Avijit Roy Writer and social critic
Avijit was hacked to death by Muslim extremists for openly promoting reason and thought.
From This is True for 1 March 2015
writing
Book, TV & film writers, journalists, and songwriters who aren’t primarily performers
Colleen McCullough Author
She jumped careers from doctor to researcher to writer.
From This is True for 1 February 2015
Daniel Keyes Thought-provoking novelist
Keyes was a particularly thought-provoking writer. Some didn’t like that, at all.
From This is True for 15 June 2014
Steven Scheuer TV critic
Scheuer was an early, smart, and innovative TV and film critic.
From This is True for 8 June 2014
Charles S. Stone Jr Newspaperman and teacher
Stone was so good that he was assigned to teach navigation to recruits — but only the Black ones.
From This is True for 6 April 2014
Sherwin Nuland Medical historian
A bioethicist, Nuland pushed doctors to allow patients to die with dignity when their time came.
From This is True for 9 March 2014
George Goodman “Adam Smith”
As ‘Adam Smith’, Goodman explained money.
From This is True for 5 January 2014
Ann Crispin Tie-in novelist
A writer, Crispin specialized in tie-in novelizations of movies and TV series.
From This is True for 8 September 2013
James Russell Financial journalist
“I was stunned. I said, ‘You know, I barely know the difference between a stock and a bond’.”
From This is True for 21 July 2013
A.B.C. Whipple Anti-censor fighter
Whipple took on an impossible job, and succeeded.
From This is True for 24 March 2013