About the author

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.


Sneakerplay Invites

Posted on June 28, 2006 Under Life

Attention sneaker-heads: I've still got a couple of Sneakerplay invites left for a lucky few that send in a picture of their sneaker collection or hottest shoe to sneakers [at] joshspear.com. The buzz on this site has been crazy, all…

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Corey Arnold: New Site, New Work

Posted on June 27, 2006 Under Art

Corey Arnold, the fantastic photographer from Southern California we covered more than a year ago is back in action with a great new site and some breathtaking work. His Bering Sea Crabbing series photos are totally unreal. I won't even…

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Talk Back: The Book

Posted on June 26, 2006 Under Books

Anyone who has spent any amount of time in NYC would have noticed the hundreds of thought and speech bubbles strategically placed on advertisements around the city--that's The Bubble Project. "More Bubbles mean more freed spaces, more sharing of personal…

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Sneakerplay: Global Sneaker Culture

Posted on June 25, 2006 Under Life

Sneakerplay is the world's first social network for the style conscious sneaker community. It has all the usual features of a social network we've come to expect-- but this time it's a place to meet other like minded sneaker-enthusiasts, network…

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Mario Live

Posted on June 25, 2006 Under Art

This incredible video is a live performance and rendition of the first level from Super Mario Brothers. Anyone that has played Mario will recognize every step of the way completely. It was performed and videotaped at Golden Goose, a yearly…

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Oki-ni Sale

Posted on June 23, 2006 Under Fashion

One of my favorite collaboration brands Oki-ni is having a pretty big sale on mens clothing, sneakers and accessories. Faves include the Marathon 80 Oki-ni/adidas collaboration an the dozens of fairly rare and hard to find t-shirts. Limited edition Oki-ni…

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Momimomi: Natural Causes

Posted on June 20, 2006 Under Fashion

Momimomi's Spring 2006 line is finally available online, just in time to rock them straight through summer. This season is all about natural causes: idea, action. produce and destroy. cut and paste. eye wide open and screaming. twisting, turning. soaked…

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Malaysia Airlines: First Class

Posted on June 19, 2006 Under Travel

Our trip to Asia wouldn't have been possible without the generous and gracious sponsorship of Malaysia Airlines. We upgraded to first class in order to experience this airline which some rank as "best in Asia." (It's one of only a…

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Extortr: Blackmail The World

Posted on June 19, 2006 Under Life

We don't usually post jokes here-- but this one was too good to pass up on. Extortr is a spoof-site that makes blackmailing easy, or as they put it "the most efficient way to blackmail the world." You upload a…

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Seven Sandals for Summer

Posted on June 19, 2006 Under Fashion

Although I'm a year round flip flop kind of guy, the summer solstice is coming and the temperature is pushing 100 degrees here. We thought we would share some of our favorite sandals for summer time (or even all year…

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