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.


Time Magazine: Messengers of Cool

Posted on October 17, 2005 Under Press

A special welcome to all the Time Magazine readers visiting my site. If you didn't see it yet, this weeks Time has a great article on cool hunting and trend spotting in which I'm featured. It's called "Messengers Of Cool:…

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Smart Shave Review

Posted on October 17, 2005 Under Gadgetry

Shaving is one of my least favorite things to do, so I rarely shave 'bare' to the skin-- I prefer a buzzer for the 12 o'clock shadow look. It's time consuming, and can be uncomfortable--so for the rare occasion I…

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Safe: Design Takes On Risk at MOMA

Posted on October 17, 2005 Under Design

Our friends over at Core77 have amazing coverage of the Museum of Modern Art's next design show called Safe: Design Takes On Risk, a show which opened this weekend. The show really does look amazing and I think deserves all…

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Quiksilver Heating Vest

Posted on October 13, 2005 Under Gadgetry

Two days ago it snowed 30 inches in Breckenridge, CO I kid you not. I saw cars driving around Boulder with piles of snow on their roofs! The snow season is almost upon us, and I can't wait. I'm all…

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New Apple Products

Posted on October 12, 2005 Under Gadgetry

And the crowd goes WILD! Apple has done it again, even before the dust has settled with the introduction of the iPod Nano-- they went ahead introducing the new iPod with a widescreen, thinner body, and video capabilities. It's a…

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SHIFT 2006 Calendar

Posted on October 12, 2005 Under Design

For the past few years SHIFT Japan has created an amazing yearly calendar. It's the result of a competition to select just 12 designs-- and this year's Shift Calendar Competition was more prosperous than ever before. They received 1253 entries…

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Ladies Love Sneakers

Posted on October 12, 2005 Under Fashion

My friends over at Coolhunting have a great feature up right now called "Where the Ladies At?", which is all about the female sneaker collectors of the world. Sneaker collecting is a funny thing, and I've learned it isn't always…

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Standard Motion

Posted on October 12, 2005 Under Design

Jon Setzen runs Standard Motion, a Brooklyn based design studio that creates some really nice limited edition poster prints. He does some work with J Records, as well as many music related and concert poster art for shows around NYC--…

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Bobb Deep: Kingston meets Queens Bridge

Posted on October 11, 2005 Under Music

If you got a hold of he Blue Eyes meets Bed Stuy (Notorious BIG meets Frank Sinatra) mash-up, you know I wasn't kidding about how great it was. Brace yourself, because you're going to flip when you hear the newest…

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Designer Wallpaper

Posted on October 10, 2005 Under Design

Maxalot Exposif is the most impressive collection of 'wallpaper' i've ever seen-- if you can even call it that. It's a limited edition collection designed in collaboration with leading names in graphic design, photography, and illustration. "The collection reflects a…

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