Clinton Stark

News

Apple says competitors “flummoxed” – unveils iPad 2 (Verdict: Decent, but really iPad 1.5)

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.02.2011

This morning in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs finally unveiled the sequel to the iPad ("Apple's third post-PC blockbuster"), the follow-up to the monster…

Culture

Stark Insider TV: Cinequest Film Festival opening night

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.02.2011

Mayor Chuck Reed had one of my favorite lines of the night when he implored the standing only room crowd at the California Theatre to…

News

Still: Facebook for fun, Google for search and email

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.28.2011

Eventually I'm convinced email will die, or at least morph. The easiest predictor is the teen set.

Food & Wine

Unboxing Scarecrow Napa cult wine

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.28.2011

These Scarecrow photos here are of the 2007 vintage we finally were "allowed" to purchase. Three bottles. And befitting the velvet-rope, Loni was summarily rejected…

Loreto

Scorpion Bay – Episode 7 “LTO”

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.27.2011

But the most curious person I had met so far was the woman sitting next to me on the flight from LAX. I'll be the…

Charity Case Foundation wine - '09 Sauvignon Blanc and '08 Rose

Food & Wine

Charity Case: Wine for a cause

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.26.2011

Best of all, the expenses of the foundation are naughta. Zilch. That means all "the wines, labels, bottles, corks storage, shipping and marketing efforts" are…

News

Why the Elder Scrolls video game matters

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.25.2011

Then I realized that yes I had seen it before. Virtually, at least. I told Loni: this is Oblivion! Of course her reaction was priceless,…

Tech

Motorola Xoom, Honeycomb impress – but where are the apps?

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.24.2011

The Moto Xoom grabbed an astonishing amount of attention at CES earlier this year. So much so that you might've thought Justin Bieber was about…

News

Apple iPad 2 announcement expected next week

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.23.2011

By the time the competition finally gets to market with their 1.0 tablets, Apple will already be shipping second generation. A 14-18 month lead time…

News

In Design: 2012 Aston Martin Virage Coupe

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.23.2011

In Goldfinger (1964) Sean Connery famously drove his Aston down a narrow alley, crashing into a mirror. Yes, it was positively shocking... to see such…