The L.A. authors who predicted these fires and the books to help us understand them
Octavia E. Butler and Mike Davis are just some of the Angelenos whose books can help us understand L.A.'s fires, plus Kristin ...
The LA Fires Aren't a Surprise If You Study History and Climate Change. So Now What?
The Palisades and Eaton fires have already become among the five most destructive blazes on record in California, the New ...
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In Her Inventive and Prescient Stories, Octavia Butler Wrote Herself Into the Science Fiction Canon
Chris Gunn Octavia E. Butler didn’t like to wait for inspiration ... “It just feels like … she predicts the future.” Born an only child in Pasadena, California, in 1947, Butler grew ...
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Marvel Comics as Penguin Classics? Elda Rotor Heard a ‘Hell Yeah’
“Parable of the Talents,” by Octavia Butler, “Playlist for the Apocalypse,” by Rita Dove, “Ninetails,” by Sally Wen Mao, and a sprinkle of Harry Crews. How do you organize your book ...
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Imani Perry on Experimental Histories of Black Life
The scholar recommends four inventive books that offer instruction on how to create meaning, beauty, and intimacy amid ...
Altadena Teens and Families Lost Everything in the LA Fires — Here Are Their Stories
Historically, Altadena and Northern Pasadena were home to some of the first middle-class Black communities in California ...
As the Living Fled, a Race to Save the Dead at an Altadena Cemetery
Workers at the Mountain View cemetery had unique concerns the night the Eaton fire broke out. The 55-acre expanse may also have spared some homes from the flames.
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Are We Living in a Dystopia?
The sci-fi series “Silo” is the latest in a string of popular post-apocalyptic dramas with an increasingly uncanny resonance.
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Pasadena Unified schools announces detailed reopening timeline after Eaton fire
The first schools will reopen on Jan. 23 while the “Tier 3” schools – the most impacted – are expected to open Jan. 30.