Clinton Stark

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 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...

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...

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...

Earlier this week, General Motors announced the upcoming 2010 Chevy Volt would get 230 mpg (Mike wrote about it on SSC, Will the Chevy Volt really get 230 miles per gallon?). That headline made my eyes pop. Could a new hybrid vehicle from GM beat out its closest competitor,...

General Motors claims the new Chevy Volt will get 230 miles per gallon (yes, on one gallon!) in the city. Wouldn't that be something, if GM, of all companies, somehow found a way to turn the neophyte hybrid industry on its collective ear? If these claims are true, it would...

I like films that eschew absolutes. The villain is not pure evil. The protagonist is not pure gold. Rather, characters exhibit rough and tumble human weaknesses that cause them to tread a moral slippery slope. 'Falling', an indie film distributed by Cinequest, is one of those films. It even has a...

Tonight is the opening reception for the latest exhibition, NextNew: Green, now showing in the main gallery at San Jose's Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA). "Green presents fresh perspectives on climate change and related environmental and conservation issues." Featuring the work of 9 emerging artists, "the aim is to provoke and...

What a classy ending. That was my first reaction to Jeremy Roenick, one of the NHL's most colorful and talented players, officially announcing his retirement at the HP Pavilion here in San Jose. A few years back, the ending of his hall-of-fame caliber career didn't look so rosy. Under-performing and bouncing...