Many of you have probably noticed the posts by our latest contributor and new hand-on-deck here at JoshSpear.com, Heather Snodgrass. Born in Mackay, North Queensland, Australia (G'day, Mate), Heather moved to NYC in December '05, after four years in San…
Continue Reading →Can I get a 'hip hip hooray' for Charlie Engle, Ray Zahab, and Kevin Lin? The three ultra-endurance athletes just completed an 111 day run across the Sahara Desert. They ran the equivalent of 2 marathons per day to cover…
Continue Reading →From time to time we like to point you toward websites that we love-- for the site design in and of itself. From a design and interactive standpoint, I have to say I love Mercedes' uber-interactive (as I am calling…
Continue Reading →Beat 13, an artist and music collective, was created in Birmingham, UK back in '99. The founders, Lucy Mclauchlan and Matt Watkins say it all started with drawing, music instruments came next, and then came the computers. This Rolls Roys,…
Continue Reading →Last year, RollingStone writer Andrew Vontz was responsible for one of the best quotes I had read in awhile. Commenting on Ryan Adams and the phenomena of the popularity of the 'homeless-hipster look,' he wrote: 'Now we have frat guys…
Continue Reading →Looking to catch some chaos on wheels? Denver Roller Dolls will jam you senseless. This 70's-reminiscent girl-on-girl skater sport was invented in the 1930's and is finally enjoying a reckless and well-deserved revival. But mercy is not in the mix.…
Continue Reading →Restaurants in the homeland aren’t what one might expect. Although soba and udon are daily fare at the thousands of noodle shops spread across Tokyo and nabe (a sort of rice stew made with fish or meat and vegetables) is…
Continue Reading →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…
Continue Reading →Hong Kong Designers for ODM have created a scrolling watch that won the prestigious 2004 reddot design award, and the IF design award in China. These unique watches scroll messages like "Save the forest" "World Peace No War", and some…
Continue Reading →I've seen this pop up on a few sites now, seems pretty celver. The backpack that is a mobile power source to charge your gadgets without tying you to a power outlet. Three solar panels that generate 4 watts of…
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