- Imperial County film commission important to economic development, officials say Sep 30, 2009
Less notable films include David Lynch s 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert s Dune, Teeters said. The cities of El Centro and Brawley, and other entities such as El Centro Regional Medical Center and the Imperial Irrigation District, contribute to the county film commission, Teeters said. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Dan Browns worst sentences (or at least twenty of them) Sep 19, 2009
Yes, Dan Brown might have a few more than most, but I'm sure Ayn Rand or Frank Herbert have a few stinkers too. Ender on September 19, 2009 at 06:24 AM. (Harper's Magazine)
Famous Alumni Jul 5, 2009
John Fabain '74, Astronaut Anna Faris, actress "Scary Movie" series, "Lost in Translation", "Just Friends", "Brokeback Mountain", "My Super-Ex Girlfriend" Thomas Foley '51, former Speaker of the House Booth Gardner '58, former governor of Washington Mary Gates '50, Community activist, mother of Bill Gates William Gates '50, Attorney and community activist, father of Bill Gates Willard Geer '27, Physicist, invented process for color TV Richard Gordon '51, Astronaut Kenny "G" Gorelick '78, Jazz... (Gohuskies.com)
Fresno professor and writer is nominated for two prestigious literary awards for his sci-fi novel. May 24, 2009
Past winners include such science-fiction literary luminaries as Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick, Frank Herbert and Robert A. Heinlein. Durham finds himself walking in the footsteps of his heroes. (Fresno Bee)
Ian M. Banks May 3, 2009
They re not all literary, but: Brian Aldiss, Jane Austen, Samuel Beckett (Watt and Murphy in particular), Saul Bellow, Alfred Bester (especially Tiger, Tiger), Enid Blyton, Jorge Luis Borges, John Brunner (especially Stand On Zanzibar), Noam Chomsky, Arthur C. Clarke, Leonard Cohen (Beautiful Losers and The Favourite Game), Ivor Cutler (Life in a Scotch Sitting Room), Samuel Delaney, T. S. Eliot (especially The Waste Land), Gunter Grass (the early works, especially The Tin Drum), Robert Graves,... (Suite101.com)
P-I Says Last Print Edition Is Tuesday Mar 18, 2009
Some of the paper's more famous employees over the years included novelist Tom Robbins, columnist Emmett Watson and Frank Herbert, author of the science fiction novel "Dune.". Former P-I columnist Susan Paynter, who retired in 2007 after 39 years at the paper, said the P-I pushed the envelope on stories, running early pieces on abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment. (KIRO TV, WA)
Seattle P-I began in citys early days Mar 17, 2009
Another P-I alum who achieved acclaim was Frank Herbert, who in the 1960s wrote the classic science-fiction novel Dune. Houston was renowned for his attention-grabbing, unconventional headlines, like Phnom Penh Phalls over a story about the Cambodian capital falling into the hands of the Khmer Rouge. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
