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
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Identifying the Canadian threat: It’s coming right down the middle

Our IT guys have been hard at work trying to restore order to StarkSilverCreek. My apologies, again, and thanks for your patience during this most unfortunate period of relentless, antagonistic Don Cherry style Canadian content. I remind you, this is not the CBC. At first we thought the attack was...

Why the Ottawa Senators are the ultimate sports franchise

It's time for a reality check on this starkinsider.com. Yes, yes, I know. San Jose gets over 300 days of sunshine a year. Funny that, eh. Every time I go it's raining. Or foggy. Or if I'm stuck in San Francisco, both. Since you're so busy, busy (busy!!) on the...

Theater review: ‘Cinderella’ enchants, casts magical spell of non-stop laugher for entire family

You've seen Cinderella before, but not like this laugh-out-loud, delightful family rendition by the African-American Shakespeare Company. The famous rag-to-riches story gets a soulful makeover, taking place in the bayous of Louisiana. The traditional elements are all here—the slipper, the nasty stepsisters, the prince, and the pursuit of love and...

StarkSilverCreek.com web site acting odd, we’re investigating

A quick note to let you know we're aware of the RED links on StarkSilverCreek. Normally these are blue. It appears changes have been made to formatting without my knowledge. We're investigating. Thanks for your patience. I'm sorry for that bright, obnoxious red color. Please bear with us. Clint

Theater review: ‘Yes Sweet Can’ inspires with artistic circus act in San Francisco

"Oh God, no!" A performer from the inspiring Yes Sweet Can was approaching me in the front row at last Friday's show. That's all I could say, and think. It's one of the risks of sitting close to the stage, or in the case of the intimate Dance Mission Theater at Mission...

Sunday espresso: The 3 most important things in life

It's that time of year. We reflect. Enjoy the company of family and friends. And potentially reflect more, with an eggnog hangover. Soon I'll enjoy a white Christmas as we head North for our annual Canadian trek. It's a tradition I never tire of. As I think about that trip, I...

Theater review: Cirque du Soleil ‘OVO’ – Oh wow!

There's a reason why Cirque du Soleil remains a worldwide phenomena. The latest evidence is the vibrant show OVO now playing at Le Grand Chapiteau at AT&T Park in San Francisco (and coming to San Jose February 4, 2010). Insects never looked so colorful, animated—this is how a live stage version of...

Theater review: A bee-hive rockin’ Christmas in Berkeley

Bee-hive yourself for the holidays. Fictious girl-group The Coverlettes dust-off their bee-hives for one more go around of 60s tunes and favorite Christmas medleys at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley. It's a brisk 70 minutes of light-hearted, lounge-like entertainment with a potpourri of numbers including "He's A Rebel," "You Keep...

Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini and photographer Joseph Hoyt announce philanthropic collaboration

Khaled Hosseini, author of the hit book The Kite Runner has announced a philanthropic collaboration with Miami photographer Joseph Hoyt. Half of the proceeds from Hoyt's book Afghanistan 1970-1975 Images from an Era of Peace will benefit the The Khaled Hosseini Foundation which provides humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan...