ody-snatching space pods-they re-
semble squash with a thyroid condi-
tion and hormonal imbalance-first
invaded the earth in the mid-1950s, so we're coming up on a 40th anniversary. Fall asleep near one of them, and the malevolent pod will suck the life out of you, become you, assume your appearance, erase your human- ity, and leave your former body an empty husk. The vegetables have settled in nicely, and their presence explains a lot: the capacity of politicians to keep smiling; the diction...