Road to a Million YouTube Views: You love Cirque
There's little doubt that powerful, well recognized brands such as Cirque du Soleil, and well recognized celebrities such as James Franco, Ed Norton and Robin…
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Explore San Francisco and Bay Area culture through theater reviews, film, contemporary art, and creative events. Featuring original artwork by Loni Stark, film reviews by Jeanne Powell, and insights by ATCA member Clinton Stark.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley announces new season via Twitter
We've been covering the Bay Area theater scene here on Stark Insider for four years now, and I don't yet recall a season announcement being…
Review: ‘Red’ All about Mark Rothko
If the photos of Rothko that litter the web are any indication, King completely nails Rothko’s physical persona. His intense performance is so unrelenting that…
Sun Valley Film Festival announces lineup
Academy Award-winning actress Jodie Foster is a featured guest this year.
Businessweek is cool again
The iPad and Businessweek: two reasons why traveling can be (somewhat) less of a hassle. Is BW cool again? I think so.
Art-o-mat dispenses original artwork for $5
Art-o-Mat is made from revamped vintage cigarette machines, and dispenses small, cigarette pack–sized original pieces of artwork.
What’s the ideal length for a YouTube video?
Stark Insider TV is closing in on 1 million YouTube views (eta: this summer) and we're celebrating by publishing a weekly piece on our experience…
Berkeley: Here comes Gershwin
Featuring music by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin The special presentation will land on the Thrust stage for two weeks in June. Hershey Felder stars…
Wrapped in Loss: ‘Our Practical Heaven’ at Aurora
The incompleteness don't so much detract as it engages, presenting riddles that need to be uncoded. Without this incompleteness there would be no drama.
‘Promises, Promises’ a bygone era
Depicting a pre-feminist era when sexual harassment was almost considered acceptable masculine behavior, the story is certainly an eye-opener in terms of the way women…