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.


It’s Survey Time!

Posted on November 9, 2005 Under Life

Got five minutes? I need your help! It has been a long time since I did any type of demographic Survey on my site, and I think it's time to find out who's out there! This time I teamed up…

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Scott Rench at SOFA

Posted on November 9, 2005 Under Art

Scott Rench is quickly on his way to fame and stardom-- and he deserves every bit of it. His new work was recently in the SOFA Chicago show, or as some call it: "The International Exposition of Sculpture Objects &…

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Momimomi T-Shirts

Posted on November 8, 2005 Under Fashion

I'm absolutely loving the new t-shirts I just received from momimomi. Very rarely does a t-shirt line get both factors of the ultimate t-shirt equation correct: Super silky buttery smooth cotton, and simple yet sophisticated graphics. Momimomi was started by…

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100% Design Tokyo

Posted on November 8, 2005 Under Design

I wish I could have been at Tokyo Designer's Week last week, the pictures look amazing. MoCo Tokyo editor Jean Snow managed to snap a handful of excellent pictures from the exhibit. Check them out, great stuff!

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iPod nano Headphones

Posted on November 8, 2005 Under Gadgetry

The Macally mTUNE (available in late November/Early December) allows you to turn your iPod nano into a cordless MP3 Headset. It's a great idea, but with headphones to me it all comes down to how do they sound, and how…

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Tank Theory Update

Posted on November 7, 2005 Under Fashion

Zach Johnsen, the artist behind the Tank Theory t-shirt and poster line is showing some of his work at the Subject Matter Gallery in Costa Mesa, California. The showing will also feature work by Dan St. George and Tra Selhtrow.…

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Project Hello

Posted on November 7, 2005 Under Art

Project Hello is a homelessness philanthropy effort, raising awareness by distributing 5,000 "Hello My Name Is.." signs all over the world in an effort to change the way people think about and treat persons living on the street. As of…

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Modern Design For Kids

Posted on November 4, 2005 Under Design

I have no plans for children in at-least the next dozen years of my life, but hypothetically speaking if I did have children they'd be playing with this Modern Doll House. It's designed by the Sirch Family in Germany-- with…

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New Andy Smith Illustrations

Posted on November 4, 2005 Under Art

The crazy drawing 'Brit Andy Smith is at it again. He has some hilarious new silkscreen printed books called: 'We are the target people' and 'They quickly ran from the enormous finger'. He also has some new silkscreen printed posters…

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Advertising and Design Goodness

Posted on November 3, 2005 Under Design

I truly love great advertising, I guess you could say I'm sort of an ad-geek. I've been following Frederik Samuel's blog lately, he simply calls it "Advertising/Design Goodness." He works full time in advertising and design in Toronto, Canada. He…

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