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

Motorola Droid available today at Verizon

I'm not sure anyone really cares, except for hardcore Google Android fans, and the tech obsessed... like me. Sill, in case you haven't already heard (repeatedly) the new Motorola Android smartphone is now available at Verizon stores. I'm still on the fence. I need to replace my aging, 4-year...

Androids, Androids, Androids everywhere! (plus Android phone hotness scorecard)

My head has been hurting all week trying to keep up with this madness called Android. The short: Google is taking over the world, again. This time, the mobile one... cell phones... oh, make that smartphones! I don't need to go into all the details here, since you can find...

2006 Artesa Pinot Noir, Carneros (92 pts, $25)

A few months back I wrote about the '07 Artesa Chardonnay (91 pts, $20) which is a nice white, great bang for the buck. At the time, while enjoying a tasting flight in Artesa's scenic, glassy members area, we were deciding between a case of that or the Pinot....

Fortune names Apple’s Steve Jobs CEO of the Decade

Fortune today announced that they've selected Steve Jobs as CEO of the decade. The often controversial boss has a colorful history with Apple and the industry. But one thing is undeniable: his imprint on technology is unprecedented. Even long before iPhone, Apple invented the personal computer (apologies IBM) with the Apple...

Bring on the Baja

https://vimeo.com/7442059

Photo of the day

One of my favorites. Can you guess where it was taken? And what Loni is looking for?

Nintendo Wii best games and accessories

Having spent many hours with my nieces and nephews and friends of friends and others, haplessly being beaten into smithereens by the younger ones, I feel qualified to write about some of the best stuff out there now for the Nintendo Wii. My advice though is it's often better...

Go Loni! ‘The Napa Dance’ – Loreto Bay Edition (Video)

Back due to popular demand. Needs a better name though. Ideas? Shot in Napa and Loreto. https://vimeo.com/6423649

Preview: Neil LaBute’s ‘FAT PIG’ opens Thursday at Aurora Theatre Company

What exactly does it mean to be a "bad-boy" playwright? Does Neil LaBute wear a leather jacket, drive a Camaro and smoke? We may find out when his play FAT PIG, an exploration of body consciousness in contemporary America, premieres this Thursday at Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley. Last week Loni...

Facebook photo from my Mom

I couldn't resist posting this, possibly incriminating. This is how it looks to grow up in Canada at the local rink. This is my reply to my Mom on FB: My ankles are about the same these days. Now I see how I learned to take slap shots. Well at least...