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The more we hear about Taken director Pierre Morel's approach to a new version of Dune, the better we feel. Today we get news that he's hired a new writer, Chase Palmer, to draft the script, with the mandate: Stick closely to the source material.
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"I was inspired a lot by the movie DuneÂremember those big padded collars they wore? Well I did that padded look as a flap at the back." - Kanye The sneakers come in three styles â suede, calfskin and patchwork of leathers, and are named The Dons, The Jaspers, and Mr. Hudson.
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I was reading Dune Messiah last night and it occurred to me that much of it could be a parable for ourtimes. Paul Atreides - Imanutjob, Spice - Oil, Arrakis, the middle east. He uses much Koranic vocubulary, with the terms like "Mahdi" and "Jihad". I know there are many Dune fans out there. What do you think?
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Cult movie director David Lynch has received a lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival. Lynch, 60, has gained a reputation for complex films, including Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Wild At Heart and cult TV series Twin Peaks. He was also at the festival to premiere his latest film, Inland Empire, which includes hallucinatory scenes and a talking rabbit voiced by Naomi Watts. Lynch assured baffled critics "it's supposed to make perfect sense". "Every film is like going into a new world, going into the unknown. But you should be not afraid of using your intuition, and...
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Mars Rover Opportunity Raw Image site.
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The Sand Dune Forgotten by Time Archaeologists working in the extreme desert terrain of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have moved a step closer to unraveling the mystery of a 40-century-old civilization. They unearthed 163 tombs containing mummies during their ongoing and long excavation at the mysterious Xiaohe tomb complex. And it's all thanks to the translation of a diary kept by a Swedish explorer more than 70 years ago. "We have found more than 30 coffins containing mummies," said Idelisi Abuduresule, head of the Xinjiang Cultural Relics and Archaeology Institute and the excavation team. The complex is believed to...
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I've had a couple of people tell me how much they love the book Dune, and how much they would love to have a discussion thread. Dune is a monumental work. I think that, so many times, it is used by the left in trying to apply it to what is going on today. They don't realize that it was written in the mid-60s. So, if you love to read, and would like to discuss Dune, the books, miniseries, movie, etc., this is the place. Please ping your FRiends!
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Few people know that John Kerry is a veteran of the war for Arrakis as well.And after returning home from battle he joinedthe AVAW (Arrakis Veterans Against the War). He was later seen throwing another veterans space medals over the King's fortress wall.
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No one would argue that earthworms are cute. But to most people, they are benign and helpful creatures fertilizers of the garden, aerators of the soil, indispensable fishing companions. "Earthworms are truly nature's little farmers," goes one common view, this one on the Web site of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, "plowing the soil and fertilizing at the same time!" But for a growing body of researchers, the traditional view of earthworms is giving way to a much more ominous one. Most earthworms common in the United States are exotic intruders from Europe, Asia or South America, these scientists point...
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I knew this was going to happen, so ... I am reposting this in light of the following story blurb that just appeared on Drudge: From Drudge 10:12 PM 03-10-03 By Bill Gertz: Al Qaeda is seeking recruits in the Middle East for terrorist attacks on oil fields in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in the event of U.S. military action against Iraq, U.S. intelligence officials say... MORE... The al Qaeda recruitment is targeting radical Islamists in Saudi Arabia and Yemen who are willing to conduct suicide attacks and other sabotage against the oil fields outside Iraq, the WASHINGTON TIMES will...
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