3 posts and columns on George Clooney

Want to Chatter About Chatter About the Oscars?

in Media on March 5, 2010 at 2:06 pm PT

Then do we have some service journalism for you! Also, a news flash: It turns out that people often–but not always–talk about things online that are popular offline, too.

Warren Buffett at Fortune Women's Conference: On the Economy and George Clooney

in News on September 15, 2009 at 12:01 pm PT

Folksy set was on the highest burner possible at Fortune magazine’s Most Powerful Women’s conference this morning, as legendary financial investor Warren Buffett took to the stage. Buffett, who was interviewed by Fortune’s terrific Carol Loomis onstage in Carlsbad, Calif., held forth to the crowd–made up mostly of women–having instructed Loomis previously to “do anything with me…I like your crowd.”
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Now Not Showing at iTunes and Netflix: Some of Your Favorite Movies

in Media on December 10, 2008 at 1:55 pm PT

Want to watch nerd-favorite “The Fifth Element” via Netflix’s awesome streaming service? OK, but hurry up–the movie will disappear from the service on New Year’s Day. Want to rent the excellent George Clooney corporate thriller “Michael Clayton” via iTunes? Too late! The movie was there, but now it’s not. Wait a minute: Hadn’t big media finally gotten religion and agreed to give us, the demanding consumers, everything we want, whenever we want it? Nope.