Now that we're actually in '09, you're helplessly behind the times if haven't changed your calendar. Well, maybe not. Maybe you've just been waiting for a special day to make the switch. The Standard Hotel understands fashionably late -- their…
Continue Reading →Poor January babies; they seem to get so little love in the birthday gift department once the holidays are over. But a Bay Area friend turning another year older soon may appreciate a one-year membership to 18 Reasons, a community…
Continue Reading →Social Revolution. The thought of it has been woven into 2008 like an election campaign narrative. Change, equality, sustainability -- all huge ideas in need of huge effort to bring them to life, and even bigger efforts to make them…
Continue Reading →Lou Reed's voice has been at the forefront of rock 'n' roll since he first appeared with the Velvet Underground & Nico in the 60's. The Brooklyn-born icon has influenced generations of musicians and writers, inspiring everyone from David Bowie…
Continue Reading →Last time you saw an animal frozen in time you were probably either at the Museum of Natural History or a Damien Hearst exhibit. But the designs of San Franciscan illustrator Cindy Yu -- perhaps better known in the Esty…
Continue Reading →The Gift: Here at JoshSpear.com World Headquarters, deep beneath a volcano in the South Pacific, we tried to figure out a prize both gigantic and fun to roll out during our 14 Days of Chrismukkah giveaway event. Jeff Staple (of…
Continue Reading →Richard Haines is designerman, a fashion designer and blogger whose sketches of NYC style cause as many double takes as the people who inspire them. A brightly talented illustrator with a taste for the streets, Richard strolls New York City…
Continue Reading →Filmmaker Ryan Gielen had the idea for the coming-of-age film "The Graduates" (essentially, high school buddies travel to Ocean City for one last hurrah and female attention) as well as locations and a cast. What he didn't have was money…
Continue Reading →When Corey Rich was 13, a teacher noticed that he had very capable biceps. This happened during a pull-up contest - one of those middle school battles to trick kids into fitness over fatness- and Corey had knocked out 35…
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