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Science fiction writer Octavia Butler wrote in her 1993 novel "Parable of the Sower" that Feb. 1, 2025, would be a time of fires, violence, racism, addiction, climate change, social inequality and an ...

Over 30 years ago, Octavia Butler imagined a Los Angeles, consumed by fires, and last week, the cemetery where the iconic author is buried caught fire amid the ongoing wildfires impacting ...

A period of personal reflection during the 2020 pandemic inspired her to open her own bookstore in her and Octavia E. Butler’s hometown. “I wanted to create something that didn’t exist ...

Julianne Moore in ‘Great Shock’ After Donald Trump Bans Her Children’s Book ‘Freckleface Strawberry’ From Schools: ‘I Can’t Help But Wonder What Is So Controversial’ Prime Video ...

But before we totally dismiss the Fonz, we must admit that his view of the situation is actually not far from the one we find in the first book of Octavia Butler's Parable series, Parable of the ...

Octavia’s bookshelf was named after acclaimed Pasadena native - the late Octavia Butler. One of her works, "Parable of the Sower" is receiving attention in the wake of the Eaton Fire for what ...

In case you haven’t noticed, we’re living in an Octavia Butler novel. The fires the queen of Afrofuturism predicted would ravage Los Angeles in 2025? They showed up. That political chaos she ...

The new Octavia vRS is powered by a 2-litre turbo-petrol engine that cranks out a whopping 265 PS, making it the most powerful iteration of the sedan yet Gets LED matrix beam headlights ...

The Miami Heat’s rollercoaster saga with All-Star Jimmy Butler continues, as they are reportedly suspending him two games for missing a team flight for a road trip, per ESPN. The Heat were ...

Jimmy Butler’s new deal with the Golden State Warriors may not be quite as exorbitant as we initially thought. Jorge Sierra of HoopsHype reported Monday on the numbers of Butler’s extension ...

Jimmy Butler has been sidelined once again. The Miami Heat suspended Butler indefinitely Monday afternoon amid his demand for a trade, which has yet to be met. It marks his third suspension with ...