Remember Adam Neate? The rising superstar artist who started out leaving his cardboard paintings on random street corners around London? Yeah, that’s the one. Well after all his success he still remembers his roots. This Friday (November 14th) “as dusk falls” (I’m quoting the press release here) Adam and his team will be working their way from outside London to the center randomly passing out 1000 of Adam’s works.  All paintings are numbered and hand screened prints of Adams work. This is all we know. The night of Street Art Action is to serve as the ‘private viewing’ for his upcoming show at our favorite gallery in London, Elm’s Lesters Paintings Room. We think this is such a fitting idea for Adam Neate, but now I know I’m going to freeze my ass off wondering downtown London on a Friday night hoping someone gives me a painting. A little JoshSpear.com suggestion to all you street artists out there–outdoor exhibitions can take place in the summertime too.

Sao Paulo has notorious traffic jams that can turn the most patient person into a spiky ball of nerves. You can head underground and take the metro, but because the city is so big, it oftentimes doesn’t get close to where you want. Enter Carona Chevrolet. “Carona” means “ride” in Portuguese, which goes to the heart of this program. Still in beta version, the site promotes the fabulous idea of carpooling — a concept that I don’t often see exercised here — by providing a forum for drivers and riders to connect. Rather than one-time hook-ups, users create and join communities based on the destination. Essentially, it’s a better organized Craigslist Rideshare section. For example, if groups of people are heading to the same club on Friday, they could split the gas and parking and avoid the headache of arranging to get there before the metro closes or the bus lines stop running. To ensure the program works in the best way possible, Chevrolet’s added a ride etiquette section. It’s too early to tell how well the program will take because trust is still a big issue, but if it gets to the point where the biggest problem is only teaching people to not put their feet on the dashboard, we’re halfway there to easing traffic and breathing cleaner air.

Music is a large part of telling any people’s oral history. Unfortunately, my own American Jewish heritage has been informed solely by an abbreviated stint at Hebrew school, Neil Diamond’s version of “Hatikvah” and that time I listened to the Fiddler on The Roof Soundtrack for work. The Idelsohn Society has done their part to fill in the blanks though — and with Hannukah just around the corner no less. Their new book and blog, “And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Our Vinyl,” tells the history of the Jews in America using the thousands of albums they found while scouring thrift stores across the country. The result speaks volumes about the music and impact of Chosen-Americans on the U.S. of A, as well just how much interesting crap you can find in your average thrift store. In addition to the book, the Idelsohn society is reissuing a lost classic album from the Barry Sisters where pop songs like “My Way” and “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head” are given the Yiddish once over. They’re also hosting a live musical revue on December 11th at Joe’s Pub in Manhattan dedicated to this rich musical past. L’Chaim!

If you feel the same about video games as us, you miss Space Invaders terribly. Back when game play was simple, so were these characters’ charm. Even your enemies, who robotically descended upon you in formation, had endearing qualities. While reconnecting your Atari would be living in the past, you can now be reminded of the good days every time your pull out your keys with these Space Invaders.

We blog about bikes quite a bit, but sometimes you have to be a nut to get through high speed urban traffic. In an effort to improve cyclist visibility the Transportation of London has put forth an ad campaign to bring attention to the issue. The first was a widely played video about a basketball team and a dancing bear. We all watched — then watched a second time and laughed. Next up, they’ve really out done themselves with a classic whodunnit? tale. Its like gymnastics in cinematography. Really amazing how they pull this off. Have fun with this video and few more that basically let you play “spot the differences” like the old Highlights magazines.

After designing our iPhone/laptop case, Parra is announcing his latest art show of amazing design work in Paris. The Lazy Dog Gallery is putting up a collection of Parra’s work titled “Boo to the Hoo”, that’s ‘BooHoo’ to catch you up on street lingo. Not that Parra needs any additional street cred — his defining bright colors and typography have landed on sought after T-shirts, prints, skateboards, and cases for your gear. For an inside look at the creative factory of Parra, check out this video of him at home debating going into his office. The Lazy Dog Gallery opens Parra’s latest show on December 5th. Get your credit cards ready because it will sell out.