Monica Turner
Contributor to Stark Insider for tech, the arts and All Things West Coast for over 10 years.
Wine News: Delectable and VinTank aim to unite wineries with consumers
Like other passionate communities--food, film, sports--conversations amongst wine enthusiasts now take place in open forums and on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest.
Harry Potter parody coming to San Francisco
Off-Broadway hit Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience – A Parody by Dan and Jeff opens in San Francisco on December 3rd, and will run for six days.
Dallas Buyers Club: Jared Leto, Kayne West, and Fame (Video)
Stark Insider was on location at the Mill Valley Film Festival and shot Jared Leto's appearance, which included a red carpet arrival, and Q&A after the screening of Dallas Buyers Club.
Trendspotting: The Craft Beer Invasion
The craft beer category--which includes brands such as India pale ale--continues to boom. In 2013, craft sales have increased 15.4% in volume.
Sean Penn opens noxious documentary at Mill Valley Film Festival (Video)
Sean Penn amped up the star power last night when he dropped in to the Mill Valley Film Festival for the world premiere of The Human Experiment.
California Wine: Pinot on the River
Not 20, not 50, not even 70, but a whopping 100 small-production artisanal Pinot Noir producers will be pouring their hearts out.
San Francisco: New play revisits early years of Bill Gates
The "fictional retelling" will focus on or about the time when Gates (played by Jeremy Kahn) was twenty years old. When, most we're not taking the famous inventor seriously.
Fifty Shades of Grape
Her book transfixed the country, selling over 50 million copies and adding "Mommy Porn" to our lexicon. Now E.L. James is looking to sexualize your palette.
Silicon Valley Hot List: C2SV tech and music festival featuring Robert Scobble, John McAfee, Brian Solis
C2SV (Create. Converge. Silicon Valley.) kicks off tomorrow (Thursday Sept 25) at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.
Dakota Fanning coming to San Francisco
With her new film 'Effie Gray', one-time child star Dakota Fanning is out to once again prove that she has what it takes to command the big screen.
