I probably shouldn't admit to this in such a public forum, but I've become embarrassingly fond of Kelly Clarkson's new single, the Christina Aguilera-penned "Miss Independent." It's a Neptunes ripoff, but a good one, and it's the sort of perfectly packaged pop confection that I miss hearing in my friends' cars in high school, or even at the occasional college party with the girls upstairs. I'm not sure I could ever put it onto a mix CD with a straight face, though. Maybe for Haiwen....