Clinton Stark

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
Panasonic GH5 vs. Canon EOS 80D

Early Lumix GH5 Camera Reviews: Panasonic has a winner on its hands

Update 04.11.2017: Digital Photography Review (dpreview) has published their full review of the GH5: "If you're serious about video, it's hard to go wrong." Final score: 85% and a Gold Star. Safe to say, it's one of the most hyped, anticipated and talked about camera releases that I can ever recall...
Apple Watch: Tips for better battery life

Apple adds Theater Mode with watchOS 3.2

Good news! Apple has finally added Theater Mode for the Apple Watch. The small, but very useful new feature rolled out as part of the watchOS 3.2 update. To get it, you'll need to ensure your iPhone is running the latest version of iOS (10.3). Activating theater mode on the Apple...
Theater Review: Frankenstein at City Lights Theater Company, San Jose

Review: Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ re-imagined for stage in dynamic, high-tech adaptation

The perfect marriage of art and technology for an empathy-deprived world.
The Strand Theater - Hardhat tour with Carey Perloff

End of a Magical Era: Carey Perloff to depart American Conservatory Theater

Big news today in the world of theater. American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) has announced that after 25 years at the helm as artistic director Carey Perloff is departing. A.C.T. is one of the largest and most widely regarded theaters (and non-profits) in the country. It is also a member of the...

Lana Del Rey’s ‘Love’ could be a music video directed by Lars von Trier

It looks like it might've been directed by the famed auteur but it wasn't. Lars von Trier has a unique style (see: Melancholia) that would surely suit the haunting lyrics and music of Lana Del Rey's "Love" music video. You can watch it above. Rich Lee, in fact, directed the...

Broadway Backstage: Top Stark Insider videos of all-time on YouTube

Broadway musicals continue to draw massive audiences. Hamilton, no doubt, is the most recent example to demonstrate that we still pine for good song and dance, along with a compelling story. That tickets are so outrageously priced (in many cases) and hard to come by further the notion that perhaps the...

Top 5: Best smartwatches of 2017

If you're in the market for a new smartwatch there are several options out there. But which is best? Well, it depends. Android users, for instance, can't use the Apple Watch with their phones. And those who want week-long battery life will find there are far fewer choices than those who...
Apple Watch: Tips for better battery life

How To: Solution for Apple Watch battery drain

First, the good: The Apple Watch has one of the best rated batteries going. As far as smartwatches goes it handily beats most (but not all) of what Android Wear has to offer. Pebble owners, though, know that theirs is still tops when it comes to not needing a charge...
Zelda BotW Cartridge Packaging - Inside

Zelda, but no Nintendo Switch? Playing the other best-selling game: inventory hunting

I've got a Zelda cartridge alright. That part was easy. But I've got no where to put it. That's because the Nintendo Switch is apparently selling like mad -- GameStop says it's the best video game console launch in years. That's great news for Nintendo. It would seem every decade or...
YouTube TV

Google looks to kibosh cable and satellite with YouTube TV

Is it the final nail in the coffin? Cable and satellite providers across the land are already hurting. Badly. Cablecutters are an increasing lot. Thanks in part to average internet speeds (download) in the United States of above 50 Mbps -- and that's for a country that doesn't lead the...