel.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
The Being is alien, mystical and magical, a migrant finding her way in a new world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
"When my mum used the word meningitis, I could see how worried she was. It was really concerning - it was all so alien to us."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
At Huxley-Parlour, SaraNoa Mark’s chunky cast-glass sculptures look like fragments of artifacts from an ancient alien civilization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Tūtū stares down at her phone as if it’s an alien speaking in gibberish.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
Instead, he thinks humanity can deliver its own salvation—albeit with a bit of inspiration from aliens.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
And I don’t think that was because of the ships, the gadgets or the aliens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
He was instrumental in doing the stop-motion miniature chess scene in “Star Wars: A New Hope,” bringing the Imperial Walkers to life and creating aliens like Jabba the Hutt and tauntauns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
By examining the belief in aliens, he writes, we “can help clarify some of the primary social and spiritual quandaries of our time, even—or especially—if UFOs don’t actually exist.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Never “anywheres”! “The aliens could be almost anywhere, ” said Ripley. appall.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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