Chuck Feeney Philanthropic entrepreneur
“I had one idea that never changed in my mind: that you should use your wealth to help people.”
From This is True for 8 October 2023
Volume 10
Burkey Belser Graphic designer
Born in South Carolina, Belser studied English and took a minor in art. He then studied French literature. So it seems unlikely he would be known as a graphic artist; he was self-taught in that field. He worked for magazines and a design studio before starting his own design firm, specializing in advertising for lawyers … Read more
From This is True for 1 October 2023
Pete Kozachik Stop-motion animator
Kozachik made a lot of classic characters come to life.
From This is True for 24 September 2023
Molly Holzschlag Open web proponent
Holzschlag was a proponent of the Open Web. What’s that?
From This is True for 10 September 2023
Jim Burke Space engineer
Burke headed one of the earliest, and most frustrating, projects in NASA history.
From This is True for 27 August 2023
John Fielder Colorado photographer
“I have decided to donate my life’s work of photography to you, the people of Colorado.”
From This is True for 20 August 2023
Duong Van Ngo Letter writer
He was the last public letter writer at the Central Post Office in what is now Ho Chi Minh City.
From This is True for 6 August 2023
Ronald Numbers Historian of religion
“I started out with: How much can I explain without invoking God? Of course that got me into trouble in some quarters.”
From This is True for 30 July 2023
Richard Barancik The last Monuments Man
The men and women who served in the unit were dubbed Monuments Men. Barancik was the last one alive.
From This is True for 23 July 2023
Randy Fullmer Animated luthier
So what does one do when at the top of a career at the top animation studio? He quit.
From This is True for 16 July 2023