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.


Dirtee Stank Air 180

Posted on March 18, 2005 Under Fashion

This is the Dirtee Stank Air 180, no joke, named after Dizze Rascal's record label. It's a collaboration between 25Survivors, Dizzie Rascal and Nike. 25Survivors produced the special edition packaging, t-shirts, and more. Only 48 pairs were made, and I'm…

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DNA Testing Kit

Posted on March 18, 2005 Under Gadgetry

Think Geek has a new product they're calling the DNA Immortality--if you fancy making it absolute certain you'll be able to have yourself cloned in the future. The kit lets you take a secure sample of DNA with their foam…

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Classickicks

Posted on March 18, 2005 Under Travel

Classickicks is one of my favorite sneaker and clothing boutiques in NYC. They have a stellar collection of some of the hottest sneakers around. They're very knowledgeable about all their stock-- The owners are sneaker collectors themselves. You can view…

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i-TRAK

Posted on March 17, 2005 Under Gadgetry

Tech Air's laptop bag isn't much of a looker--but it is worth mentioning because it has a pretty nifty add on. Designed for heavy travelers, the bag comes with a free subscription to i-TRAK, the world's first technically integrated, airline…

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Jason Thielke

Posted on March 16, 2005 Under Art

I got a chance to check out some of Jason Thielke's work a few weeks ago during first friday of the month art walk in Denver. Just about everything I saw that night produced sleepers in the corners of my…

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Project Litmus

Posted on March 16, 2005 Under Art

Jason Bruges has created "four interactive sculptures that act as giant litmus papers, sensing and responding to a variety of environmental stimuli, such as daylight, wind, and tides in the riverside area". These interactive sculptures are placed in the London…

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Human Ad Space

Posted on March 16, 2005 Under Life

An article on Guerilla-Innovation led me to finally address this developing body advertisement trend. This whole human space advertising business--as much as I want to ignore its absurdity, is catching on quickly. Most of us have heard about the 20…

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Shynola Beck Video

Posted on March 15, 2005 Under Music

Shynola has another Beck video for the song E-Pro off his newest album Guero. It's packed full of crazy transitions, weird illustrations, and an overall fun video--not to mention a good song. (Yes that's Beck standing on a cross in…

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Bicicleta

Posted on March 15, 2005 Under Design

I'm all for renewable design, and I think this Bicicleta carpeting from designers Ariadna Miquel and Ana Mir works out quite nice. The carpet was inspired during a drip to india where bicyles are the primary mode of transprtation. "The…

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Amaztype

Posted on March 15, 2005 Under Design

The addition of visualizers to search engines is quickly gaining popularity. This one is pretty cool, it's called Amaztype. It's made by Keita Kitamura and Yugo Nakamura and allows you to search amazon.com for any media by title or author--and…

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