Cultural Layering in Call Center Hell: ‘Disconnect’ at the San Jose Rep
"American Idiot" takes on a whole new meaning through call center lens.
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Trapped in an elevator for 81 hours
"If you see a Mexican gardener, he's one of the few lucky ones that has crossed the desert to be here. You don't realize he's…
Aurora Theatre Company announces 2013-14 season
Aurora's 22nd season features 'After The Revolution', 'A Bright New Boise', 'Gidion's Knot', 'Wittenberg', 'American Buffalo', and 'The Letters'.
Disconnect – Inside the call center industry
Silicon Valley is the ideal place to stage Disconnect. Almost every single tech company on earth outsources part or all of its customer service operations.
Philharmonia Baroque brings ‘Italian Violin’ to the Bing
Not only did Rachel Podger, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Katherine Kyme and Carla Moore perform with clarity, fluidity, and unrelenting good humor, but the stellar acoustics of…
Road to a Million Views: YouTube’s reach can’t be beat
When Google paid $1.65 billion in stock for YouTube in 2006 I suspected a movement was afoot. Soon thereafter other services such as Netflix and…
Stark Insider TV: Behind the Scenes at Beach Blanket Babylon (Plus: 300 Gay Guys!)
I was invited to check out Beach Blanket Babylon rehearsing with the SF Gay Men's Chorus. Somewhere in an unknown location deep within the City…
‘Fallaci’ – Even James Bond didn’t stand a chance
"When you write an article, a piece of reportage, you have to stay within the limits of facts, of what really happened, [but literature] universalizes…
Road to a Million Views: Reputation is everything
A thick skin is required in this business. I've learned that though it matters to me what others think about what we produce, in the…
Stark Insider TV Interview: ‘Vikings’ star Jessalyn Gilsig
Jessalyn Gilsig spent 5 months in Ireland shooting 9 episodes for the first season of 'Vikings'. She talks to Stark Insider about the mini-series, acting,…