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Sweatpants & Culture | Octavia E. Butler: Hope in Science Fiction

“Question: Octavia?” “Answer: You mean that tall girl who’s always writing?” “Question: Who is Octavia Butler? Where is she

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Jessi-James Grey

Posted on June 22, 2019

Books, Culture, TV, Movies & Recaps

Sweatpants & Pop Culture | George R. R. Martin’s 69th Name Day

Today, we are celebrating the birth of author, screenwriter, producer, and emotional sadist, George R. R. Martin. Born in

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Jessi-James Grey

Posted on September 19, 2017

Sweatpants & Culture | Celebrating the Life of Octavia Butler on Her Seventieth Birthday

Octavia Butler opened up the science fiction genre to a more diverse readership. Today would have been her 70th birthday.

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Jessi-James Grey

Posted on June 21, 2017

Sweatpants & Pop Culture | National Science Fiction Day 2017

As we roll into the new year, let’s celebrate that genre that helps inspire us to build a better future.

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Jessi-James Grey

Posted on January 2, 2017

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