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Rockin' Grape

In this segment, Loni meets up with Bitchin’ Kitchen’s Nadia G to talk about rockin’ wine, food, and – but of course! – stilettos.

IN THE STARKLIGHT
Adobe Lightroom 4
Stark Labs

The results I’ve been able to achieve with Lightroom 4 in just a few weeks of casual testing have, for lack of a better expression, blown me away. Granted, I’m not looking to land the next American Photo or Life magazine cover.

By 01.26.12
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Logan reacts to getting the keys to a Honda Crossover.
#awesome

But some in Ottawa, host to Sunday’s all-star game and where Couture (who has scored 4 more goals than Alfredsson this season) played junior hockey, seemed skeptical. “Twitter is for the cockamany,” said Roy Tucker, 73, from Brockville.

BY 01.28.12
Facebook IPO
Litmus Test

It could be the biggest tech event in history. Will Facebook’s IPO help us understand the value of Google+?

BY 01.27.12
San Francisco Symphony performance review
Sublime

I first heard Zukerman play in the early 1980’s in Avery Fisher Hall. I no longer remember what he played, but I remember knowing that it changed how I thought about music and what music was capable of.

BY 01.27.12
STARK ON TECH & SILICON VALLEY
Android: More consumer choice.
Mobile Ideology

Take the Amazon Kindle Fire. Apple doesn’t have an answer for the entry $199 tablet. For that matter, if you want a portable offering — 7 inches is a popular size — then you simply must go Android since the iPad is only available with a 9.7-inch display.

BY 01.26.12
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Oscar-nominated Glenn Close on acting, Albert Nobbs

“This represents special effects makeup at its most refined,” says Close. “What happens to a woman’s face if she’s lived the life of a man?”

They said what?!

I first heard Zukerman play in the early 1980’s in Avery Fisher Hall. I no longer remember what he played, but I remember knowing that it changed how I thought about music and what music was capable of.

01.08.12

This is the 21st anniversary of this festival honoring said grape with three incredible days of wining, dining, tasting, and partying, starting January 27. Team Stark has the skippy on some of the main happenings, plus a preview video.

But the piece de resistance is a massive, multi-tiered staircase, with each step colorfully illuminated from underneath. It’s placed center stage and climbs virtually to the ceiling in grand Ziegfeld fashion – bravo!

11.21.11

At times the wind blows so forcefully, it looks as if someone has dumped buckets of sand on the terrace. Some of us sweep and dust our homes fastidiously; others just step over the piles of dust.

TRAVEL AND BAJA
Anyone up for a jog around the track? The botanical garden may not be ready yet, but we have our own miniature version here.
wild, wild, west
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