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Josh Spear: I'm a frequent-flyer-mile-collector trying to visit every country in the world, sushi addict that loves omakase and active investor. Since 2004 this site has been a place for me to share highlights from art, culture, technology and global trends that I care about.


Four Seasons Jackson Hole

Posted on February 6, 2012 Under Travel

French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte once said a picture is worth a thousand words. But not even a thousand pictures could give you the feeling of spending time in Jackson Hole, WY at the Four Seasons. The views, the clean…

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Quackie Kids Storage

Posted on January 30, 2012 Under Design

Fun kids storage unit named Quackie by E-Glue, a design studio for kids in France.

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HERE Film

Posted on January 25, 2012 Under Art

A bizarre but interesting short by Italian film makerLuca Guadagnino for Starwood Hotel's Luxury Collection. Thanks Richard!

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Teenage Engineering Updates

Posted on January 22, 2012 Under Music

Stockholm-based Teenage Engineering are at it again with a new OS Update and a new product.  Can't wait to try it all out on my OP-1. The OS update delivers new drum and sequencer modes and badly-needed MIDI sync, plus…

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SOPA Time

Posted on January 18, 2012 Under Life
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SIHH 2012: IWC Top Gun Launch

Posted on January 18, 2012 Under Design

I had a great time at SIHH with my friends from IWC yesterday. Totally loving the new Pilots Watches. If I had to pick a favorite– it would be the Ceramic Big Pilot's Watch with Perpetual Calendar shown above. Stunning…

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Me-lo-dy Musical Airport Floors

Posted on January 9, 2012 Under Art

Stomping around airports can get old. Design to the rescue! Jeriël Bobbe, a recent Eindhoven grad, has devised a musical floor that you play by dragging your suitcase across it. Bobbe was inspired by something he noticed during his weekly…

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Obliteration Room

Posted on January 4, 2012 Under Art

Pictures from 82-year-old Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama new exhibit at the Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane, Australia called 'Obliteration Room.' Start with a stark-white room then let kids armed with thousands of colored stickers go crazy on it. The result…

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My Year In Cities: 2011

Posted on January 1, 2012 Under Travel

Image via Visual Complexity (not my actual flights)... A good tradition, looking back before I look forward. Where did you go in 2011? * indicates cities visited multiple times on non-consecutive days. Vancouver, Canada* Whistler, Canada Sydney, Australia* Melbourne, Australia…

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GoDaddy Debacle

Posted on December 27, 2011 Under Life

Image via Soshable I have mostly been watching the SOPA news from the sidelines the past few weeks– at least until the supporter list came out. Not so surprisingly, GoDaddy was on there, and the internet went into an uproar.…

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