Gretchen Andrew is an American artist who was born in 1988. She is renowned for combining cutting-edge technology with s... View More

Gretchen Andrew is an American artist who was born in 1988. She is renowned for combining cutting-edge technology with several media, including painting and photography. Her painting style is primarily characterized as an investigation of virtual reality, search engine art, and portraiture. Her art is renowned for bringing attention to the invisible effects of technology. The Monterey Museum of Art, Hope 93, De Re Gallery, and Arebyte Gallery are just a few of the galleries and museums in Europe and the US that display her artwork. View Less

American photographer James Balog, who was born on July 15, 1952, is the creator and director of Boulder, Colorado's Ear... View More

American photographer James Balog, who was born on July 15, 1952, is the creator and director of Boulder, Colorado's Earth Vision Institute. Balog established the Extreme Ice Survey, a study that records the melting of glaciers, in 2007. Balog has taken pictures of polar ice, old-growth forests in North America, and endangered wildlife. The U.S. Postal Service commissioned Balog to design a full set of stamps in 1996. The Royal Photographic Society awarded Balog an Honorary Fellowship in 2024. View Less

American author and scholar Joseph Bottum is most recognized for his works on neoconservative politics, American religio... View More

American author and scholar Joseph Bottum is most recognized for his works on neoconservative politics, American religion, and literature. In 2014, reviewer Mary Eberstadt wrote in the National Review that "his name would be mandatory on any objective short list of public intellectuals" in the United States, including references to his poetry, short stories, scholarly work, literary criticism, and numerous other types of public commentary. His work has been covered by The Washington Times, South Dakota Magazine, and The New York Times. In 2017, Bottum accepted a job at Madison, South Dakota's Dakota State University. View Less

George V. Higgins was an American novelist, lawyer, newspaper columnist, raconteur, and college professor who was born o... View More

George V. Higgins was an American novelist, lawyer, newspaper columnist, raconteur, and college professor who was born on November 13, 1939, and died on November 6, 1999. He is best known for his best-selling crime novels, such as The Friends of Eddie Coyle, which created the Boston noir genre of gangster tales that inspired a number of well-liked films by fans in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He wrote more than thirty books, including Bomber's Law, Trust, and Kennedy for the Defense. View Less