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‘3 Days in Paris’ by Atelier Stark Films: Look Book
Update: this post comes at an unfortunate time as the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is on fire.It was just an art class. Or... was it?The cycle continues. Some days and weeks we're on location shooting footage for Stark Insider videos. That's typically followed by a long edit stage....
San Francisco Film Festival opens with Maupin’s ‘Tales of the City’ at Castro, runs through April 23
SFFilm Festival has opened its annual two-week run in the Bay area, showcasing films in San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley. As always, the Festival will be a dazzling experience.More than 160 films from 52 nations will be featured. The work of more than 70 women directors is included.Among expected...
Trendspotting: California grape crush up 7% y/y in 2018 (Wine Industry Report)
According to a new report which covers 17 districts across the state, California crushed approximately 4.28 million tones of wine grapes in 2018.Red varieties once again led the way, accounting for over 50% of the crush, or 2,446,930 tons. Try to picture that sitting in your bathtub.Whites came next...
Quintessential Quebecois City Getaway: Charlevoix (Part 2)
Travel writer Janice Nieder continues her getaway to Quebec. ICYMI: Part 1 began in the Epicurean Winter Wonderland of Quebec City. Part 2 continues with a visit to the picturesque county of Charlevoix...Driving through the countryside to Charlevoix was reminiscent of driving from San Francisco to wine county. An...
Wanderlust: Quintessential Quebec City Getaway (Part 1)
Preamble: I was NOT looking forward to my Quebec trip. When I had booked it months ago, I was very excited, but now, in the tail end of winter, I was having serious doubts. First, the ten-day weather forecast showed I was in for: below freezing temperatures, torrential rain...
Trendspotting: Apple Music hits 28M users, passes Spotify at 26M users
In the war for streaming music subscribers Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is apparently making major inroads.According to reports today, Apple Music had 28 million users (U.S.) in February. That compares to 26 million for Spotify (NYSE: SPOT).Growth rates per WSJ suggest Apple Music is growing at 2.6% to 3% versus...
Refn’s ‘Too Old to Die Young’ Trailer: ‘Neon Demon’ meets ‘Lost Highway’
Those wondering what Neon Demon director Nicolas Winding Refn has been up to for the past few years, a new purple-y and pink-y trailer has landed today to give us most welcome evidence. (which shares the slight misfortune of having to fight for attention on the same day as...
John Legend can now respond to your commands (and serenade you) on Google Assistant
“Hey, Google, serenade me”
What’s Happening: CampoVelo returns to Napa Valley for food, wine and — most on point — cycling
It's called CampoVelo and it's returning to Napa Valley next month.Featuring a weekend of "food, fun and cycling" this year's edition of CampoVelo Napa Valley takes place April 26-28, 2019.As you might expect the schedule is packed with events that befit a beautiful location such as Napa. Chef Chris...
New Sony RX0 II action cam is super tiny, perfect for stealth Vloggers
It's tiny. It's cool looking. And it's expensive.At $698 (USD) the Sony RX0 II is an action cam with a few neat tricks up its sleeve.For one it has a flip screen. That means you can see yourself as you compose shots, making it a suitable video camera option...
Apple News Plus is Here: 300 magazines, $9.99 per month subscription
First music. Then movies. Now Apple targets the newspaper and magazine industry for disruption.
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