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DIED. DAVE BERG, 81, longtime Mad magazine artist and creator of "The Lighter Side of..." comic strip; of cancer; in Marina del Rey, Calif. Unlike much of the raffish satire in Mad, Berg's strips took gentle jabs at absurdities of American life, such as naive car owners prone to getting conned by auto mechanics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Jun. 3, 2002 | 6/3/2002 | See Source »

...afternoon recently, Cecil sat down to reminisce. He typed what came to mind, and here is the resulta look at the lighter side of College life in the Class...

Author: By William A.V. Cecil, CLASS OF 1952 | Title: Pigskin Pranks and 10-cent Beer | 6/3/2002 | See Source »

...that, with salt," says Salah. Ja'ara and his comrades chopped up lemon rinds and fried them. "It was enough to make you sick for two weeks to taste it," he said. Ahmed al-Ayan, a fleshy 200-pounder when the siege began, came out 40 pounds lighter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Saga of the Siege | 5/20/2002 | See Source »

...digital-audio-player market, today's gadgets are smaller and lighter than their predecessors of just six months ago. The latest high-capacity units, like Archos' 20-gigabyte Jukebox Recorder, hold 4,000 tunes. The challenge for gearmakers like SONICblue, whose RioRiot is the nation's top-selling player, is to fend off Sony, Panasonic and Samsung. As these giants muscle in and as component costs fall, price wars will pressure smaller firms. "It remains to be seen if a SONICblue can sustain its brand," says analyst Susan Kevorkian of tech-research firm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Entertainment: Gearmakers Cash In | 5/20/2002 | See Source »

...Bantam's players go platinum, it will be because the company listened closely to hard-core music users--college kids. On campuses across the nation, Bantam employs student "gadget gurus," who test models and get feedback from peers. When students requested more volume capacity, lighter weight and color faceplates, Bantam delivered. "A lot of tech companies try to force the market," says president Santosh Petel. "We provide what customers demand." That's an approach big record labels haven't tried in quite a while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Entertainment: Gearmakers Cash In | 5/20/2002 | See Source »

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