Image of the week: Ron Cobb

Plus martini gas-pumps, skeleton crews, and a new explanation for UFOs.

I feel like I’ve shown you all this one before, but what can I say: Ron Cobb’s 1977 concept art for the sci-fi classic Alien is perennially popular, and this particular image is the most popular of them all.

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Interesting article here about the idea of a UFO is tied to the US’s fear of the Cold War.

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