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Born in Hollywood (but reared in Whittier, Ca., Richard Nixon's hometown), Lasseter decided to pursue animation after his mother, an art teacher, gave him a book about animation. "I realized people made cartoons for a living!" he says. One of the first eight students in Disney's animation program at California Institute of the Arts (Tim Burton was a classmate), Lasseter went on to work for Disney after graduation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Wizard Of Pixar | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

...week ago, I went fishing with friends in the marshes of Plaquemines Parish near my old hometown of New Orleans. It was the opening of duck-hunting season, and folks were out with their kids for what has become a ritual among many baby-boom parents. I was particularly interested because assistant managing editor Dan Goodgame, who grew up hunting nearby in southern Mississippi, had suggested we do a story on an issue many parents now face: Is hunting a good thing to teach our kids? "People who hunt get something valuable out of it that doesn't translate well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To Our Readers: Nov. 30, 1998 | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...years ago, Melissa Murphy was offered a job by a FORTUNE 500 company. There was only one problem: she was in her hometown, Kansas City, Mo., while the job was some 1,350 miles away in Phoenix, Ariz. "I said, 'I'll do it, but I don't want to move,'" Murphy recalls. "So I told them, 'Let's see what we can work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1998 Technology Buyer's Guide: Better Business | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

Even though Justin C. Denham `02 has made the physical move from his hometown of Mammoth Lakes in toasty southern California to chilly New England, he has yet to switch his wardrobe. "The temperature is colder, but I'm addicted [to wearing shorts]. I'm going to hold on as long as I can. It's going to have to get a lot colder for me to change," says determined Denham, who wore pants only once last year--to his high school graduation. "When my legs are covered, it feels weird," he says. Denham's roommate Dalidor E. Snyder...

Author: By Vicky C. Hallett, | Title: Naked Knees | 11/19/1998 | See Source »

...characterizations of national figures are sharp and entertaining. William McKinley "was a hometown saint who never stole a cent." Al Capone "walked into a bar and emptied a six-shooter into the head of a gangster called Joe Howard. Three men saw him do it, but between the murder and the inquest two were overcome by amnesia and one went missing." Senator Joe McCarthy "was a bully and a liar who belched in the face of the Bill of Rights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Times to Remember | 11/16/1998 | See Source »

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