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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 Opus Hotel: Vancouver

Posted on May 1, 2009 Under Life

On my last night in Vancouver I had the opportunity (really, the pleasure) to stay at The Opus Hotel, located in the up-and-coming Yaletown district. I've stayed at hundreds of boutique hotels around the world and was really quite surprised…

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Total Sao Paulo: The Book

Posted on April 29, 2009 Under Books

Ladies and gentleman: Our very own Sao Paulo correspondent Phuong-Cac is a now a published author. Hooray! Total Sao Paulo: A Guide To The Unexpected is out today! The book is all about, you guessed it, Sao Paulo"“ features maps,…

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Flip and Tumble Bags

Posted on April 29, 2009 Under Eco

Reusable bags. I want to use (and reuse) my reusable bags, but I always forget them at home. I love how many of them I see around lately though. I don't carry a purse so carrying it around is a…

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Fashion Surgical Masks

Posted on April 29, 2009 Under Design

What would you do if you were an out of work art director with some free time and you wanted to help fight the Swine Flu epidemic plaguing Mexico (and looking pretty grim all over the place)? Irina Blok decided…

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Dalek & Mike Giant: Paris

Posted on April 29, 2009 Under Art

Hypebeast has a few nice pictures of the Dalek/Mike Giant opening at Galerie Magda Danysz that took place last week in Paris. The show runs through May 23rd and if you're in the area, you should definately check it out.…

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Beautiful Decay Spring Collection

Posted on April 27, 2009 Under Fashion

Our friends at Beautiful Decay just released their Spring 09 line of t-shirts, some shown above. Tons of great stuff and plenty of awesome weather here in NYC to wear them (damn, it's hot here!). The new season features iconic…

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Concrete Hermit

Posted on April 26, 2009 Under Art

   Concrete Hermit is a gallery, shop and publisher based in East London that has been holding regular exhibitions of emerging talent and artists since 2007. They primarily work with graphics artists and illustrators to produce and promote talent through…

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Jose Parla in Hong Kong

Posted on April 26, 2009 Under Art

Our favorite artist Jose Parla has a show coming up in Hong Kong (and I think I'll make it) at the Ooi Botos Gallery. The show opens May 14th and will feature new work from an exhibition he is calling…

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Yew Restaurant: Vancouver

Posted on April 26, 2009 Under Travel

Vancouver is a fantastic city to explore and discover new restaurants "“ especially if you like seafood as much as I do. The access to quality ingredients would make any food connoisseur drool. It certainly had me blissed the whole…

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Greedy Genius Ocean Runner

Posted on April 22, 2009 Under Fashion

Brandon Chang, Co-founder of Greedy Genius dropped us a note with a preview of his latest creation– dubbed the Ocean Runner shown here. Nods to nautical inspiration, Brandon says it's inspired through our travels. A mix of classic American, Asian…

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