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: Reviews and best information sources

I suspect like Clint, I've been scraping the World Wide Web the last week or so for all things Motorola Droid. To say that Android is a hot topic these days would be an understatement of AdSense proportions. Google is taking the market by storm in Q4 and the...

The Artist Diaries #4: Invites and Erasers

Loni finishes the pears, then moves onto a large, tricky barn painting. Also in this episode: teamwork. https://vimeo.com/7403744

Welcome to Hillbarn Theatre, Cutting Ball Theater, Black Box Theatre, Broadway San Jose

Make it 15 theaters now included and covered in the SSC Theater & Arts Guide. Today, we welcome new additions: Hillbarn Theatre (Foster City), Cutting Ball Theater (San Francisco), Black Box Theatre (SF) and Broadway San Jose. Where else can you find an experimental theater like Black Box right next to...

Libraries are history… again

First it was the Internet. Then Google. Now e-readers. Poor old libraries; what will become of the Dewey decimal system? And will librarian glasses continue to remain relevant in fashion circles? I read with interest over the weekend about a New England school that has digitized its entire library. Many, according to the...

Sunday espresso: Droid, blog influence, ego

Another week, and I'd guess another 1/2 pound or so of dark roast espresso beans. It's jet fuel. The days come in thirds, and increasingly blurred, blinded: espresso in the morning, Diet Coke in the afternoon, wine in the evening. Repeat. Try to wash, and try to hit the...

Theater review: ‘November’ a turkey

Talk about a disappointment, and then some. Based on expectations and early hype, we had high hope for the political satire November now playing at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. But it's a turkey. Maybe two of them. Blowing up in unison. There is just not much here,...

Theater review: ‘The Bald Soprano’ an acid trip in the Tenderloin, how curious!

It was just another absurdist, edgy, Devo-like evening for us last night at the opening of The Bald Soprano at The Cutting Ball Theater in San Francisco. Experimental theater I'm guessing is a lot like experimental drugs. It seems like a good idea at the time; there are colors, happiness,...

2008 Rombauer Vineyards Chardonnay, Carneros (91 pts, $32)

I'm really liking the "unoaked" Chardonnay trend. There is almost nothing worse than a buttery, almost oily, creamy Chard, especially served too warm. The main reason is another of the wine words: structure. Less oak, to me at least, means more room for tannins—the alcohol and minerals that deliver a...

Theater review: ‘Spring Awakening’ delivers Broadway hit to San Jose in style

The new, provocative, and highly successful (8 Tony Awards) Broadway hit, Spring Awakening, opened last night downtown San Jose and proved why it has garnered so much love and attention. The reinvention of the musical genre owes a debt of gratitude to this production. Directed by Michael Mayer, who also superbly guided...

Verizon announces Motorola Droid smartphone, $199 with 2-year contract

Fans of smartphones, it's time to Geek out! The much hyped, anticipated, talked about and rumored to death Motorola Droid was finally revealed today (Clint, strong contender on your short list for next smartphone!). Running Google's Android mobile operating system it is an uber powerful phone with a long,...