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...etymology of the word relates to the origins of the medium. When humorous cartoon strips first appeared in magazines and newspapers in the late 1800s they were referred to, quite naturally and accurately, as "comics." The Oxford English Dictionary gives the first use in this context in 1889. In the 1910s some of the these strips' runs were collected together and printed as periodicals in their own right. The word naturally carried over to describe these literal comic books...
...name also made artistic and pragmatic sense. The comic book medium of the time consisted entirely of superheroes and gag books. Furthermore, these books had positioned themselves (and we live with this legacy today) as a childish treat akin to toy cars and baby dolls. How then to fit in works that were similar-looking but contained copulating, dope-smoking hippies and motorcycle club beat-downs? The answer was, and remains: You don't. You call it something else. So "comix" was born, or more accurately, evolved, just as the medium...
...Online music seems inarguably destined to live on, and as music labels take advantage of the medium's low-overhead distribution model, the artist-label debate will no doubt pick up additional steam. In the meantime, the RIAA is just in time to tell the assembled senators that everything's fine, thank you very much, we've got it under control...
...disappointed to see Joe Sacco's comic-strip interpretation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as personified in the West Bank town of Hebron [WORLD, March 12]. While I appreciate the artistic and journalistic value of Sacco's piece, I believe that the cartoon medium only serves to make light of the serious circumstances in Israel. No foreign cartoonist can begin to accurately portray the situation. TIME has failed to respect the gravity of the situation. ZACHARY M. BENJAMIN Tampa...
...MEDIUM IS THE MARTYR In an attempt to combat what it calls a disturbing "lack of confidence" in the Internet, a group of online businesses, including the Web portals Excite and iWon, has proclaimed April 3 "Back the Net Day." On that date, chosen to commemorate a vicious drop in the NASDAQ last year, Web surfers are encouraged to show their appreciation for the Internet by buying online, donating online and generally doing as much of their daily business as possible on the Internet. Says organizer Michael Tchong: "We must band together and send the world a loud, clear message...