E.T. Flying Bike Moon Lamp: E.T. Light Home

Inspired by the iconic scene from the movie where E.T. makes Eliot’s bike fly, Firebox is selling this officially licensed E.T. Moon Lamp. It features a moveable silhouette of Eliot and E.T. against a lit full moon. Just thinking of the scene still brings a tear to my eye. Mostly because it reminds me of those horrible government agents almost killing E.T.

Honestly, there are few things I dreamed about more as a child than meeting an alien friend who could make my bike fly. I can thank E.T. for that. I can also thank E.T. for all the cuts and bruises from trying to make my bike fly without befriending a telekinetic alien first. Stupid gravity.

Powered by two AAA batteries (not included), you can put the lamp absolutely anywhere without the limitations inherent in power cords and electrical outlets. Am I going to use double-sided tape to stick one to the dashboard of my car? Please, does E.T. love Reese’s Pieces?

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Welcome E.T. Into Your Home with This Life-size Replica Mask

Steven Spielberg’s E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial is one of the all-time classic movies across all genres. It melded science fiction, adventure, humor, and warmth, and tugged at many a heartstring. Of course, a big part of what made the movie work was just how endearing and expressive its title character was.

Now, you can own your own E.T. – or at least his adorable alien face to display in your own home.

This perfect replica of E.T.’s face comes from Czech artist Stanislav Dykast, which is an awesome name for a prop maker. It’s a 1:1 scale resin casting based on the original sculpt done by the late, great artist Carlo Rambaldi for the movie. Dykast did an amazing job painting in all of the details, and E.T. really looks like he could jump out of that bicycle basket and start stealing all your Reese’s Pieces any minute now.

Keep in mind that what you can actually buy on his Etsy shop is just the unpainted mask, and you’ll have to paint and complete the E.T. yourself if you want it to look as good as what Dykast is showing off in his pictures.

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E.T. Gets Roasted on a Spit: Barbecute

It looks like E.T. will not be phoning home ever again. In fact, he won’t be doing much of anything since these folks decided to barbecue him. I’m guessing he tasted like chicken. Space chicken.

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What kind of savages would do this? Apparently, eating E.T. is a recurring project by Terje Östling and Unsworn Industries, a design firm in Malmö, Sweden. They made an E.T. sculpture out of vegan-friendly foods and roasted it at the Exploring the Animal Turn symposium in Lund, Sweden in 2014. Later on they made another E.T. and roasted him at the Foodcycle festival in Helsinki, Finland. They just can’t stop roasting E.T.

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The idea is to explore how being human impacts ethical food choices and they use E.T. to get their point across, since he is generally considered to be so cute:

What would it feel like to eat an alien? How can we dearly love and grieve some non-human species while accepting the industrialised slaughter of others? How can we cater to the needs of eaters who seek a surrogate for the sacrificial and ritual aspects of convivial, meat-based, barbecues? What are our ethical responsibilities towards fictional organisms?

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[via Nerdcore via Neatorama]

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