Weekly digest: Summer catch-up edition
It must be summer. The weeks are flying by. The sun is blazing. The days though seem long. Loni reminded me again this morning that…
Clinton Stark
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2007 Artesa Chardonnay Carneros (91 pts, $20)
This Chardonnay is one of my two favorites Artesa wines. The other is their Pinot, just the regular non-reserve one (classic tier). At a recent…
Is Social Media a fad?
No, according to Erik Qualman. And, heads up, get used to that name. And the title of his upcoming book, Socialnomics. Must all books and…
Netflix: An inside look at the culture of performance and killer instinct
Netflix is not your typical company. After all, these are the scrappy guys, at merely 12 years old, that took down the venerable bricks-and-mortar Blockbuster…
Wildfire season begins in local wine country
With the grass so yellow, brittle and dry, it’s just a matter of time, unfortunately, that we see more Bay Area wild fires. Over the…
Bay Area Theater season kicks off this month
And just like that, we’re into mid-August. Which means for many San Francisco Bay Area arts fans the start of the new theater season. Expect…
EPA and Department of Energy need to rethink mileage calculations
Earlier this week, General Motors announced the upcoming 2010 Chevy Volt would get 230 mpg (Mike wrote about it on SSC, Will the Chevy Volt…
Will the Chevy Volt really get 230 miles per gallon?
General Motors claims the new Chevy Volt will get 230 miles per gallon (yes, on one gallon!) in the city. Wouldn’t that be something, if…
Sights and sounds: 2009 AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival
A first class event. That would be the 2009 Jazz Festival here in San Jose. And to think it almost didn’t happen, if it weren’t…
Review: ‘Falling’ does well with limited Indie budget
I like films that eschew absolutes. The villain is not pure evil. The protagonist is not pure gold. Rather, characters exhibit rough and tumble human weaknesses that…