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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.


Squidfire Designs

Posted on September 15, 2005 Under Fashion

Focused on quality, comfort, and individuality; SquidFire's t-shirts are all hand designed, hand printed, and each piece is given individual attention. They have some fun 'animal' based t-shirts for both guys and gals, my favorite is the stag shirt in…

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Review: Booq’s Boa.XM [system]

Posted on September 14, 2005 Under Travel

I'm always trying out new bags, in search for the perfect combination of design, functionality, construction, and usability. I've been a BOOQ fan for a while, they're an industry leader in quality, design, and construction-- and I was thrilled when…

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Denver: 400 Recycled Soles Party

Posted on September 13, 2005 Under Design

This coming Thursday, September 15th, Jason Thielke will be at a benefit party in Denver painting and drawing live from 7:30-9:30pm, on found objects and panels. His partner will be Ray Young Chu of the Yummies, and all the work…

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AnOTHER t-shirt: Opening Party Tonight

Posted on September 13, 2005 Under Design

Tonight the New York Collective for The Arts will be celebrating the launch of their first design show, anOTHER T.HIRT Competition. I mentioned the competition a few weeks ago, and if you're in NYC tonight, you should definitely check out…

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First Impressions: iPod Nano

Posted on September 13, 2005 Under Gadgetry

The pictures floating around of the newest addition to the iPod family don't do ANY justice. The iPod Nano is seriously tiny, nano sized, and it's far smaller than I ever expected it to be. The packaging and branding of…

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Travel and Food

Posted on September 9, 2005 Under Travel

I had such a great response to my articles about Travel and Food that I went ahead and added a much needed Travel & Food category. Over the past six months I had just been dumping all my travel finds…

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Paris: Hotel Sezz

Posted on September 8, 2005 Under Travel

During my quick stay in Paris last weekend, I got to check out Hotel Sezz, the new hotel "experience", designed by Christopher Pillet, who cut his teeth working under Phillipe Starck. The idea behind the hotel is in regards to…

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Regrowth: Katrina

Posted on September 8, 2005 Under Fashion

Threadless has the most generous company dollar matching program I have seen to date-- they're donating $20 for every Regrwoth: Katrina t-shirt sold. The shirts are only $10, and are designed by Ross Zietz, a new designer at Threadless. Go…

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Motorola ROKR and iTunes Nano

Posted on September 7, 2005 Under Gadgetry

It has been a big day for gadget lovers, Motorola officially announced the Motorola ROKR phone, which holds 100 songs, syncs with iTunes, etc. The phone is available now from Cingular, at $250 with a two year contract. On another…

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Maison et Objet: Accesoires De Bonne Compagnie

Posted on September 7, 2005 Under Design

"Simplement Concu Pour Vous"... The wallets and Accesoires De Bonne Compagnie, was one of the nicest products I saw at M&O. The wallets were all made incredibly well, in absolutely luxuriously soft leather. There most unique wallet, when all the…

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