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Fast facts: The “E.T.” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” director Steven Spielberg revisits interplanetary life in this thriller starring Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor as two strangers drawn together by their extraterrestrial experiences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

From the friendly alien at the heart of E.T. to the mysterious visitors in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, some of his most celebrated films have explored humanity's fascination with life beyond Earth.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Third, it’s not your role to part with your hard-earned money because you want your niece, nephew and brother to enjoy it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The survey “shows that the economy continues to expand in the second quarter, albeit with winners and losers,” writes Fifth Third Commercial Bank Chief U.S.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

“First Turkey has a connection to the Third World that no one else has. Her feathers were touched by my mother’s water.”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young