Clinton Stark

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TechCrunch on NYT, new media business models, and lean journalism

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.31.2009

Michael Arrington, founder of a network of technology blogs including TechCrunch, published an interesting piece yesterday on new media business models and a hypothetical example…

Theater and Stage

Theater review: SF Playhouse ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ captures emotion, oppression, spirit

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.30.2009

My how times have changed. A lot of so-called therapy today (not that I would know!) is based on spa-like treatment administered under the guise…

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First look: Lenovo IdeaPad U350 laptop

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.28.2009

We just received a Lenovo IdeaPad U350 from Lenovo. This is a 13.3" laptop with almost netbook-like proportions (but not quite). Thin and light, it…

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2003 St. Francis Zinfandel Old Vines, Sonoma (88 pts, $125 magnum)

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.28.2009

St. Francis in Sonoma produces some of my favorite wines (Cabs and Chards). At 330,000 cases per year, they are a large operation, yet they’ve…

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Apple’s non-netbook answer: 10″ tablet set for Fall launch according to the Financial Times

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.27.2009

If I’ve learned one thing in my years it’s not to bet against Apple. Ever (well, except when Gil Amelio is running the company). But…

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Review: Toshiba NB205 netbook

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.22.2009

It ships with XP, but even Windows 7 ran smoothly, and scored an index of 2.2, which is on par with other Atom-based netbooks.

Food & Wine

Wine Blogging: Is there room for so many voices?

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.21.2009

Wine blogging, like a lot of its Web 2.0 counterparts, is a fledgling phenomenon. Is it really sustainable... to have hundreds, possibly thousands, of different…