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IN TECH

Apple Watch Series 6 attached to JOYROOM charger showing time 3:17 PM during charging test

JOYROOM 2000mAh Wireless Apple Watch Keychain Charger: The Travel Backup That Actually Works

Clinton Stark -
Best portable Apple Watch charger under $16. Real testing shows 87% wall charger performance with keychain convenience.
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ChatGPT mobile app Personalization settings screen showing Base style dropdown menu with eight personality options: Default (Balanced style and tone), Professional (Polished and precise), Friendly (Warm and chatty), Candid (Direct and encouraging), Quirky (Playful and imaginative—currently selected), Efficient (Concise and plain), Nerdy (Exploratory and enthusiastic), and Cynical (Sharp and skeptical)

OpenAI Upgrades GPT-5 With Warmer Tone, Faster Reasoning, and Custom Personality Options

Clinton Stark -
ChatGPT learns to sound like a colleague while getting smarter at following your exact instructions
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Abstract digital art of two AI figures, blue and orange, facing each other with glowing circuitry and faint Matrix-style code in the background.

Two AIs, One Codebase: Why I Run Claude Code and Cursor Side-by-Side

Clinton Stark -
My daily workflow using competing AI assistants to build better code through creative tension
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IN CULTURE

Abstract glacial ice formations in blue and white showing melting patterns from MELT documentary

‘MELT: The Memory of Ice’: A Haunting Arctic Elegy

Jeanne Powell -
Betsey Biggs' Documentary Captures the Greenland Ice Sheet's Fragile Beauty
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Scene from The President’s Cake — Lamia (Baneen Ahmad Neyyef) speaks with a vendor while holding a rooster in an Iraqi market.

The President’s Cake — a haunting portrait of Iraq’s marshlands

Jeanne Powell -
Hasan Hadi’s award-winning debut captures a lost world through the eyes of a young girl and her grandmother.
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A drawing of a man in motion in multiple stages, jumping over a pool of spilled milk.

Drawing Dialogues: Jony Ive, Charlie Mackesy and Tim Marlow on the Art of Seeing

Loni Stark -
Royal Drawing School marks 25 years with a conversation on why drawing remains a vital act of seeing and being.
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IN WEST COAST LIVING

CellarChat AI wine-pairing interface on a mobile phone, showing prompts like ‘What should I open for dinner with lamb?’ and ‘Which of my wines are ready to drink?’

CellarTracker Launches AI-Powered Wine Recommendations with CellarChat

Clinton Stark -
Ask your cellar what to drink tonight.
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Wide shot of the Breville Oracle Dual Boiler espresso machine on a counter at a trade show

Breville’s New Oracle Dual Boiler First Look: Big Screen, Dual Boilers, Auto Dial‑In

Clinton Stark -
Simultaneous brew/steam, glossy UI, and automation: Breville read the room... and the Reddit threads.
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Starbucks coffee kiosk with illuminated signage and a “Line Starts Here” sign, representing launch of the Fall 2025 menu

Trendspotting: Starbucks Drops Fall 2025 Menu – PSL Returns Aug. 26 with New Pecan Cortado Leading the Charge

Clinton Stark -
Coffee giant simplifies menu while testing America's appetite for European-style drinks
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WHO IS STARK INSIDER?

THE WOMAN. THE JACKET. THE CITY.

STARK INSIDER

ON LOCATION

SAN FRANCISCO…

BEAT’S SO LONELY

NIGHTWALK SAN FRANCISCO

Loni Stark with Cary Grant in 'North by Northwest'

A

WEST COAST

ADVENTURE

MOVIE STAR

A CELEBRATION OF FILM
WITH LONI STARK
(AND CARY GRANT!)

A

LIFETIME

IN THE MAKING

CRAZY OR DIE

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY CLINTON STARK
STARRING LONI STARK
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