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When Octavia E. Butler wrote her science fiction novel ‘The Parable of the Sower,’ she vowed to include only things that could actually happen.

From the moon landing to universal translators, science fiction has offered us visions of our technological future. But the genre also offers writers and thinkers around the world the tools to tell futuristic stories that reflect their own realities.

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America's belated embrace of author Octavia Butler has come at a fitting but disturbing time. Her "parables" are uncompromising visions of how we created a cosmic mess — but also what we need to start cleaning up.

A pretty standard image comes to mind when thinking of aliens: a little green or gray being with a big head and black bug eyes. In the early 20th century, aliens tended to look pretty different from the little gray men, especially in film and television. Since productions were limited in practical effects, aliens, naturally, looked a lot like people – just in costumes or thick make-up.

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Taika Waititi's Ragnarok follow-up is full of inside jokes that make it almost impenetrable to outsiders. That's not a bad thing, but it's not great, either.

Author Ellen Waterston's latest column on ageism and ageing