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  • Internet Killed the Alien Star

    11/27/2005 6:36:12 PM PST · by SamAdams76 · 65 replies · 1,989+ views
    Tech Central Station ^ | November 9, 2005 | Douglas Kern
    If you're looking for one of those famous, big-eyed alien abductors, try looking on the sides of milk cartons. The UFO cultural moment in America is long since over, having gone out with the Clintons and grunge rock in the 90s. Ironically, the force that killed the UFO fad is the same force that catapulted it to super-stardom: the Internet. And therein hangs a tale about how the Internet can conceal and reveal the truth. It's hard to remember just how large UFOs loomed in the public mind a mere ten years ago. The X-Files was one of the hottest...