History In 1983, Atari buried millions of unsold games in the New Mexico desert Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment Watch a deleted scene from "E.T." in which Harrison Ford plays the creepy principal of Elliott's school Ruben Bolling

behind the scenes Watch a young Henry Thomas's audition for "E.T." Thom Dunn

Steven Spielberg E.T. II, the mega-dark sequel that never happened Gareth Branwyn

E.T. Robert E.T.: A Ken Burns Documentary Thom Dunn

eighties E.T. is the star of Melodysheep's 'Phone Home' remix Rusty Blazenhoff

science fiction Sotheby's auctions artifacts from Lynch's Dune and other SF oddities Rob Beschizza

lego E.T.-themed LEGO build moves to next stage of contest Jennifer Sandlin

goth Thanks for the laughs and the high weirdness Felix Anthony Silla (Cousin Itt) Gareth Branwyn

nostalgia America's most hated company ruins E.T. for Thanksgiving Rob Beschizza

fake news Clintons confess, Obama to blame, and Trump triumphs in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan

kids books This illustrated kids' book of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is out of this world Mark Frauenfelder

Games The story of the world's worst videogame David Pescovitz

maker Fantastic hand-crocheted E.T. costume for 2-year-old David Pescovitz

Entertainment D&D-Themed movie Zero Charisma pits Nerds vs. Hipsters Ethan Gilsdorf