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Lady Gaga To Receive Stylemaker Award

Joelle Tomlinson — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:23:43 +0000

One thing that everyone can agree on in relation to Lady Gaga: the women knows how to dress.

Her sometimes kooky and outrageous style is what will be earning her a coveted Stylemaker award on Monday night (November 2). According to mtvnews.com, Gaga will be honored by her good friend and über-designer Marc Jacobs with the Stylemaker Award at the 13th annual Accessories Council Excellence Awards. The ACE Awards will be held at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City and will also honor design icon Diane von Fürstenberg with the Accessory Visionary Award, Barbie as a Fashion Icon, and British fashion house Burberry as Brand of the Year.

According to UsMagazine.com, ACE President Karen Giberson released a statement saying, “[Gaga is] well-appointed in accessories. Just when you thought you saw everything in originality, there she is again. People anticipate what she’s going to wear, and it’s exciting to see accessories as such a meaningful part of someone’s wardrobe.”

In addition to Jacobs, Calvin Klein, Betsey Johnson, Nina Garcia, Molly Sims and “Gossip Girl” costume designer Eric Daman will be handing out awards.

Bill Cosby Honoured With Top U.S. Prize For Humour

Eva Lam — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:13:21 +0000

Bill Cosby has been named this year’s recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

The 71-year-old actor, comedian and activist will receive the award at the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall on Oct. 26, where he will be saluted by other huge names in comedy.

Kennedy Centre chairman Stephen Schwartzman lauded Cosby’s “groundbreaking brand of humor” in a statement released Wednesday.

In his own statement, Cosby said he has been inspired by many of Twain’s stories and recalled how his mother introduced him to the world of the 19th-century novelist and essayist at an early age.

“After bathing us, dressing us in fresh pajamas, and setting us into the crib together, Annie Pearl Cosby read to my brother James and me ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,’ and later, ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,’” he said.

“I would like to apologize to Mr. Twain for falling asleep hundreds of times, but he should understand that I was only four.”

A Philadelphia native, Cosby got his start in standup before moving on to TV stardom, most notably as the star and producer of the popular 1980s sitcom “The Cosby Show.” He has also released numerous comedy albums and written several best-selling books, including “Fatherhood” and “Time Flies.”

As the 12th recipient of the prize, Cosby joins the ranks of past honourees such as George Carlin, Steve Martin, Whoopi Goldberg and Richard Pryor.

2big Triple Hard Drive Wins TIPA Award

andPOP Staff — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:32:25 +0000

This week, LaCie announced that the innovative 2big Triple hard drive, designed by Neil Poulton, has won an award for the Best Storage Back-up Solution from the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA). The annual TIPA Award is regarded as the most prestigious photo and imaging honor in Europe.

TIPA is composed of 30 independent industry publications from 13 European countries. The member publications have no relation with any manufacturer in the industry, allowing for neutrality to present awards to the best products of the year. The award is eligible to any company that manufactures photo, video and digital products. Products are judged for the award for ease of use, features and price.

The LaCie 2big Triple is a storage device with separate FireWire 800, FireWire 400, or USB 2.0 interfaces for high-speed data transfer. The 2big Triple is a RAID solution product that can be configured for safety or performance. RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks, which refers to technology that uses two or more hard disk drives simultaneously to enhance performance, reliability, and/or to create larger data volume sizes. The 2big Triple also features a naturally-cooling, heat-sink design and a thermoregulated progressive smart fan to keep noise to a minimum.

This product is available at various participating retailers, and is selling for approximately $350 for 1TB of storage space. More information on this product can be found at www.lacie.com.

Pamela Anderson, Brendan Fraser Among Latest to get Stars on Canada’s Walk of Fame

andPOP Staff — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 17:37:50 +0000

Not even rain could dampen the mood of the latest stars being inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame.

All of the latest inductees walked the red carpet outside the Hummingbird Centre Saturday afternoon as they unveiled their stars as part of the ninth annual ceremony.

This year’s inductees ? Pamela Anderson, Alex Trebek, Paul Shaffer, Eugene Levy, Robert Goulet, Jann Arden, Brendan Fraser and skiers The Crazy Canucks ? bring the total number of stars on the Walk of Fame to 101.

All the inductees were thrilled and most were a little surprised to receive the honour.

“It’s always great to have honours bestowed on you, but especially when it?s from your native land. I have got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as you know, but this one is probably going to rank just a little higher,” Trebek of Jeopardy fame told andPOP after unveiling his star.

Shaffer, the long-time musical director for David Letterman, said unveiling his star was a moment he’ll never forget.

“They’re making such a big fuss over me and all the rest of us ? but you don?t feel like you really deserve something like this,” Shaffer said.

And what does Letterman ? who dedicated a top 10 list to Canada’s Walk of Fame recently ? think of Shaffer’s newest accomplishment?

“Dave is tired of me getting honours. He says ‘I get nothing; you’re always being honoured, and I get nothing,’” Shaffer joked before turning serious. “And I have had so many wonderful things happen to me in my life, you know, I am blessed. I don?t take anything for granted. I (just) have so much fun playing music.”

Hamilton native Levy said he is especially honoured, considering he had never planned to get into show business.

“I feel pretty damn good. I feel very, very, very excited ? this is way beyond what I ever imagined. This is about as good as it gets ? being honoured and recognized by your country; boy, it doesn?t get much better.”

Watch Eugene Levy talk about his path to fame.
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Jennifer Coolidge, co-starring in Levy’s new movie “For Your Consideration,” was on hand to present Levy with his honour. What did the American think of Canada’s Walk of Fame?

“I think it’s fantastic and I have to say, I actually think it’s much more glamourous than Hollywood Boulevard,” she said.

Fraser spent a good hour standing in the pouring rain before his star was unveiled, signing autographs for the fans that came out to see the stars despite the weather. Before walking down the red carpet, he even signed autographs and posed for pictures with members of RCMP and Metro Toronto Police officers that were off to the side.

“Elated, humbled, a but damp and very Canadian,” the actor said when asked how he was feeling.

Fans gathered at the gates in hopes of catching a sight of their favourite celebrities. Fraser didn’t disappoint, signing autographs for almost an hour.

Fraser said he doesn’t come home to Canada often enough. He usually only returns to work and to attend the Toronto Film Festival, which he says is one of the most important in the world. When asked if while playing characters like Encino Man and George of the Jungle he ever thought he would end up with a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, the actor laughed.

“I don?t think it was invented at the time I was doing (those films). I thought that I would be probably driving Pauly Shore (around) in those days,” he said.

Calgary native Arden said she felt the honour was a little unusual.

Watch Alex Trebek talk about his star.
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“I feel really kind of strange and overwhelmed and I didn?t know I was famous until today ? no one told me. You know, I live two miles away from where I grew up ? my life hasn’t really changed that much, but I’m very honoured. I’m such a proud Canadian,” she said.

The singer said she brought her parents with her to see her star unveiled.

“She said, ‘well that’s great. I hope you find something to wear,’” Arden said, breaking into her trademark voice she uses when speaking like her mother.

“It?s just a surreal day. I feel kind of drunk without drinking, I’m just floating around and I’m trying to enjoy it,” Arden said in a moment of seriousness, before adding one of her trademark quips. “I don?t even know how you get voted into this. I have no idea. I didn’t sleep with anybody to get here because that wouldn’t have worked.”