Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI, XR and The Metaverse for Forbes. Enterprises are racing to deploy AI tools, but few can prove ...

Brigit Saint Brigit Theatre Co. has consistently turned out quality, intelligent productions. The recent offering, DOUBT, A PARABLE, is no exception. Spare and fast paced, this play will pack a lot ...

Alexander B. Joy holds a PhD in comparative literature from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Find him on Bluesky at @aeneas-nin.bsky.social, and see more of his work at ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A popular coffee shop in downtown Columbus has closed its doors, leaving employees without paychecks and uncertain about the café’s future. Parable Coffee shut down on Monday.

Octavia Butler is undoubtedly one of the greatest science fiction authors of all time, and it should come as no surprise that her work continues to be adapted in other media. Abrams ComicArts is ...

In “Parable of the Sower,” Octavia E. Butler writes about a brutal, mid-2020s Southern California ravaged by wildfire, earthquakes and an addictive pharmaceutical that fuels a destructive drug ...

"The Return of the Prodigal Son", by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, c. 1669 This Sunday’s Gospel evokes deep human emotions, which Rembrandt famously depicted in his painting The Return of the ...

Galactic Cafe's The Stanley Parable is among the best and most unusual indie games of the 2010s, and the original version still holds up well. While meta-stories are relatively commonplace nowadays, ...

As wildfires scorched the Los Angeles area in January 2025, a number of Snopes readers and commentators (archived) pointed out similarities between current events and the plot of Octavia Butler's 1993 ...

Sony just revealed the first set of PlayStation Plus games in 2025 available for all subscribers, regardless of what service tier they're signed up for. Up this month are Suicide Squad: Kill the ...

A famous preacher was teaching a seminary class on the parables of Jesus and noticed that all of his students seemed to prefer the ones with the happy endings. The tiny seed growing into a humongous ...