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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.


BMW Targets ‘Creative Class’

Posted on May 5, 2006 Under Press

In an effort to reach the "creative class" online, GSD&M, which also handles media, is placing ads on sites such as www.theonion.com, www.gawker.com, www.joshspear.com, www.gothamist.com and www.weblogs.com. GSD&M won the $180 million account in November. Full Article Here

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Motomichi Nakamura

Posted on May 5, 2006 Under Art

Motomichi Nakamura was born and raised in Japan, lived in Ecuador for a bit and currently works as a digital artist in Brooklyn. He has exhibited his animation, paintings and drawings around the world. The Monster Series is pretty fun--…

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HazMaPosters

Posted on May 4, 2006 Under Design

I've always been a big fan of the UNKL toys, especially the Hazmapos series. In celebration of the super-special B1 Series, UNLK created a limited run of "sales" posters. They're hand screened, signed, numbered and are only $10 each. Of…

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Moustache May

Posted on May 4, 2006 Under Life

I could have swarn it was Moustache March-- but I guess I was wrong because the public has spoken and 'you can never have enough Moustache'. I bring you Mustache May, a month-long celebration of the manly moustache. "It is…

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Reporting From Taiwan and Japan

Posted on May 3, 2006 Under Travel

I'm leaving on Monday morning for the next couple of weeks to Asia. I'll be hunting around Taipei for a day and then on to Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. I'm planning on hunting for everything from restaurants, stores to shops…

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Marc Jacobs Does Vans (Again)

Posted on May 3, 2006 Under Fashion

Aloha Rag just received literally 15 different styles of the the limited edition Vans Marc Jacob Editions. These aren't new styles, but they've been fairly hard to find-- and weren't previously available online anywhere I knew of. Well I'm partial…

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Joanna Sands

Posted on May 3, 2006 Under Art

Joanna Sands started her sculpture career building large installations in abandoned buildings in the early '90s. At first she was using found materials but over time grew her work and adapted to new and prettier materials. Point blank her work…

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The $39 Experiment

Posted on May 2, 2006 Under Life

Tom Locke says he is an average guy-- not rich, not poor. He had an interesting idea one day when he was staring at a $39 roll of stamps wondering what on earth he could get for $39 in this…

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Raunchy Wrapping Paper

Posted on May 1, 2006 Under Design

Suck UK is totally ahead of the pack when it comes to fun, quirky, and innovative products. The company runs the gauntlet of design-- some useful, some useless, and some just too fun not to mention. This double-sided raunchy gift…

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Zhang Huan

Posted on May 1, 2006 Under Art

Zhang Huan lives and works in New York, but is originally from the He Nan Province in China. He picked up an M.A. at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing-- but I doubt any of his professors ever…

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