Clinton Stark
Clinton shoots videos for Stark Insider. San Francisco Bay Area arts, Ingmar Bergman and French New Wave, and chasing the perfect home espresso shot 25 seconds at a time (and failing). Peloton: ClintTheMint. Camera: Video Gear
Napa Valley Film Festival in works for 2010
(UPDATE: We spoke with Marc Lhormer about the festival on a podcast. Listen in for all the latest news and details from Marc!)
Cannes has the fashion. Sundance the snow. Cinequest is the maverick.
In 2010, will Napa bring the wine?
When we caught up with Marc Lhormer, producer of Bottle Shock,...
All-star: Loni’s vegetable garden, planter box how-to guide, and fresh tomato recipe
Happy gardening! And please send us your photos, stories and recipes too.
Review: Lenovo S12 12″ netbook almost perfect
It's my top choice for a daily carry about, and highly recommend it.
Is Twitter useful? TechCrunch writer says no
Last night I was surprised to learn that next to none of my hockey playing buddies use Twitter. It's not that they aren't in to social networking. They are. But their weapon of choice? Facebook. And I can see why.
Facebook is far more engaging, personable and honest than Twitter....
Weekly digest: Summer catch-up edition
It must be summer. The weeks are flying by. The sun is blazing. The days though seem long. Loni reminded me again this morning that my weekly digests are woefully behind. But do you really miss these roll-ups?
I had to dig back 5 pages on SSC to find the...
2007 Artesa Chardonnay Carneros (91 pts, $20)
This Chardonnay is one of my two favorites Artesa wines. The other is their Pinot, just the regular non-reserve one (classic tier). At a recent tasting Loni and I both agreed that these were the standouts, especially at the price. It was our one year anniversary as club members...
Is Social Media a fad?
No, according to Erik Qualman. And, heads up, get used to that name. And the title of his upcoming book, Socialnomics. Must all books and economic-themed ideas simply rename the word?
Netflix: An inside look at the culture of performance and killer instinct
Netflix is not your typical company. After all, these are the scrappy guys, at merely 12 years old, that took down the venerable bricks-and-mortar Blockbuster empire—without breaking much of a sweat.
That was just an appetizer. Netflix wants to take on anyone that gets in the way of you and...
Wildfire season begins in local wine country
With the grass so yellow, brittle and dry, it's just a matter of time, unfortunately, that we see more Bay Area wild fires. Over the past weeks I've been carefully watching the grass to the East of our home. It runs along the preserve, across the South Eastern foothills...
Bay Area Theater season kicks off this month
And just like that, we're into mid-August. Which means for many San Francisco Bay Area arts fans the start of the new theater season. Expect your calendar to fill up quickly, and provide lots of laughs (a popular theme this year, fittingly given the economy), challenging dramas, classic revivals...
