• 50 Cent gets arrested "for being an asshole" in some proximity of Radar's NYC office. Staffers proceed to turn into celeb hunting paparazzi before our eyes. [Radar]

• Shakira wanted to be a serious musician, but then no one took her seriously. So then she took to being a singing stripper. [NYDN]

• The Scissor Sisters versus the guy from Pink Floyd? That's a catfight we'd buy front row tickets for. [NME]

• It seems the only people who don’t find James Blunt annoying are the soccer moms who buy his album while their kids are in school. [Yahoo]

• Bob Dylan is getting a little senile. That, or the acid finally started melting parts of his brain off. [MSNBC]

• A whopping 42 songs have been short-listed as nominees for Best Song at the 2006 Academy Award. "You're Going To Die Soon" from Sarah' Silverman's movie, Jesus is Magic better win, or we're blaming the Jews. [Oscars.org]

• Indie poster boy of yesteryear, Conor Oberst, was denied admission to the Vice Holiday Party at Fat Baby. Now we don't feel so lame for being totally carded on the LES this weekend. [Village Voice]

• Why a masher with a name like Party Ben is a threat to Green Day we'll never know. We would, however, understand if this sparks a nationwide 'who's gayer' debate. [MTV]

• Pink Floyd fans would be psyched, for David Gilmour's solo tour if all those acid trips didn't erase him from their memories. [Press Democrat]

• 50 Cent rags on those our northern neighbors for not letting his thug posse into the country. Come on, really — why would a bunch of Canadians be scared of a huge black man with a face full of bullets? [TMZ]

• Great genes and great PR are so often indistinguishable. [Page Six]