The Grave Of Octavia Butler, Writer Who Once Prophesied LA Fires, Still Stands In Altadena Cemetery
The grave of Octavia Butler, whose novel "Parable Of The Sower" predicted fires engulfing Los Angeles, still stands at a ...
Writer Octavia Butler imagined an LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
Her “Parable of the Sower” has been cited for anticipating a world — and a Los Angeles — wracked by climate change, racism ...
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 ...
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Untold Stories of L.A. Fires: Incarcerated Firefighters, Black Altadena & Octavia Butler’s Warning
It’s very devastating. AMY GOODMAN: And can you talk about the community of Altadena, the historically Black community, where Octavia Butler is buried? There’s a lovely, amazing Black-owned ...
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Biden warns of dangerous threat of new age of ‘robber barons’ in farewell address
President Joe Biden warned in his farewell address to the nation Wednesday night that a new gilded age of “robber barons” was ...
This class uses museums to show law students the high art of curating ideas
Trial lawyers, like artists, have to connect with different audiences and push them to look at legal issues, people and ...
A guide to Southern California’s 80 independent bookstores
I wanted to put together a quick list of Southern California independent bookstores. But I found, even just writing down ...
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Gerard Butler's 15 Most Underrated Movies That Deserve Your Attention
SCOTTISH EXPAT, FAILED lawyer, King of the Huns, lord of the vampires, brother of Billy Connolly–Gerard Butler had lived many lives on and off screen before his Hollywood breakthrough in the mid ...
Altadena had soul, solitude and community. Can those qualities survive devastating firestorm?
The Eaton fire cut a brutal swath through Altadena and a cherished way of life in this eclectic foothill community it upended.
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