The classic science fiction series Dune is one of the major bodies of work in the genre, having influenced many major movie and television films and countless science fiction novels in the time since it’s publishing in the mid-60s. One of the films to be heavily influenced by Dune was Star Wars, an influence that George Lucas is happy to admit to. Surprisingly, there were many homages to Dune in the early Star Wars scripts, though most of the Dune-like scenes were cut, there are still quite a few references in the final works which can easily be identified as clearly being influenced by Herbert’s magnificent work. Thanks to the mega-nerds at Star Wars Origins, there is an extremely informative piece on the history and influences behind Frank Herbert’s Dune and a detailed list of Dune references within the original Star Wars.

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Breaking up is a difficult thing, pets get separated, record collections are split, mix tapes are broken, but for many the hardest is when their favorite songs get caught in the middle of everything. But worry not, there is support out there for the music lover recovering from a rough break up. Ruined Music is a small, but constantly growing community writing effort full of essays and short stories about songs, bands and albums that are ruined during an ended relationship’s resulting fallout. The editors behind Ruined Music are currently looking for your submissions, so if you have a story about your favorite Red House Painter’s song on a break-up mix or an ex-lover mis-quoting Johnny Cash lyrics, now’s the time to write about it and call them out!

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