There are a lot of products out there that purport to “cure your hangover,” and none I’ve tried have cured mine. I think the only true cure for head-pounding after-drinking death is to not poison your body in the first place– but for many of us, that type of sober behavior is simply not an option. So I think the best that these products can do for us is to alleviate our hangover symptoms. If that’s the test we’re working with, The Cure Drink works well. The ’secret’ ingredients in this product, well, aren’t so secret, but they work: proprietary blend of B and C vitamins, sugars, electrolytes, effervescence, and milk thistle gets me to the point where I can at least half-function. And for all of those questions you have about your hangover– after all, it’s natural that people question things that are so bad, Dr. Hangover is there to answer. Interestingly, San Diegoan Chris Dennler from the Rxmance Clothing label is the VP of sales and marketing for the Cure Drink. Funny– I did some work for B-Clear, another SD based hangover-helper, when I lived down there a few years ago. There sure was a lot of boozing going on in Man Deigo, so I don’t think it’s a coincidence!

Josh has been a big fan of the Tom Bihn line of bags for some time now, and I recently was blessed with the opportunity to add one to my collection. I opted for the mid-sized ‘Ego‘ and it’s shaping up to be the perfect commuter bag– Josh has been using the larger and more travel savvy ‘Super Ego‘ since 05, and he’s in love with it. My Ego has less cargo room than, but all the amenities of its big brother. As a bonus– a little piece of mind that my Black Book is safe and sound– I added a protective ‘Brain Cell’ to my kit for my laptop. The Brain Cell cradles your ‘baby’ in soft foam padding, and when inserted into your bag, sits suspended in a hard corrugated plastic insert that protects from all sides, remaining minimalist and lightweight . Finally, Tom has made the new Ego individualistic by offering plethora of interchangeable colored strips (’cork’ is shown above)– they also have some limited edition patterns that early birds can get their hands on. I’m going to have to echo Josh’s sentiment about the Super Ego and give the Ego + Brain Cell a “special JS nod of approval.”

The Jawbone is not only the best performing bluetooth headset on the market hands down, but easily the best looking– designed by the legendary Yves Behar. The Jawbone uses a super-duper patent pending noise cancellation device that literally cuts the background noise out completely. I’ve tried this in cars with the windows down, standing by waterfalls, inside small airplanes and the person on the other side of the line still thinks I’m sitting in a vacuum sealed executive office. As many of you have probably noticed, they’re sold out everywhere due to such high demand! I spent quite a bit of time with good folks at Jawbone last week at TED and they gave us a couple of these bad boys to give away to JoshSpear.com readers. Sign up for our mailing list during the next week and 3 random winners will get their choice of a black, silver or red headset.

The Open Architecture Network is an open source architecture community. It’s a network that aims to improve standards of living around the world through collaboration. They pose an interesting answer to an obvious question: How do you improve the living standards of five billion people? With 100 million solutions, your solutions. On the site you can share ideas, designs, plans and drawings– peruse other peoples drawings, manage design projects from concept through build and implementation and ultimately build a more sustainable future– They imagine that the site will not only help create, support and implement ideas, but also be a place that fosters sustainable, replicable, adaptable and scalable design solutions. I love the concept of open source architecture, last year Architecture for Humanity won the TED Prize– this was the result of their wish.

The boys at the Netherlands-based Ontour Lab have let loose their latest season of guy’s and girl’s clothing, and the slashy designs that are making this season’s “Sliced” theme come alive are an edgy and visually gratifying experiment in abstract graphics and placement. Interesting combinations of geometric shapes and sharply cut lines dominate most of the season’s offerings, and some of pieces are even more awesome thanks to the slightly confusing, yet well-harmonized, cut and re-sew process present in a few of the tees. I’m really lovin’ the new polo for guys they added this spring, and even though the sun’s out, I could still go for one of these incredible hoodies. Unfortunately, there’s still only one U.S. stockist for Ontour, so check out World NYC to see what you can pick up without needing an airline ticket.

I was at the Apple store yesterday, and I spotted a creative wearing a purple Shuffle. He didn’t want to talk much about it, and I’m not finding much information elsewhere, so for now I’m just going to cross my fingers that one of the rainbow’s most neglected shades is finally going to get a nod via the sweetest little media player around. This wasn’t just a cover, and I don’t think I was hallucinating; it was a delicious, grape-popsicle shade of shuffle, darker than the magenta color shown here, and if he had one (and wasn’t getting fired for wearing it on the floor), odds are we’ll all be able to get our hands on it soon enough. If anyone knows anything I don’t, fill me in!

Darren Di Lieto has come up with quite the fun idea for a collaborative art project. He’s from the U.K., and already has quite the ‘chock full’ illustration site going– The Little Chimp Society (LCSV4)– but is expanding his creativity even more with the Mail Me Art Project. The gist: in 18-24 months at a location TBD (I know, a little vague, but bear with him), Darren will be throwing a show with submissions from all those who create ‘mail art’ out of, in Darren’s words, envelopes or packages which have been drawn on, painted , dipped in acid, covered in paper mache (anything you want really) but they must look amazing and they must have travelled though the post with the postman able to see the work, so you can't paint a canvas and wrap it up and post it to me. The wrapping is your canvas or in most cases an envelope (read more here). Those submitting final pieces for the show in London will get 70% of the selling price and some “really cool prizes.” I hope to see some submissions in there from some of you, so keep me posted if you decide to participate!

For all of you who will be in the Portland, OR area in the next month or so, Jason Thielke– who’s an esteemed member of the Spear Collective, and a virtual fixture on JoshSpear.com, will be showing his work at Hecklewood’s Toxic show. Starting with the launch party tomorrow night, March 16th from 6-10 P.M. with ice cold PBR’s and music from hip hopper Ohmega Watts, you’ll be able to see the latest and greatest of Jason’s industrial inspired art. If you’ve never seen Jason’s work in a live show setting, this is a must-see. And while we’re on the subject of Hecklewood, it appears as though they’ve just released some new additions to their TANNER line of leather goods, with a fresh Spring apparel line on the way. Niiice, I liiiiike!