"Valentine's Day is like herpes: just when you think its gone for good, it rears its ugly head once more. No wonder some people prefer to call it VD." That's the mantra of Be My Anti-Valentine, an online card service…
Continue Reading →At the center of my weekend in Aspen, which was filled with every sort of sensory overload imaginable, was the competition itself. This was the 11th Winter X Games, and it was the most innovative and impressive to date. Attendance…
Continue Reading →Chocolate is at the beginning of a new age. One of the companies at the forefront of flavor and functionality is New Tree. New Tree is the maker of some of my favorite chocolate bars including Vigor, a pick-me-up dark…
Continue Reading →I grew up admiring the skill (and cojones) of mostly U.S.-based skateboarders, but kids these days have the privilege of idolizing skateboarders from all over the world-- talk about a sport that has really taken off from a popularity standpoint.…
Continue Reading →Melding ideas present in Wikipedia, The Anarchist's Cookbook, and principles of environmental responsibility, Howtopedia was set up by a Swiss nonprofit organization as a wiki-style do-it-youself "collaborative platform for practical knowledge and simple technologies, (i.e. technologies that require no complex…
Continue Reading →Our survey is in full swing and more than 350 folks have taken 5 minutes out of their day to tell us a little bit about themselves and why they read JoshSpear.com. They've also automatically all been entered to win…
Continue Reading →I encourage you to view this short film, produced by Christopher Bronsart and Daniel Migg, that re-conceptualizes environmental problems by analyzing the problem from a standpoint humans can grasp: by using the concept of nutrition. The film argues for a…
Continue Reading →It's been more than a year since our last survey-- and traffic has basically tripled since that time. While we think we have some idea about who you (our readers) are, we're all sort of scratching our heads in bewilderment…
Continue Reading →The boys from Thrillist are heading West! The daily newsletter for food, drinks, services, gadgets, gear, sports and travel recently launched their first West coast title. If you're in the LA area be sure to head over and join for…
Continue Reading →A quick heads up to California readers (okay, maybe just Bay Area readers), I'll be speaking at the Community Next conference coming up in a few weeks. Aaron and I are actually kicking the day off (gasp) with our signature…
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