On Location: Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico (Video)
Someday soon I’ll be down again with Blackmagic Cinema gear in tow. For now I’m shooting these segments--Farmers Market, Sierra de la Giganta, Taco Stands…
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Best Wine Advice Ever: Drink what you like
... chances are if you drink something you don't like, you won't like it.
Bay Area Stage: A Bright New Boise, Amaluna (Video), Underneath the Lintel, Little Women, The Snow Queen
This week's roundup features shows by Cirque du Soleil, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, A.C.T., Magic Theatre, Aurora Theater and San Jose Rep.
Google Play Music comes to Apple iPad, iPhone (Huge!)
Now that Google has made Play Music available for iOS my mobile music universe is coming together.
Stark Insider TV: Cirque du Soleil Behind-the-Scenes at ‘Amaluna’ (VIDEO)
Peacocks served as color inspiration for Amaluna. Imagine a peacock's tail being used as a paint brush. Rich swashes of greenish blues. Violets. Golds.
Review: Kinivo BTX270 Bluetooth Speaker (Hint: Winner)
Dynamic range, in particular, is startling for such a small box. Bass is rumble-icious.
Stark Insider TV: Snoopy hits the stage (VIDEO)
All told, 17,897 'Peanuts' strips were published making it "arguably the longest story ever told my one human being". The challenge? Bringing the iconic Peanuts…
The Snow Queen puts holiday tradition on ice
The fantastical adventure follows Gerda through an unimaginably dangerous and whimsical world with singing flowers, a chattering crow and a talking river to save her…
Wine Review: Chateau Montelena 2011 Chardonnay a classically styled, Napa beauty
Here is a wine with pedigree to spare. Chardonnay from this winery put the world on notice in 1976. As most know, it was then,…
Sony PlayStation 4 vs. Microsoft Xbox One – I’ve made up my mind
Seven years ago, when the PS3 and Xbox were released, there was markedly less competition. The iPhone had not been invented. That would happen in…