Portrait of a Sneaker

Posted on June 7, 2006 Under Life

With Portrait of a Sneaker, author Sidney Lo, takes us inside today's kicks culture by profiling some of the big and small, collectors and distributors-- all making names for themselves in the US sneaker community. The article is well written,…

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Guest Contributor: Andrea Enright

Posted on June 6, 2006 Under Life

Many of you might have noticed the posts kicking in from our newest contributor Andrea who is currently embedded in Eastern Europe. Andrea Enright, entrepreneur and writer from Denver, CO, is a Peace Corps volunteer living with her husband in…

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Zach Slow To Get Random (Maybe)

Posted on May 31, 2006 Under Life

Remember that nutty fella' trying to raise $10,000 to take his favorite musician, Lady Sovereign, out on a date? Or, as he liked to put it Get Random with Lady Sovereign. He pulled all sorts of mad-theatrics and public stunts…

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Heklucht by Himom

Posted on May 25, 2006 Under Life

With the bike becoming ever more popular in our city lives, we are also seeing a rejuvenation in bicycle peripheral design such as the car shaped bike rack by Adrian Rovero, but what about the functionality and maintenance of our…

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V-Scratch

Posted on May 24, 2006 Under Life

Valerio Spoletini has two loves, vjing and scratching, and as a student at the University of Art & Design Lausanne was given the opportunity to combine the two in his diploma project, V-Scratch. As opposed to scratching pre-produced video in…

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Adidas Roller Skates

Posted on May 18, 2006 Under Life, Travel

I received a lot of feedback and questions regarding the Adidas roller skates I mentioned I saw earlier this week in Daikanyama. I was a little bit off on the price, they're actually only 41,000 Yen or about $375. I…

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Zach Slow Gets Random

Posted on May 18, 2006 Under Life

We had to give mad props to Zach Slow for his clever celebrity dating tactics! Spawning from his interest, ok, downright obsession, for Lady Sovereign, Zach has started a website, help me get random with lady sovereign, to help earn…

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Touchdown in Japan

Posted on May 11, 2006 Under Life

Nothing anyone ever told me about how wild Tokyo is could have prepared me for what this place is really like. I arrived earlier today with just enough time to dip into Shibuya around the corner from my hotel to…

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JoshSpear.com Redesigned!

Posted on May 7, 2006 Under Life

After blogging for more than two years with the the same system and site design I felt it was time for change. So, what's new? Comments: In the past, allowing comments was nearly impossible due to the overwhelming amount of…

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Moustache May

Posted on May 4, 2006 Under Life

I could have swarn it was Moustache March-- but I guess I was wrong because the public has spoken and 'you can never have enough Moustache'. I bring you Mustache May, a month-long celebration of the manly moustache. "It is…

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