• Back in 2000 when she announced her retirement, Barbara Streisand gave us reason to rejoice. Sadistically, she decided to stick around. [KRT]

• Madonna was tired of Maddox and Zahara taking her kids’ spotlight. The solution? African babies! They're the new Birkin bags! [Y!]

• We know he’s not a musician, but Jacob the Jeweler gets mentioned in at least 35 rap songs every quarter. Now he's screwed, and the only person who has anything nice to say is Diddy. [Lloyd Grove]

• Frankly, we’re not surprised that nobody remembers Constantine Maroulis. Anyone that makes Scott Stapp seem a lot cooler than him must be depressing to remember. [Village Voice]