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Return to Arrakis In Dune The Graphic Novel Part 2
You saw the new Dune movie. You loved the new Dune movie. You want to know what happens next. In this scenario, you probably think you have two options. One: wait until 2023 to see the next movie. Two: pick up Frank Herbert’s legendary 1965 book. Either one will provide the answers you seek, but…
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Planetary Scientists Recreate Arrakis From Dune, and It Really Is a Hellhole
By modifying a well-known climate model and applying it to the fictional world of Arrakis, a group of scientists has shown that Frank Herbert’s depiction of a desert planet in the book series Dune was surprisingly apt, though with some surprising differences.
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Fortnite’s Dune Crossover Gives Us the Real Mind Killer: Smooth Timothée Chalamet
The sun has risen and set, the earth has turned, which means that it’s time for another massive collaboration for one of the biggest pop cultural behemoths on the planet — Star Wars, and Marvel canon continuity destroyer and a surprisingly good vehicle for Batman — Fortnite. This time it’s Dune, and while that’s not…
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Denis Villeneuve Aimed for Dune to Be Approachable, Even If You Didn’t Read the Books
There’s a very good reason why Dune, one of the most influential sci-fi books of all time, has never had a great adaptation. Basically, it’s just a lot. The story is set across multiple planets; follows several families, factions, and belief systems; and is less about action than it is about persuasion — diplomacy or…