The Eerie Prescience of Octavia Butler's 'Parable of the Sower'
As wildfires ravaged parts of Los Angeles, readers said the science fiction writer predicted this in her 1993 work and its ...
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Who Is Right About the LA Wildfires: Octavia Butler or the Fonz?
And the Fonz's response makes perfect sense if it is placed in the context of a culture that, in movies, in sermons ... we find in the first book of Octavia Butler's Parable series, Parable ...
Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
Many have called the science fiction author a prophet for her futuristic prediction on L.A. fires in her novel 'Parable of the Sower,' but her fans see a deeper meaning ...
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Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
“It’s okay to look at Butler’s work as prophetic but we should also look at it as solution-based,” she says ... ‘This sounds like a Octavia Butler movie.’” As a result, Whiteside ...
Austin Butler’s ‘Caught Stealing’ Lands Summer Release From Sony as ‘Insidious 6’ Moves Back a Year
Adapting author Charlie Huston’s books, Caught Stealing is set to hit theaters Aug. 29. The film also stars Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, Liev Schreiber, Matt King and Bad Bunny. Additionally, Insidious 6 ...
This Gerard Butler Revenge Thriller Was Based on a Controversial True Story
Although he has occasionally dabbled in the romantic comedy and family drama genres, Gerard Butler is most closely associated ...
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‘Black history is a horror story’: Literature and horror films confront racism in the Trump era
Filmmaker Jordan Peele selects his favorite Black authors in ‘Out There Screaming,’ an anthology of stories. The book serves ...