On a recent rewatch of the original Alien and Aliens films, I realized something puzzling. [more inside]
posted by orrnyereg on Feb 23, 2013 - 11 answers

So hair technology has changed since the nineties and my last product-requiring hairstyle. I now have a perfectly standard irritating men's style-blogger/Talented Mr. Ripley haircut and I require something to keep the damn thing out of my eyes. But since my hair is not quite long enough to stay back really well (it's at that stage where it's too long not to use product, but not quite long enough to be easy to style) and my hair is very straight, thick, coarse and willful, I require a hair product that has some hold. [more inside]
posted by Frowner on Feb 21, 2013 - 11 answers

Where can I find Reebok Alien Stompers in NYC? [more inside]
posted by speednoisemovement on Oct 16, 2011 - 1 answer

AlienFilter: Small clarification about this Ridley Scott classic (spolier alert, but only if you've lived under a rock for the past thirty years). [more inside]
posted by Max McCarty on Jan 11, 2009 - 12 answers

explain-this-joke filter? "Hey, if *I'm* late, think what her husband's saying." (from The Talented Mr. Ripley) [more inside]
posted by lorimer on May 24, 2008 - 6 answers