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.
Internet Trends 2015: Top 10 takeaways from Mary Meeker’s annual presentation
Mary Meeker's annual Internet trends report is another must-read. Video continues to grow, accounting for 64% of all Internet traffic. Xiaomi sells the most smartphones. And users generate a bucketload of (typically free) content.
Recode and The Verge join forces thanks to Vox Media merger
That didn't take long. News broke today that Vox Media has acquired Recode, a new(ish) tech news blog co-founded by respected journalists Walt Mossberg...
Google Glass and the Segway effect
Dreamers dream big. And those dreams are nowhere bigger than in tech. Everything we do here in Silicon Valley is destined to change the...
Sumptuous Visuals with Bite: ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’
Who knew? A modern-day vampire classic, set in Iran.
Laughs. It Hurts. ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ at Berkeley Rep
This wasn't supposed to happen. You know that sinking feeling you get? The curtain drops, and all of a sudden there's maybe a dozen...
California wine sales up 6.7% to $24.6 billion
225 million cases of California wine shipped in 2014. Chardonnay is (still) the most preferred grape.
Ready for the Road: New Google self-driving car looks like a Fiat Anime
Fiat. Anime.
A few words that come to mind when the new Google self-driving car was revealed this week at the company's HQ in Mountain View.
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Must Reads: All things Coppola in Wine Spectator
Wine is like sailing says Francis Ford Coppola, "You spend a ton of money trying to go a quarter of a mile faster."
The Facebook Trap: “Add a Link” shuts down Google and your world
Forcing users into a walled garden is commonplace. Apple does it with iTunes. Google too, with the Google Store. Amazon does it with... Amazon.
Auction Napa Valley Lots Revealed: How about a day in the life of a Navy Seal?
Here's your chance to bid on some of the most interesting life experiences going. A Navy Seal? Wine? Cars? I'm game.