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IN TECH

Abstract digital art of two AI figures, blue and orange, facing each other with glowing circuitry and faint Matrix-style code in the background.

Two AIs, One Codebase: Why I Run Claude Code and Cursor Side-by-Side

Clinton Stark -
My daily workflow using competing AI assistants to build better code through creative tension
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Illustration showing Qwen mascot (brown bear wearing Qwen t-shirt holding camera) celebrating with Ollama mascot (white llama with glasses holding wine glass) with "Qwen3-VL" text below

Qwen3-VL Cloud Model Review: Testing Alibaba’s Latest Vision AI on a Home Server

Clinton Stark -
Can a cloud-based vision model compete with the big players? We put Qwen3-VL through 7 rigorous tests to find out.
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Clawd pixel mascot from Claude Code terminal interface

Clawd: How a Retro Mascot (and Some Lollygagging AI) Made My Command Line Feel Like Home

Clinton Stark -
A retro mascot. A cold terminal. And the spark of something human.
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IN CULTURE

Abstract glacial ice formations in blue and white showing melting patterns from MELT documentary

‘MELT: The Memory of Ice’: A Haunting Arctic Elegy

Jeanne Powell -
Betsey Biggs' Documentary Captures the Greenland Ice Sheet's Fragile Beauty
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Scene from The President’s Cake — Lamia (Baneen Ahmad Neyyef) speaks with a vendor while holding a rooster in an Iraqi market.

The President’s Cake — a haunting portrait of Iraq’s marshlands

Jeanne Powell -
Hasan Hadi’s award-winning debut captures a lost world through the eyes of a young girl and her grandmother.
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A drawing of a man in motion in multiple stages, jumping over a pool of spilled milk.

Drawing Dialogues: Jony Ive, Charlie Mackesy and Tim Marlow on the Art of Seeing

Loni Stark -
Royal Drawing School marks 25 years with a conversation on why drawing remains a vital act of seeing and being.
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IN WEST COAST LIVING

CellarChat AI wine-pairing interface on a mobile phone, showing prompts like ‘What should I open for dinner with lamb?’ and ‘Which of my wines are ready to drink?’

CellarTracker Launches AI-Powered Wine Recommendations with CellarChat

Clinton Stark -
Ask your cellar what to drink tonight.
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Wide shot of the Breville Oracle Dual Boiler espresso machine on a counter at a trade show

Breville’s New Oracle Dual Boiler First Look: Big Screen, Dual Boilers, Auto Dial‑In

Clinton Stark -
Simultaneous brew/steam, glossy UI, and automation: Breville read the room... and the Reddit threads.
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Starbucks coffee kiosk with illuminated signage and a “Line Starts Here” sign, representing launch of the Fall 2025 menu

Trendspotting: Starbucks Drops Fall 2025 Menu – PSL Returns Aug. 26 with New Pecan Cortado Leading the Charge

Clinton Stark -
Coffee giant simplifies menu while testing America's appetite for European-style drinks
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WHO IS STARK INSIDER?

THE WOMAN. THE JACKET. THE CITY.

STARK INSIDER

ON LOCATION

SAN FRANCISCO…

BEAT’S SO LONELY

NIGHTWALK SAN FRANCISCO

Loni Stark with Cary Grant in 'North by Northwest'

A

WEST COAST

ADVENTURE

MOVIE STAR

A CELEBRATION OF FILM
WITH LONI STARK
(AND CARY GRANT!)

A

LIFETIME

IN THE MAKING

CRAZY OR DIE

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY CLINTON STARK
STARRING LONI STARK
What is essential is invisible to the eye.
Stark Insider – Creative AI Tech, Indie Film & Espresso
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