Wine Pick: Wente “Morning Fog” Chardonnay (Video)
Livermore Valley: still the unheralded region that flies under the wine world's radar.
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.
San Francisco Street Walk, ‘Palo Alto’ SFIFF screening (Video)
Scene in San Francisco, post SFIFF screening of Gia Coppola's PALO ALTO.
Tested: New Google Camera Android app
A dedicated Google Camera app is now here for Android. A hands-on test. Does it perform better, and has Google improved the user interface?
Film Watch: ‘Palo Alto’ at SFIFF
'Palo Alto', the film, offers a (significantly) different perspective on life here in Silicon Valley, then, say, the HBO satire 'Silicon Valley'.
Google’s intriguing Lego smartphone vision
By allowing small teams to dream big, Google fuels its innovation engine. That in turn attracts talent. New blood injects further creativity to problem solving.…
Stark Insider TV: Wine cave drilling looks a lot like ‘Alien’
Watch video of a wine cave being excavated in Napa Valley. Monster machines drill into earth's core. Is this the set of ALIEN?
Google Android app downloads steamroll Apple iOS
Games continue to be the most popular category of downloads with messaging apps such as WhatsApp (Facebook), Viber (Rakuten) and Tango making "substantial waves" in…
Fincher Green not missing in ‘Gone Girl’ Trailer
Like we saw in the creepy, visceral Se7en (1995), Fincher once again cloaks his scenes in darkness. Even broad daylight seems less bright.
Good News Music Fans: Sonos Now Supports Google Play Music
One interesting twist with this particular integration: you can stream direct from the Google Play Music app to Sonos.
Cinema Camera NAB: Panasonic GH4, Sony A7s, but where’s Canon?
The problem with the GH4 and A7s is that both are housed in DSLR-like bodies. They're compromises--again, shooting stills and video. Whereas something like the…