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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.


Amandalynn at Carmichael Gallery

Posted on August 7, 2008 Under Art
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Behance Inspiration: Sakke Soini

Posted on August 4, 2008 Under Design

Okay -- we're impressed with Sakke Soini. The Turku, Finland-based artist, designer, visual jockey and web guy is a mad man -- but in a good way. The spacey Dark Side of the Moon-esque graphics mixed with some amazing colors…

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Jeff Staple Does New Balance

Posted on August 1, 2008 Under Fashion

My pal Jeff Staple is becoming a legend, if he isn't one already. He's an innovator, and really should need no introduction. He's been shaking up the sneaker world with global collaborations, innovations and sick design for a long time.…

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Behance Inspiration: Tony Ariawan

Posted on July 30, 2008 Under Art

What did you dream last night? Was it about work? Was it about flying? Maybe it was a girl standing on the opposite subway platform that you only saw for a moment but keep thinking about. This arresting image of…

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SpearTalks: Mel Kadel

Posted on July 25, 2008 Under Art

If this were a celebrity gossip magazine, I would say this and call it a wrap: Mel Kadel lives with her boyfriend in an old Mormon stagecoach. Unfortunately, the just slightly higher journalistic standards of this site force me to…

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Grand Opening: Pong in the LES

Posted on July 22, 2008 Under Travel

I was hopping around the LES with my pal from Zoomdoggle and we happened upon the space at 139 Norfolk called Grand Opening. Formerly famous for the DRV-IN project they did (Manhattan's only drive-in theater), they're now hosting Pong 2.0…

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Shareware

Posted on July 22, 2008 Under Fashion

Up until recently, the term "interactive fashion" really only meant one thing: Zippers that were easy to get your boyfriend (or girlfriend) out of at the end of the night. Di Mainstone wants those words to take on a new…

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SpearTalks: Method's Danny Alexander

Posted on July 18, 2008 Under Design

You can look at it one of two ways: Method was ahead of their time, or right on time. I tend to lean towards the former, because with a clear mission, a clear conscious, and a clearly obsessive attitude towards…

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4000 Posts Later, Win an iPhone 3G

Posted on July 15, 2008 Under Life

I'm very proud to announce that yesterday we had our 4,000th post here on JoshSpear.com. Pretty exciting. It feels like only a little why ago I was in the back of a journalism class blogging about things I loved. To…

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Speartalks: Mary H. K. Choi @ Missbehave

Posted on July 11, 2008 Under Life

When I was 12, I really liked reading women's magazines. A voice of wisdom in a world of tight-lipped adults, they offered up tantalizing life-lessons. Lessons like The #1 Best Sex Position to Try When on African Vacation, and How…

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