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...other men (hence Ocean’s Eleven) to steal $160 million from an impenetrably fortified vault holding cash reserves from the Bellagio, the Mirage and the MGM Grand casinos. Ocean runs the show, bringing in card-sharp Dusty (Brad Pitt), impersonator Saul (Carl Reiner) and pickpocket Linus (Matt Damon), among others, to complete...

Author: By James Crawford, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Always Double Down on 'Eleven' | 12/7/2001 | See Source »

...writes on the special paper, then transmits this information as e-mail, fax or mobile-phone message. Why bother, I ask, when keyboards are already ubiquitous and so damn easy to use? "There's a reason people still use pen and paper," says Anoto's director of new concepts, Linus Wiebe, with only a hint of admonishment. "It's not because they are stupid or old-fashioned, but because pen and paper are the most innovative way to express yourself. It's a technology that's been refined over thousands of years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Write Stuff | 6/4/2001 | See Source »

...Long-suffering Charlie Brown, exuberant Snoopy, philosophical Linus, domineering Lucy, talented Schroeder, narcoleptic Peppermint Patty, became revered figures in Japan, beloved in England, France, Germany, Norway, Italy, and known by sight in 75 countries throughout Europe, South America, Africa, Australia and Asia. The Times of London called them "international icons of good faith" - perhaps not surprising for a cartoonist with a Dickensian gift for characterization. At all levels of society "Peanuts" had a profound and lasting influence on the way people saw themselves and the world in the second half of the 20th century...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Passages: The Life and Times of Charles Schulz | 12/28/2000 | See Source »

TIME should choose as its person of the Year Linus Torvalds, who developed Linux, the source code of which has been given to the world free of charge. The operating system is maintained by thousands of programmers around the world and is a viable alternative to Microsoft Windows. Torvalds created a community made possible only by the Internet. WAYNE LABS Broomall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 18, 2000 | 12/18/2000 | See Source »

Yale Lock Linus Yale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Man-Made Marvels | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

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