Had he lived, reggae legend Bob Marley would have turned 60 on Sunday. But sadly, a brain tumour took him too soon, back in 1981.

Here's one BBC article on Marley. And here's another on the Sunday concert in Ethiopia that celebrated his birthday.

Times must be flush at the Toronto Star. They sent a reporter and a photog across the country to ask people what they thought of T.O. They found people don't like Toronto -- a shocker, if you ask me! :)

A round-up of analysis from the past few days on the Iraq election.

This NYT article describes who the major satellite TV and newspaper players are serving the Arab world.

Daniel Okrent, the NYT's public editor, on the impact to a newspaper's credibility when one of its reporters pops off without thinking on TV.