Rumors of ska's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Gwen Stefani is back recording an album with No Doubt. Go Jimmy Go still fills clubs here and tours internationally. The English Beat are ... well, OK, the English Beat really are over. But despite its cheeky "Ska Is Dead" title, this 23-song compilation proves the beat-sweet music genre blending Caribbean sounds and American jazz and R&B really isn't. The bands on the disc — many of them veterans of the now three-year-old annual Ska Is Dead Tour — are some of the best still skankin' to the beat: Chris Murray, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Fishbone, Buck-O-Nine, The Toasters and Honolulu's own Go Jimmy Go, for starters. Order a copy (for the low price of $7.98) at Amazon.com before heading to Anna Bannana's tonight to catch Go Jimmy Go playing live at 9 p.m. with ska-punkers The Golfcart Rebellion.

— Derek Paiva

PARENTING

TEACH TEENS HOW TO MANAGE LIVES

In the bedrooms of teens across the land, bulging backpacks sit amid strewn T-shirts, crumpled shopping bags, old term papers and half-done Sudoku puzzles. Time for an intervention?

Organization means stuff management as well as time management, and these life skills are closely intertwined, experts say.

Taking the time to toss or donate unused items, setting up systems to store what remains and creating a command center for dates and homework will save time — and stress — every single day.

— Washington Post

FINAL WORD

"I'm not against (Botox), but it goes against everything I think an actress should do."

Winona Ryder | in Vogue