Performing Arts
BY | 05.22.13
Clinton Stark

That I had goose bumps yet again after a Janelle Monáe performance probably tells me everything I need to know.

The Arts
BY | 05.21.13

In a strange twist of vodka and make-up, the tables are turned and the interviewer becomes Joan Crawford while the woman behind the icon asks the really hard questions as she struggles to understand the truth behind her career and life.

Console Wars
BY | 05.20.13

Last year the entertainment and devices devision pulled in $4.24 billion in revenue. Microsoft said that there are now 66 million Xbox 360 consoles and 18 million Kinect sensors. Xbox LIVE has 40 million members globally.

Urban Gardening
BY | 05.16.13

This is the first time I’ve received father-son photos. I had to share them. Look how adorable four-year-old Emmett looks working with Dad in the garden. And check out that little guy’s intent focus!

SILICON VALLEY
In Tech
BY | 05.14.13

According to BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins, BBM has 60 million monthly active users, and customers send and receive more than 10 billion messages each day.

STARK SIPS
California Wine
BY | 05.20.13

Think outside the varietal this summer with these classy Napa red wine blends courtesy of Ehlers Estate, Hall, and Franciscan Estate.

STARK INSIDER TV
Hawaiian Luau (Video)

On March 11, 2011 an earthquake-generated tsunami struck the Big Island. The Kona Resort sustained significant structural and property damage. It was forced to close indefinitely. But, as they’re quick to say, “a hui hou.”

CULTURE
BY | 05.13.13
Cy Ashley Webb

This injection of contradictory elements is unmistakably Sondheim; it leaves the audience feeling that they’re watching something particularly smart.

STARK INSIDER TV
Stark Insider TV: Behind the Scenes at Beach Blanket Babylon (Plus: 300 Gay Guys!)

I was invited to check out Beach Blanket Babylon rehearsing with the SF Gay Men’s Chorus. Somewhere in an unknown location deep within the City is the scene you see here in this special behind-the-scenes Stark Insider TV segment.

STARK INSIDER TV
How to Escape a Cult: Elizabeth Olsen, ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’

Thanks to Sean Durkin’s mesmerizing direction and fascinating cinematography, this independent film is a unique, stubborn, and ultimately memorable film-going experience.