Designer Tory Burch was honored as one of Glamour’s 2011 Women of the Year for her achievements in the fashion industry. When she first started her line in 2004, she confessed, “I had a five-year plan of three stores.” Now, her $330-million-a-year brand has been seen on high-profile women like Taylor Swift and First Lady Michelle Obama.

He may no longer be with us, but Apple founder Steve Jobs continues to live on through his admirers. Students enrolled at a technical school in Plovdiv, the second largest city in Bulgaria, want to honor the tech great by changing the name of their school to “Steve Jobs.”

Heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis was honored recently at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario with an honorary doctorate. The ceremony took place at the institution’s recreational complex gymnasium, where the famous boxer played basketball while growing up nearby after moving from London, where he was born.

James Cameron’s record-shattering film Avatar, about mankind’s interaction with nature, inspired many – one of them his wife, Suzy Amis Cameron. She and her sister, Rebecca Amis, took that inspiration to start the Muse School in Calabasas Highlands, an idyllic campus that utilizes green technology and a student-centered teaching philosophy.

Legendary actor Robert De Niro has been cast to play Wall Street investor and scam artist Bernie Madoff in the first major film to be made about the infamous $65 billion ponzi scheme.

Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg made a rare joint appearance for an hour-long interview on “Charlie Rose”, which airs on PBS and Bloomberg.

Three-time Indy 500 winner and Dancing With the Stars winner Helio Castroneves has extended his contract with his longtime racing team, Team Penske. In 2012, Castroneves will once again defend Roger Penske’s team, making it their 13th year of partnership – one of the most enduring in motorsport history.

Legendary actor and director Clint Eastwood was honored on Sat., Nov. 5 at the inaugural 2011 LACMA Art + Film Gala for his achievements in film. He joined art honoree John Baldessari for the star-studded evening, which was co-chaired by Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio, the star of Eastwood’s latest film, J. Edgar.

Haute 100 Los Angeles member Angelina Jolie will be leading a star-studded crew of celebrities to Durban, South Africa in three weeks for the 17th Conference of Parties (COP17) climate change conference, the single biggest event in the city’s history.