Josh Rubin

Josh Rubin is COOL HUNTING's founder, editor and executive creative director. He brings his background as a photographer and expertise as a user experience designer to his point of view on what makes a good story for CH—this most often include some kind of intersectionality between art, culture, technology and design. Josh is a bit of an urban hippie, obsessed with most things Japanese, a Sealyham Terrier lover and very food motivated.

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New Burton iPod Gear

update: January 4, 2004 I finally found a Burton Amp backpack at Paragon in NYC. So far, so good. Aside from the obvious benefits, it has the right number of pockets, high …

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Tsubo

Tsubo (pronounced with the ‘T’ silent) means ñ pressure point or nerve center in Japanese and is also the name of a design driven company founded by 37 year old british designer …

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Nokia 6820

Last week, Nokia announced a bunch of new phones . The 7700 Media Device has been getting all the press because it’s so damn wacky. The one I’m hot for is the …

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Look Look Magazine Launch

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Tonight Look Look Magazine threw a launch party in Williamsburg for their first issue. The party was fun. The magazine is fabulous! It’s a really nice collection of work from talented young …

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NYC Dog Census

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The NYTimes actually analyzed the dog licensing data for the city and came up with their own Doggy Census . The survey includes most popular breeds by neighborhood and most popular names. …

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Nike Ground

Always a pioneer in PR, Nike has uncovered a yet untapped frontier for name placement: the historic squares of urban Europe. The first location for Nike’s new campaign is Vienna’s Karlsplatz, now …

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Sony Ericsson P900

Today Sony Ericsson officially announced the P900. Unofficially, everyone has known about it for months. Mobile Burn has a good review and comparison to the P800 predecessor.

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Amodal Suspension

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s interactive installation, Amodal Suspension, will be presented by the Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media (YCAM) from 1 – 24 November 2003. Short text messages sent by people over the …