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The CJD playlist...

Ma Ya Hi
O-Zone: Ma Ya Hi
Yes, it is a silly dance song... from Europe someplace... but it is so fun! (****)
Party for Two' (with Mark McGrath)
Shania Twain: Shania Twain - Greatest Hits
The always hot Mark McGrath sings with Shania. Yummie! (*****)
Sunrise
Simply Red: Home
I actually got the CD-single (they still make 'em?) of both Sunrise and Home, which are tooo cool! (*****)
Accidentally In Love
Counting Crowes: Accidentally In Love
And yes, it is in Shrek 2, but... LOVE this song! (*****)
Something Pretty
Patrick Park: Music From the O.C. Mix 2
Yes, it is from The O.C., but... it is a great song! (*****)

Currently reading...

James B. Stewart: DisneyWar
Again, in process
George Crile: Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
Just started it... more to come...
Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code
Hmmm. A trend that I read books that everybody else has read? Still, I'm so enjoying this book. (*****)
Rowling: Harry Potter 3
Yes, everybody on the planet has apparently read it, but I have been LOVING it. I don't want it to end. But whatever you do, don't tell me how it ends! (*****)

Sites worth visiting...

Poynter
If it is about journalism, Poynter covers it.
CJR's Campaign Desk
The folks at Columbia Journalism Review blog the press's coverage of Campaign '04. Always worth reading.
Arts Journal
What's arts news? ArtsJournal has it
SJMN columnist Dan Gillmor's eJournal
Gillmor is one of the best tech columnists out there... and a great blogger.

2003.10.20

Enron makes riveting reading
The Smartest Guys in the Room is food for the brain, an alternative to the witless news shows, TV dramas and true-crime paperbacks that litter the media landscape.