THE ROUNDUP

Time magazine's Joe Klein has written a compelling cover story about the general ineptitude of the 2004 Democratic presidential candidates. Klein offers three specific remedies for this woebegone party but it boils down to one solution: the candidates need to stop trying to be everything to everyone and show some conviction.

Tonight MTV rolls out its latest reality show, Surf Girls. As the title suggests, it's basically Survivor meets Blue Crush. I'm not exactly blown away by the premise but I'm just glad the network is giving us something new after weeks of endless marathons of Punk'd, Real World/Road Rules Challenge and Sorority Life.

I'm so glad that radio is finally starting to embrace the beautiful Coldplay song "The Scientist." I've been loving this gem ever since the album came out last August and every time I hear it I become more convinced that Coldplay is the best band in the world today.