Clinton Stark
New products today from Apple provoke yawns despite Steve’s return
Call me spoiled, but these days it takes more than a digital camera to get me excited when it comes to the latest in cool gadgets. So, on that score at least, today's product announcements from Apple had me looking elsewhere for thrills...anywhere. Solitaire. Old Kinks records. Staring at...
Theater review recap
There are some good shows now playing in the Bay Area. Loni and I scooted across the peninsula over the weekend, first to Palo Alto, then San Jose and finally up to Berkeley to catch some of the latest productions.
Fortunately it was time well spent. All 3 shows are...
Theater review: ‘Awake and Sing!’ pulls no punches
Nothing like a great depression to get you in the mood to deal with love and money. It's like a sucker punch—all while trying to balance the checkbook on $26 a week and keep the family on the rails.
'Awake and Sing!', written in 1935 by Clifford Odets, pulls no...
Theater review: ‘The Memory of Water’ in Palo Alto
Less money, less space somehow juices up the creative forces.
Signed Sara Bareilles Concert Poster
Loni asked me if we should buy a poster, and I'm glad we did.
Labor Day weekend: Theater productions to check out
This labor day weekend why not catch a show here in the Bay Area?
There are many quality productions—big and small—with something bound to please your senses. Satires. Shakespeare. Heart-wrenching romance and drama. Musicals. Comedy. You name it! It's impressive how much creative and artistic vibrancy we're surrounded with here...
Russian River Valley 2007 Pinot Noir, classic vintage in the making
Flight 2 was a mixed bag of Bordeaux varietals from 2005-2007, with some standouts and at least one surprise.