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.


Speartalks: eepmon

Posted on June 13, 2008 Under Design

If we can trust what Wikipedia has to say on the matter, people born in the Chinese Year of the Monkey have it made. They are smart, quick witted, inventive problem-solvers, and they come with a side of sharp-shooting, horribly…

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Lykke Li

Posted on June 11, 2008 Under Music

Rarely does a new musical artist grab me by the heart and stop me in my tracks. Stockholm's young and gorgeous Lykke Li wins the prize-- I'm floored. Talented, humble, delicate, and even dare I say visionary. Her music is…

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PSFK's Snapshot Books

Posted on June 9, 2008 Under Books

Site pal and PSFK man-in-charge Piers Fawkes is at it again, this time with his Snapshot San Francisco book series. His team has taken to the streets to put together a snapshot report of what they call the most unique…

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Speartalks: Public School

Posted on June 6, 2008 Under Fashion

Rebellion, in any form, has a few consistent characteristics. The color black, for instance, is a common accomplice, as are hot tempers, cool demeanors, and five o'clock shadows. However, the most important element to rebellion is the one thing that…

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Camp Camp, Book Giveaway

Posted on June 3, 2008 Under Books

Camp, a favorite (often forgotten) American kids past time. Everyone went -- if you didn't go, you wished you could have. It was the one place on earth where appropriated Native American terminology, competitive sports, social hierarchy, and libido-soaked nights…

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Zeptonn

Posted on May 30, 2008 Under Design

Jan Willem Wennekes, also known as Stinger, crafts a killer monster. Well, "killer" in its most docile, endearing sense -- because the creatures of this Netherlands-based designer have always had more success drawing aww's than arghh's! As founder of Zeptonn…

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Orb – Time Orbit Watch

Posted on May 30, 2008 Under Design

Italian industrial designer Djordje Zivanovic submitted a fascinating orb-like watch concept to the Signity International Watch Design Competition. Inadvertently, he has created an entirely new graphic representation of time. First there was the wall clock, then came digital, and now…

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Au Revoir Simone

Posted on May 23, 2008 Under Music

From an organizational perspective -- even a musically inclined one -- the odds of finding three beautiful girls, all long-locked, well-worded, and in possession of keyboards, seem slim. The odds of them finding each other -- that seems near impossible.…

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Adidas Rod Laver Vintage Lux

Posted on May 23, 2008 Under Fashion

Japanese sneaker collector site Kenlu has the scoop on the new Adidas Rod Laver Vintage Lux kicks -- and my pulse is up. A lot like the American Lux's I wrote about a few years ago, my spidey sense says…

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G-Star Meet Cannondale

Posted on May 23, 2008 Under Gadgetry

It's getting warmer and warmer everyday and I might need to pick up a bike to plow through the city streets on the weekends (HINT: my birthday's coming). I'm digging the special edition Cannondale and G-Star collaboration called the RAW…

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