Clinton Stark

In the this new world of "performances," every action can be seen as masterful illusion or simple glorification of reality. A fine line. Who's to say that last Facebook status update you saw the other day was really input by a human, and not a robot. Or worse: a...

Next time, maybe Pavelski should take acting lessons from Vince Vaughn on how to "sell" a goal, just as the guys from the Versus network suggested during the intermission of tonight's 3-2 OT win for Chicago. I'm not so sure Vaughn, dressed in full black and red home town attire,...

Politics. Just about any other subject is a better choice at a social gathering. However, in the world premiere of In the Wake at Berkeley Rep, railing about anything related to the system—be it the Republican agenda, the lack of Liberal organization or even tax policy—repeatedly crashes the most festive of...

Yogi Berra lives. As he famously once said, "This is like deja vu all over again." I wonder if he realized that his words would be so appropriate in describing 21st century consumer electronics. Just like the Newton was reborn as the Apple iPad, Google is hoping that WebTV...

Google's I/O developer conference kicked off yesterday in San Francisco, and while there's been no out-of-this-world, game-changing announcements, there are a few interesting headlines that could pave the way for future bombshells. Notably, video and an upcoming app store—two areas where I see Google investing heavily. The most interesting is...

Carol Bartz, part CEO and part cursing pirate, believes Yahoo can become a media portal. It's a bold vision, and in some ways even a return to the past, but one that at least gives the dimming Internet giant hope for returning growth and profits. In the latest strategic...

These are so much easier to write riding a win. But fair is fair, and although the Chicago Blackhawks might not have played perfect games here in San Jose, they left with the perfect result: a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Tonight they were in comfortable control for...

Not a day goes by it seems without another article written about new media. Lately, they've become increasingly focused on monetization and sustainability. In this world of freemiums and ad-driven apps, will a new business model emerge that will drive a new generation of media companies? The answer is likely...

The world premiere of director/playwright Stuart Bousel's Giant Bones, a clever assimilation of four stories by author Peter S. Beagle, opened over the weekend at EXIT Theatre in San Francisco. It's an intriguing and challenging piece that once again demonstrates the power of small, black-box theater. In the tech world,...

By all accounts Google's young mobile operating system, Android, is enjoying a strong 2010 so far. Although the Nexus One smartphone launch was far from perfect, sales of phones running Android have according to some reports even surpassed the Apple iPhone in Q1. There are many reasons for that success....