CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Academy Award-winning actress Marion Cotillard has been named the 2013 Harvard University Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ Woman of the Year.
The 37-year-old French actress, who won the 2007 best actress Oscar for her role in “La Vie En Rose,” will be honored with a parade and roast, and given her ceremonial pudding pot, at Harvard on Jan. 31.
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Cotillard has appeared more recently in “Inception,” “Contagion” and “The Dark Knight Rises.”
Claire Danes was the woman of the year last year.
The man of the year will be announced at a later date and honored on Feb. 8.
Hasty Pudding Theatricals is the nation’s oldest undergraduate drama troupe. The awards are presented annually to performers who have made a lasting and impressive contribution to entertainment.
Kucinich making Fox News debut as a contributor
NEW YORK – As Inauguration Day nears, Fox News Channel has signed Dennis Kucinich, one of President Obama’s former opponents, to be a regular contributor.
Kucinich, a presidential candidate in 2004 and 2008 who ended 16 years in Congress two weeks ago, will make his debut as a Fox contributor on Thursday’s edition of “The O’Reilly Factor,” the network said Wednesday.
“I’ve always been impressed with Rep. Kucinich’s fearlessness and thoughtfulness about important issues,” Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes said. “His willingness to take a stand from his point of view makes him a valuable voice in our country’s debate.”
Fox is the nation’s top-ranked cable news network, particularly popular with Republicans. Its big-name Republican contributors include Karl Rove, Sarah Palin and John Bolton.
Democrats in the Fox stable include Evan Bayh, Joe Trippi and Bob Beckel.
Kucinich was elected to the Cleveland city council at 23 and at 31 became one of the nation’s youngest mayors. He’s also been an Ohio state senator and run his own communications and marketing firm.
“Fox News has always provided me with an opportunity to share my perspective with its enormous viewership,” he said.”
Shakira, husband invite friends to UNICEF online baby shower
NEW YORK – What does the baby of the world’s most famous Latin American singer need? Nothing, apparently.
Expectant parents Shakira and soccer star Gerard Pique of FC Barcelona are inviting friends and family to join an online baby shower to benefit underprivileged children. Their own child is expected to be born early this year.
A UNICEF-hosted website invites those attending the virtual baby shower to buy gifts costing as little as $5, which can buy a mosquito net to ensure a sleeping baby stays safe from malaria – a leading cause of child deaths worldwide. Guests can spend $10 for polio vaccines to protect 17 children, or $37 for a baby scale.
“To celebrate the arrival of our first child, we hope that, in his name, other less privileged children in the world can have their basic needs covered through gifts and donations,” reads a message from the 35-year-old Colombian superstar, a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. children’s agency, and Pique. “Thank you for sharing this unforgettable moment with us.”
The site also features never-seen recent photos of the couple.
– From news service reports
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