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Wearables Report: Was Pebble’s $12.8 million Kickstarter campaign a success?

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.30.2016

Perspective, it’s an an interesting thing. By all accounts Pebble’s third Kickstarter campaign — for two updated Pebble smartwatches and an Android-powered fitness tracker aimed at…

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Heartthrobs: ‘Biggest Boy Band Ever’

BY JEANNE POWELL — 06.28.2016

A pleasant evening at the Nourse, with San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus.

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Homegrown phone – Is Google aiming to be more like Apple?

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.27.2016

Being open is both a blessing and a curse. One the plus side, others can run hog wild. In the case of Google’s Android operating…

Loni Stark - Driving fast, receiving mysterious phone call

Culture

A top secret mission

BY LONI STARK — 06.24.2016

Vintage Mercedes cars. The autonomous Spanish city of Ceuta. An ex-con. Yes, this one is going to be interesting. I’m on a secret mission. I…

Cameras & Filmmaking

Canon EOS 80D Video Creator Kit: Is it a good deal?

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.23.2016

Like we’ve seen before with previous models, Canon has announced a “Video Creator Kit” for its new EOS 80D DSLR camera. The package includes a…

Culture

Broadway Under the Stars: From Baja beaches to Sonoma ruins, the remarkable story (Video)

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.22.2016

This has to rank as one of the country’s most incredible arts-related stories. The arts? Success? In 2016? Yes, yes and yes. It’s an adventurous…

Culture

Shawn Hook interview, plus concert highlights from Live in the Vineyard (Video)

BY LONI STARK — 06.16.2016

The Stark Insider summer concert series continues with interviews and highlights from the Live in the Vineyard music festival. Past episodes include Pentatonix, Ben Rector,…

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Neon Demon: Ryan Gosling moderates most awkward film panel ever

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.15.2016

The Neon Demon premiered in Los Angeles last night, and lots was happening on the red — purple! — carpet, with much of it captured…

Cameras & Filmmaking

Wanderlust Video: “1797” Mission San Juan Bautista (Shot on RED Raven)

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.14.2016

Sloooow motion. Slow-mo. Right?! Doesn’t slowing a moving image down just make everything seem more interesting? Possibly. We see it in sports all the time…

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Apple watchOS 3: Apps to load up to 7x faster

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.13.2016

The agony may soon come to an end. Anyone who owns an Apple Watch know the one huge, frustrating issue that plagues the wearable: apps…