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<i>Close Encounters of the Third Kind</i>: Yearning for a Place in the Cosmos

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An alien spacecraft hovers over Devil's Tower in a scene from Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Yearning for a Place in the Cosmos

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The Brother (Joe Morton) and a young boy in a scene from The Brother From Another Planet

The Brother From Another Planet: Beer on the Rocks and the Kindness of Strangers

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Image from the 1957 film The Mysterians, depicting a group of aliens in brightly colored uniforms and helmets

The Mysterians: Flying Saucers, Mecha Kaiju, Ray Guns, and… International Cooperation?

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Klaatu (Michael Rennie) emerges from a spaceship in a scene from The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

The Day the Earth Stood Still: Suspicion, Paranoia, and a Very Polite Alien Visitor in 1950s America

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“Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.”

Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

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