The winner of the Coiffure Award 2008, Avant Garde, was Gisli Ari Hafsteinsson . I find it's an awesome work of art!

In case you are wondering Oscars are not made of solid gold. The Oscar is made from a combination of tin, copper and antimony. When the statuettes cool down they are sanded and polished for a hour to make them as smooth as possible.

Two of the best-known entrepreneurs in game-like online spaces known as "virtual worlds" plan to give out awards for the burgeoning industry.Ailin Graef, a Chinese-born real-estate mogul in the "Second Life" world, and Miami-based Jon Jacobs, who owns an asteroid in "Entropia Universe," announced this week that they've created a Virtual Worlds Academy.The academy will accept nominations on its Web site for categories like "Best Virtual World," "Best Virtual Fashion Designer" and "Most Dynamic Virtual Economy."The winners will be announced in February and will

YouTube announced on Monday about their first YouTube Video Awards for the best created video of 2006. The awards have seven categories: most creative, most inspirational, best series, best comedy, musician of the year, best commentary and "most adorable video ever."You can see the nominees here: http://www.youtube.com/YTAwards . Only YouTube members can vote and results will be announced March 25. YouTube had 133.5 million visitors worldwide in January.Wawaviva!!!!!!

Design Within Reach conducted Most Popular Champagne Chair Award in January with a $500 gift certificate for the winners. Might not sound very exciting, but these champagne chairs are just the best.These are the finalists (clickable): Some other works: Via

Called "style-free and fashion deprived," Britney Spears and Paris Hilton tied for the No. 1 spot on Mr. Blackwell's 47th annual "Worst Dressed" list.Blackwell, no longer an active designer but still an acid-tongued critic of celebrity fashion, aimed his poison pen at Hollywood, with young entertainers dominating the list.Spears and Hilton are "two peas in an overexposed pod," Blackwell said.Noting the skimpy attire the two celebutantes wear, Blackwell dubbed them the "Screamgirls." Some of his nastiest words were reserved for Camilla Parker-Bowles, a member of the British

Last night's Glamour Women Of The Year Awards at Berkley Square Gardens in London were a typically star-studded affair.Teri Hatcher, Sugababes, Charlotte Church, Naomi Campbell, Liz Hurley, Sharon Osbourne and Billie Piper were among the celeb ladies who tramped up the red carpet for the ceremony. But it was Kylie Minogue who won the prestigious woman of the year gong. The Aussie singer, who has been battling breast cancer, couldn't make the bash but sent a thank you message to her fans, which was read by Sharon Osbourne."The last year has been my least public but, in many ways, the most,"