Report: China consumes twice as much wine as the U.S.
Wine is as popular as ever in the United States. But consumption here pales in comparison to the world’s leading wine consuming nation: China. According to UK-based IWSR,…
Clinton Stark
Filmmaker and editor at Stark Insider, covering arts, AI & tech, and indie film. Inspired by Bergman, slow cinema and Chipotle. Often found behind the camera or in the edit bay. Peloton: ClintTheMint.
‘It Follows’ in John Carpenter’s footsteps
Horror is a tricky genre. Just about everything has been done… to death. Found footage. Haunted houses. Ghost stories. Demons. The self-aware. Comedy-horror. Been there,…
San Francisco Theater: ‘Fred’s Diner’ to kick off Magic’s 2015-16 season
A “fierce global journey.” That’s how Magic Theatre describes its upcoming season. Featuring plays by Barfield, Hagedorn, Skinner, and Udofia, the 2015-16 season opens this September with…
Amazon wants you to add Buy it Now buttons around your home
Convenient? Yes. Also a way for Jeff Bezos to ingeniously extend a brick-and-mortar style shopping experience without the costly overhead.
Canon Video Creator Kits – Are they a good deal?
At Vidcon yesterday Canon revealed special “Video Creator Kits.” The bundles are aimed at vloggers, and those venturing into video for the first time, with an…
Pebble firmware update adds brightness, font, vibration settings
It might not seem like much, but the latest Pebble firmware update is on point (“Bigger, Brighter, Awesome-er”), and can dramatically improve overall user experience with…
Records Broken: Historic early harvest reported in Napa
"At this point in time, we are seeing another year with great quality potential in Napa Valley vineyards." -- Ludovic Dervin, winemaker for Mumm Napa…
DSLR Video: Canon EOS 70D with Canon 18-135mm STM lens a winner (Samples)
I’ve had a chance to shoot a few more videos this month with the Canon EOS 70D DSLR. It’s a workhorse of a camera. And below…
10,000 grapes & New World Grand Cru – Randall Grahm’s bold new venture
Popelouchum is its name. 400 acres is its game. An innovative wine crowdfunding project is launched in Northern California.
Woody Allen’s ‘Irrational Man’ a dark, entertaining romp, the ending not so much (Review)
If you judge movies largely by the ending you may be slightly disappointed by Irrational Man. That would be unfortunate though, and perhaps even unfair…