And as the recent #gamergate saga confirmed, there’s no lack of angry, alienated young men begging for stories that put them at the centre of a fictional universe.

via Frank Herbert’s Dune at 50 has life in it yet | Books | The Guardian.

Quite a nice shot at the #gamergate crowd from an otherwise unrelated post.

The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile – The Daily Beast.

The standard guess on Marvin might best be summed up by a writer friend of mine who said, “He looks like he came out of nowhere. He had no father, no mother, just spawned out there in some gulch and has spent his whole life hating the world that vomited him up.” Marvin would love that, for he’s worked hard to create his image. People don’t come over in bars with a glad hand and ruin his lunch. The reason is simple: they’re afraid if they do, he’ll kill them.