Barbara Gips, Who Wrote the Iconic Tagline for ‘Alien,’ Dies at 89

She came up with “In space no one can hear you scream” while washing dishes, and it was used on the film's poster co-designed by her husband.

The Woman Behind the Legendary ‘Alien’ Tagline Has Died

Barbara Gips, a copywriter behind dozens upon dozens of iconic marketing taglines, has passed away. Barbara Gips, who was ...

Barbara Gips Dies: Tagline Writer Responsible For Iconic "In Space No One Can Hear You Scream" Was 89

Barbara Gips, who wrote some of the most iconic movie taglines of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, died on October 16, in the ...
Salon

Blue Origin’s all-woman space flight made history, but not in the way it’s promoting

Gayle King wishes everybody would adopt a more realistic perspective about Monday’s Blue Origin space outing. The “CBS Mornings” co-host has been telling anyone who will listen that what she and her ...

The Astronaut Review

Things get weird but not weird enough in the slow burn slog, The Astronaut, which stars Kate Mara as a NASA astronaut who ...
Popular Mechanics

Aliens Might Be Chatting With the Planet Next Door. We Could Listen In.

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) focuses on finding technosignatures—potential signs of alien technology. If we look carefully, we might have a chance at detecting their ...