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.


I Have Wanderlust Posters

Posted on April 23, 2010 Under Art

Beautiful posters after my own wander-lusting heart. Africa, Antarctica, Asia, South America, North America, Australia and Europe. That reminds me of a song I used to sing. All the prints are created using high quality art paper sourced from sustainable…

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Silk Invaders Tie

Posted on April 23, 2010 Under Fashion

Definitely need this for the next black tie event I go to.

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Jawbone Funny Video Contest

Posted on April 20, 2010 Under Gadgetry

Ever been on a call where unwanted background noise caused an annoying interruption or humorous mishap? Our friends at Aliph know it happens, so they're launching the “Jawbone Stimulus Funny Video Contest” with a grand prize of $10,000. Starting today…

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Making Ideas Happen: The Cake Edition

Posted on April 19, 2010 Under Food

My friend Scott Belsky spent nearly 5 years writing "Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming The Obstacles Between Vision & Reality" - a book all about execution and how some of the most productive people and teams in the creative world operate.…

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Graffiti Analysis

Posted on April 19, 2010 Under Life

Graffiti Analysis 2.0: Digital Blackbook from Evan Roth on Vimeo. This Graffiti Analysis project is wildly impressive.  Via QBN Graffiti Analysis is an extensive ongoing study in the motion of graffiti. Custom software designed for graffiti writers creates visualizations of…

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Pixels by Patrick Jean

Posted on April 16, 2010 Under Art

Pixels by Patrick Jean. This is the coolest and most imaginative thing i’ve seen in a long time. No idea how people do these special effects but this is totally incredible! I agree.  Thanks Adam.

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The Nike Music Shoe

Posted on April 15, 2010 Under Music

The fact that these guys keep straight faces playing shoes is impressive. Somewhere in a top secret location in Tokyo, break beat music duo, HIFANA (composed of KEIZOmachine and JUICY) discovered that Nike Free Run+ running shoes can drop beats…

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Small Axe, Big Tree

Posted on April 15, 2010 Under Design

This reminds me of Bob Marley's song Small Axe...  Don't ask me why I need this, but, um, I do. Beautiful axe-kit from Swedish Gränsfors Bruks. Solid steal head and hickory handle. Via Notcot.org

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Every Painting in the MoMA

Posted on April 15, 2010 Under Art

Check it out.  Every painting on the wall at the MoMA from April 10th. And it only takes two minutes to see them all.  They should do updates/changes everyday and share them this way!

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Jason Alper Opening: Los Angeles

Posted on April 13, 2010 Under Art

If you're in LA next week you should swing by the Guy Hepner Gallery for this Jason Alper opening. Should be great. Alper, for the past decade, has been an influencer in the world of popular culture. Collaborating with Sacha…

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