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Even the generally forthcoming Buffett can be criticized for hiding some things. While Berkshire's accounting record remains spotless, Buffett, 74, has asked shareholders to trust him on the issue of succession. Who will run Berkshire when he moves on? The stock gets a special lift from Buffett's marquee leadership, yet investors must live with a lack of transparency in this area, having only the prognostications of outsiders to rely on. Reportedly on Buffett's short list of CEO candidates is Ajit Jain, who runs National Indemnity Co. and is the only Berkshire unit manager that Buffett speaks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Buffett's Balancing Act | 4/4/2005 | See Source »

Similarly, Jon Brion—who has produced for Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, and about three dozen others—is exceptional at producing movie “pop” that isn’t the product of a sell-out (I Heart Huckabees, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). Pop music does have a place in the movies, and a very important place. I just don’t want that place to be in music videos masquerading as films...

Author: By Drew C. Ashwood and Chris A. Kukstis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER AND COLUMNISTS | Title: "Listen, It'll Change Your Life" | 3/3/2005 | See Source »

Missing in this year’s best movie mix are the postmodern masterpieces the Academy still refuses to touch. Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was visceral, virtuoso filmmaking, a visual trip that delighted the senses while ruminating on the deepest human themes of love, loss and memory. Charlie Kaufman picked up his second original screenplay nomination for this gem, whose late spring release date crippled its chances of Oscar success. Tape the awards and pick this one up on DVD; as he did with the masterpiece Adaptation, Kaufman questioned our assumptions of what...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Handicapping This Year's Oscars | 2/24/2005 | See Source »

...sophomore (125 lbs.) pinned Princeton’s Audrey Pang in 3:33 in the latest effort of a dual-meet campaign that has been nothing short of spotless...

Author: By Pablo S. Torre, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wrestling Gets First Win of Season Over Princeton | 2/7/2005 | See Source »

Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bringing Oscar Home | 1/30/2005 | See Source »

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