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...impressed with Artist Marvin Mattelson's cover illustration. The way he designed the latticework of missiles, alternating menacing (red) with protective (blue), was intriguing. Unfortunately, we have allowed these missiles to become part of our existence when in reality they are limiting our freedom and threatening to destroy us. John Wiersum Arlington Heights, III. Man of the Year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 9, 1985 | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...force as big as Atta's band or anything bigger than the DBT is an "enemy of the state." That means it's the Pentagon's problem. "We recognize that there can be threats to our plants that are greater than what is defined by the DBT," Marvin Fertel, chief nuclear officer of the NEI has told Congress. "Although our security would provide an initial deterrence, at some point such threats are the responsibility of the Federal Government." That wouldn't necessarily do the plant's defenders any good, though. "They could call for the cavalry, but they'd never...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are These Towers Safe? | 6/12/2005 | See Source »

...perfectly embody the consistently cowardly and exasperated Englishman who really only wants a cup of tea but ends up finding love and playing a major role in the Universe’s political affairs. Alan Rickman (“Dogma”) supplies the perfect tone of voice for Marvin the clinically depressed robot and Sam Rockwell (“Confessions of a Dangerous Mind”) helps to bring the character of Zaphod Beeblebrox—the brash, unintelligent President of the Universe—some contemporary significance by making him seem ever so slightly, well, Texan...

Author: By Steven N. Jacobs, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MOVIE REVIEW: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | 5/5/2005 | See Source »

Head Veteran of the Powwow Marvin Burnette, a member of the Rosebud Sioux from Rosebud, S.D., said he was glad to see Native American students at Harvard, especially participating in events like the powwow...

Author: By William L. Jusino, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Powwow Honors Heritage | 4/25/2005 | See Source »

...Editors: Your article stressed "disarray in diplomacy" vis--vis Egypt and Italy [TERRORISM, Oct. 28]. President Reagan is the elected head not of those two nations but of the U.S. His leadership correctly reflected his constitutional obligation to defend American lives at home and abroad. Marvin Alisky Tempe, Ariz...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 18, 1985 | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

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