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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.


The Wilderness Downtown

Posted on August 30, 2010 Under Music

This Google Chrome Experiment called The Wilderness Downtown is beyond awesome. Maybe the best piece of digital execution I have seen in several years. If I gave away screen shots, it would ruin it. Sit through the whole song by…

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Holiday Matinee T-Shirts

Posted on August 29, 2010 Under Fashion

I'm totally digging the new Holiday Matinee t-shirts celebrating creativity.

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Aston Martin Carbon Black DBS by Jeff Koons

Posted on August 27, 2010 Under Art

It doesn't entirely make sense to me why Jeff Koons painted over the already special unique black paint Aston Martin used on this particular DBS, but I still like it. It's sort of like lollipop land meets James Bond. I'm…

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Ontour: The Magnificent Five

Posted on August 26, 2010 Under Fashion

My friends from Ontour are at it again. In their own words: This year is our fifth anniversary and to celebrate this we've chosen the magic number 5 as the underlying theme of our new Autumn/Winter 2010 collection, named 'The…

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Cool Hunting Goes Local

Posted on August 25, 2010 Under Travel

Congrats to my friends at Cool Hunting on the launch of Cool Hunting Local! If you're visiting Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York or San Francisco, check out their recommendations.

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Distorted Identities

Posted on August 23, 2010 Under Art

I love this project. To what extent can we distort famous logos and symbols that they remain easily recognizable? A personal exploration.

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Biomega goes London and New York

Posted on August 20, 2010 Under Design

Congrats guys, these are gorgeous! Biomega renews its curatorial commitment to cherry picking the world’s top designers to design its bicycles. Ross Lovegrove (Bottom) displays his organic essentialist sensibility through his fresh vision of an integrated bicycle. His integrated solutions…

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Redesigning Money

Posted on August 19, 2010 Under Design

Dowling Duncan wants to renovate America's image abroad, by redesigning our money. Check out the other entries in the Dollar ReDe$ign Project. These particular bills are designed lengthwise: Dowling Duncan say they conducted extensive research on how people deal money…

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Targets NY Fashion Show

Posted on August 18, 2010 Under Fashion

This should be amusing: Target rented out the entire Standard Hotel in NYC and are doing a huge light/music show with dancers in the rooms. Daft Punk's lighting guys are doing the light show, Spike Jonze's brother Sam Spiegel composed…

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Charity Water September 2010

Posted on August 16, 2010 Under Life

It's been four years since charity: water started with the crazy idea that everybody on the planet should have clean water to drink. Since then and thanks to everyone who has donated, they've helped over 1 million people in 17…

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