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.


Buncefield: Three Years On

Posted on November 11, 2008 Under Life

Nearly three years ago, Ian Silverstein, one of my dear friends and guest contributors to this site was simply minding his own business, asleep, when his home and everything in it was destroyed by Britain's largest peacetime explosion. His life…

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SpearTalks: Richard Haines

Posted on November 7, 2008 Under Fashion

Richard Haines is designerman, a fashion designer and blogger whose sketches of NYC style cause as many double takes as the people who inspire them. A brightly talented illustrator with a taste for the streets, Richard strolls New York City…

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KAWS Show in NYC

Posted on November 7, 2008 Under Art

I popped by the KAWS' opening last night at Gering & Lopez Gallery and was pretty impressed. The crowd was huge (too many people to even see the art very well), and a line snaked around the room to wait…

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I Destroyed The Sonim XP1 (Easily, actually)…

Posted on November 7, 2008 Under Gadgetry

Described as the most rugged and toughest phone in the world, the Sonim XP1 sure failed my tests. With one solid drop on our offices cement floor, the screen has shattered, making it both unreadable and inoperable. I didn't even…

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Obama Dominoes Portrait

Posted on November 7, 2008 Under Art

Barack Obama will be the 44th president of the United States of America. To honor and celebrate his historic achievement, Robert Bosch, Faculty at Oberlin went ahead and created a portrait of President-Elect Obama out of 44 complete sets of…

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The Aston Martin One-77

Posted on November 6, 2008 Under Design

The Aston Martin One-77 is incredible. Not just because it's the worlds most expensive ride (clocking in at $2.5 million range), or because I've had an obsession with Aston Martin since I was 9, but because each of the 77…

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Spearlocator: Next Stop, Dubai

Posted on November 4, 2008 Under Travel

I'm very excited to be headed to Dubai for a few days this evening! Update: Gah! Sickness has taken over and I was unable to make the flight. Looking forward to visiting another time.e The primary purpose of the trip…

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SpearTalks: Corey Rich

Posted on October 31, 2008 Under Art

When Corey Rich was 13, a teacher noticed that he had very capable biceps. This happened during a pull-up contest - one of those middle school battles to trick kids into fitness over fatness- and Corey had knocked out 35…

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MOB's Holiday 2009

Posted on October 31, 2008 Under Fashion
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SpearTalks: Seth Godin

Posted on October 24, 2008 Under Life

Many of you met Seth when he told you to be a purple cow. Some of you met him when you fell upon his blog, one of the world's favorites. The luckiest of you met him in person, either at…

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