Clinton Stark

Rick Lombardo's eagerly anticipated 'As You Like It' opens in three nights at the San Jose Repertory Theatre. It should prove to be a compelling mix of Shakespearean beauty combined with U2 Zoo TV-like on-stage imagery. A modern, Silicon Valley take on a classic. Meanwhile, the lights are down. So...

According to Duke University's Fuqua School of Business July 2009 "CMO Survey", CMOs believe that the economy is turning the corner. How long it will take to get around the corner, though, is still anyone's guess. Not surprisingly, low price still rules, with 34% of the 511 CMOs surveyed citing...

(UPDATE: Reports are also indicating Samsung will delay its Ion-powered netbooks also until Windows 7 is released.) Well I think the mystery is finally solved; that being when we'll see the first NVIDIA Ion-powered netbook from Lenovo hit the market. Although it looks like Samsung will be first to market (with...

More Bay Area theater news. Carey Perloff, artistic director at the American Conservatory Theatre (A.C.T.) in San Francisco, has been on the road up North at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada. Her production is Jean Racine's Phèdre. The reviews are starting to come in and it sounds like...

That didn't take long. Loni and I wondered where and when 'The Kite Runner' production would next surface. The world premiere here in the Bay Area at the San Jose Repertory Theatre company was a smash hit. The story, of course, is based on the wildly successful novel by...

At the Small and Special conference in Seattle over the summer, Eric LeVine gave a presentation on his business CellarTracker. It piqued my interest for a few reasons. One, I use CellarTracker to track our cellar and wine purchases. I love it. It always works; gives additional information on...

Bay Area theater fans will be excited to know that our very own Francis Jue will be back on stage here at this week’s opening of ‘Yellow Face’ at TheatreWorks in Mountain View.

The Acer Aspire AS1410 (known as the 1810T overseas) is now available for purchase from Amazon. At least, in blue for now (Ruby Red and Black to follow). The 1410 sports the increasingly popular 11.6-inch screen size with widescreen 1366x768 resolution , 1.4GHz Intel CULV Core 2 Solo SU3500 CPU,...

Marc Lhormer spoke with Loni and I about the 2010 Napa Valley Film Festival. Planning is underway, and Marc talks about the vision for the festival, the timing, the organizational process, and also what you can do to help support the effort. Clint and Loni talk with special guest Marc...