And he said to them, 'Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? The sower sows the word ... writing about the solace he found in art: "Well, and yet it was in ...

Butler's novels – such as 'Kindred' (1979) and 'Parable of the Sower' (1993) – set an influential precedent ... ‘I was born in the 1950s and grew up in the 1960s: we’re going to be fine.’ We know what ...

A reader shared the following Facebook post (archived) with the question: "Is this meme accurate about Octavia Butler's book 'Parable of the Sower' and predicting the recent LA fires with a new ...

When Octavia Butler published 1993’s Parable of the Sower — a sci-fi novel about California burning in 2024, following a presidential election of a candidate whose slogan is “Make America ...

The grave of Butler, who died in 2006 at 58, is marked by a footstone etched with a quote from "Parable of the Sower," among her most famous novels: "All that you touch, you change. All that you ...

As we kick off 2025, the fine art market is redefining its role in the world of alternative investments. No longer confined to passion-driven collectors, fine art has become a strategic asset for ...

Residents face the daunting prospect of rebuilding their homes in this once-thriving historically Black community.

New York University’s Grey Art Museum presents a revelatory exhibition of artists associated with the pioneering French gallerist, including Matisse, Picasso and Modigliani.

The scale invariance in branch diameter dictates how much smaller a limb should be as it branches and how much investment a ...

The devastating Los Angeles wildfires have put billions of dollars worth of fine art at risk as experts warn it could be 'one of the most impactful art losses ever in America.' Wealthy ...

The National Endowment for the Arts said it will instead prioritize work that connects with the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence. By Jennifer Schuessler The National Endowment ...