Monica Turner

The Sundance Institute -- host of the annual Sundance Film Festival -- today named independent media veteran and producer (Awake, Capharnaüm) Joana Vicente its new CEO. Per the email announcement from Sundance Chair Pat Mitchell: "Joana comes to Sundance as a true champion of discovering, incubating, and encouraging independent artistry in...

San Francisco remains a culinary powerhouse.

Thinking outside the (wine) box.

One of the region's preeminent festivals returns this Fall. Organizers of the Mill Valley Film Festival -- presented by the California Film Institute (CFI) -- have announced that the 2021 edition will feature both online screenings and in-person screenings across the San Francisco Bay Area: "The 2021 Festival will continue to...

Some good news for those who enjoy attending film festivals the old fashioned way: in-person. Sundance today announced that it would be shifting to a hybrid model for the 2022 edition of its storied film festival. That means, as is all too common these days, a virtual component. But it also...

Most air purifiers we've reviewed here on Stark Insider while mostly practical and useful to home owners are typically not the prettiest things ever. Sweden-based Blueair has often been the exception. Their pretty air purifiers such as the Blue Pure 211/211+ and 411/411+ have been praised as much for their...

A Woman in Time. A Place in Time.

Who is the mysterious ghost bride of California Street and what is she looking for?

Grow your own veggies and herbs with this easy to build planter box.

If you're enduring shelter-in-place entertainment might be on your essential list. Given all those spare hours and angst, Amazon may have a solution to fill the void. The new Fire HD 8 Plus (rolls off the tongue) is the latest version of Amazon's low cost tablets. Running the Android operating...