Octavia Butler (born 1947) is best known as the author of the Patternist series of science fiction novels in which she explores topics traditionally given only cursory treatment in the genre, includin...
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Concerned with genetic engineering, psionic powers, advanced alien beings, and the nature and proper use of power, Octavia E. Butler's science fiction presents these themes in terms of racial and sexu...
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The responsibility of the powerful to the powerless is the continuing theme of science-fiction writer Octavia E. Butler. Creating worlds of the future and visions of the past no more intrinsically hum...
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Much has recently been made of the complaisance of boards of directors with respect to outrageous goings-on within the enterprises they're supposed to watch over on behalf of the stockholders: fun ...
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American author (b. June 22, 1947,
Pasadena, Calif.
—d. Feb. 24, 2006,
Lake Forest Park, Wash.
), was chiefly noted for her science-fiction novels about future societies and superhuman powe...
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Sydney (dpa) - On the most expensive street in the most expensive
suburb in Australia the houses come with heated outdoor pools and
industrial-strength air-conditioning.
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Stephen Colbert used a video montage to pay tribute to the Saginaw Spirit following a season in which the minor league hockey team and the fake news analyst became improbable, kindred spirits.The S...
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It's safe to say Elna Marie Johnson will never forget her pen pal's birthday. Johnson, 71, who has lived in Klamath Falls for 43 years, was living in Colorado in 1947 when she spotted a notice in a...
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One summer afternoon, the Italian textile heir and occasional model Cody Franchetti spotted a trash bin on the sidewalk outside his West Fourth Street apartment overflowing with classic literature...
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In addition, teen R&B; sensation Chris Brown also received three nominations, including one for the Viewer’s Choice award.The BET Awards will be broadcasted live from Los Angeles on Tuesd...
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On Friday night, Salman Rushdie was talking about Dorothy—that is, the Dorothy portrayed by Judy Garland in the 1939 film version of The Wizard of Oz.
Her mantra—“There’s no...
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The latest edition of The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations contains 46 gems from the pen or throat of Winston Churchill. Of these, among the best known is his 1939 characterization of Russia as "a r...
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Milton Bradley felt like he had a kindred spirit in Mark Kotsay. The two Oakland outfielders are next-door neighbors in the Athletics' clubhouse and are close in other ways too."I look in his eyes ...
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Octavia E. Butler
Octavia E. Butler
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