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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.


Without Reason: The Book

Posted on November 22, 2006 Under Books

Without Reason is a limited edition art-book featuring work from graffiti artists, painters, designers, illustrators, photographers and tattoo artists from around the world. Familiar names like Ricky Powell, Bask, Mars One, Future Relic, UPSO and Brendan Monroe grace the 72…

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Puppy Love: Puppies Against Cancer

Posted on November 22, 2006 Under Art

Miami based Luminaire teamed up with Christie's to help 'puppies fight cancer'-- that is, they had 36 world renowned artists, architects and designers to convert a plastic 3D puppy into a beautiful and unique creation. Artists like Elke Walter, Antonio…

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Terra Plana: Eco Friendly Shoes

Posted on November 22, 2006 Under Fashion

There's a nice little debate over at Inhabitat about what makes a shoe sustainable--specifically they're talking about the "Eco-Friendly Footwear" brand Terra Plana. While we're all for eco-friendly, saving the world and understand using leather isn't exactly sustainable-- we still…

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Puma Yutori Kimono

Posted on November 21, 2006 Under Fashion

Freshness Magazine has some pictures of the beautiful new Yutori Kimono shoes by Puma. They're inspired by traditional Japanese Geisha culture and are actually made of vintage kimono dress fabrics-- but wait isn't cutting a Kimono like committing Hari Kari?…

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Grow Your Own 1up Mushrooms

Posted on November 21, 2006 Under Food

We're not huge gamers here-- even though we do have an original Tetris Arcade game here in the office. We're suckers for the originals, the old-school-- okay, the not-to-complex games that require very elementary hand-eye coordination. Occasionally I break out…

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Pillows By EAT

Posted on November 21, 2006 Under Design

Lets face it, throw-pillows aren't really the most masculine things in the world-- but that doesn't mean they can't be. We've probably all gone through fighting a girlfriend, house-mate or significant other against putting the drab baby-blue velvet throw pillows…

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Freeline Skates: Our Red

Posted on November 21, 2006 Under Design

Our pals at Freeline Skates are up to good this holiday season, recently joining the Product(Red) campaign. (If you're unfamiliar with these skates check out our last post). They're dedicating $15 per package of "Our Red" version Freeline Skates towards…

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Adidas: American Lux

Posted on November 20, 2006 Under Fashion

Check out the nice limited edition shoes over at Commonwealth, the Adidas 'American Lux'-- an instant and timeless classic. Red, white and blue snake skin, leather uppers, perforated leather inner lining-- pimp cup not included. Congrats to the guys for…

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The iPod Book Case: DIY

Posted on November 20, 2006 Under Design

Easily the most refreshing DIY iPod case we've seen in a while-- from a user who goes by the name of Izatchu on Flickr. Especially good for high-school kids who aren't allowed to have iPods in school (not sure how…

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Hitchsters: Share A Cab

Posted on November 20, 2006 Under Travel

I can't count how many times I've been in a taxi-line in any-city USA and just know there must be other people in the line going to the same location as me. Once in a while I take my chances…

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