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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.


I'm In Like With You: Invite Giveaway

Posted on April 16, 2007 Under Life

We've got a few invites to the new and super-exclusive networking, gaming, and round about dating site called I'm in like with you. If you haven't poked around the site yet it's worth a visit-- the user interface and experience…

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TED.com Relaunch

Posted on April 16, 2007 Under Life

TED, the unbelievable once-yearly conference on spreading knowledge far and wide just launched a new, refreshing and incredibly pleasing web presence. The new website is built around their infamous tag line: "Ideas worth spreading"-- so every aspect of the site…

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UNKL + Wilco= Hilariously Great

Posted on April 13, 2007 Under Design

Word just landed in my inbox that our friends from UNKL teamed up with indie-rock superstar (and apparently UNKL toy obsessed) front man Jeff Tweedy of Wilco. They're getting ready to release the "six pack" six-figure set of the guys…

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Y3 Spring/Summer 2007

Posted on April 13, 2007 Under Fashion

My favorite fashion collaboration of all time, Adidas Y3, has done it again (I think I say that every season). The clothing, footwear and accessories for Spring/Summer 2007 are fabulous, but that's a no brainer and not a huge surprise.…

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PaloozaHead

Posted on April 12, 2007 Under Design

Our pals over at Grow Interactive (the team that helped make this site the excellence it is today) just launched a fun site promoting Lollapalooza 2007 called PaloozaHead. In traditional Grow-like viral fashion, the site allows you to upload your…

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An Afternoon in Seattle

Posted on April 11, 2007 Under Travel

I was in Seattle yesterday afternoon for about 5 hours with about an hour free-- just long enough to poke my head into a few shops. I made it into a shop called Capital 1524-- a nice, well rounded collection,…

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Graniph Invades NYC

Posted on April 9, 2007 Under Fashion

One of my favorite Japanese shops and t-shirt sources, Graniph is coming into NYC for a little two month stint at Reed Space on Orchard. Graniph is a great example of how far ahead Tokyo is in the democratization of…

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TED Prize Talks

Posted on April 6, 2007 Under Life

At long last the talks of TED Prize Winners, President Bill Clinton, EO Wilson and James Nachtwey are available online for your viewing pleasure. I've embedded James Nachtwey's talk here about his decades as a photo journalist-- my favorite of…

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Happy Merry Whatever

Posted on April 5, 2007 Under Design

We're big fans of these new wrapping papers from Happy Merry Whatever. Okay, so it's not exactly the holiday season (even if my birthday is coming up), but we thought it was worth sharing nonetheless. Outfit your next present in…

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Flickr Tag Browser

Posted on April 3, 2007 Under Design

Check out this awesomely simple and sexy Flickr Tag Browser, a little application built by Felix Turner of Airtight Interactive. The application starts with a simple search bar; type in a keyword and it brings up a nice view of…

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