Why Waltz When You Can Rock & Roll?
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010Last week was Corey Feldman’s 39th birthday…
Via.
A blast from the past:
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Bon Appetit: Fashion Gives Me a Stomach Ache
Sunday, June 6th, 2010Author’s note: this piece originally ran over at Failshirt, home of the world’s worst tees.
Another week, another controversial tee shirt from UO. To wit:
I’m not entirely convinced that this is a genuine Fail Shirt of the most egregious order, but the confluence of anorexia, the hot-button aesthetics of body image and the burgeoning media brouhaha push it over the top (and into our column). One wonders how this design would have been received if the model wasn’t so… waif-ish? Or underaged? Or, most importantly, female? (Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point and its passages on the Power of Context seem particularly apropos right about now.)
More opinion from a self-righteous, self-inflated arbiter of good (and bad) taste (pun most certainly fucking intended):
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Delicious leftovers: 200 T-Shirts for Food Lovers
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It’s 4/20. Do You Know Where Your Leaf Is?
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Rock Mobster: 10 Tees for Gangsters
Friday, March 26th, 2010“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.”
- Henry Hill, Goodfellas
A lifestyle; a state of mind; an occupational status; a destiny; a hustle, a lean. All of these labels could aptly describe the Gangster Condition. Defined as much by the willful disregard for the rule of law as the urgent drive to improve one’s lot in life, the need for $peed tempts individuals of all shapes, sizes, backgrounds, geographical origins and political affiliations into organized criminal enterprise.
And with a rich multitude of representations in popular culture (both past and present), it’s no surprise that the gangster meme remains a go-to motif for a variety of graphic designers and tee cos. Below, I’ve compiled a list of ten t-shirts that mine such terroritory (misplling intentonal).
Note: click on the pics to link through.
10. It’s good to have credentials. To wit, I present this dandy design which features Michael Bolton (no, not that one) from the cult comedy, Office Space. Look past the smiling mug, and you’ll note that his official job description at Initech reads: “Certified Gangster.”
From the source material:
9. Tossing up gang signs is tricky business. You want to identify with your fellow outlaws, but you don’t want to get shot. A primer, then, or sorts, attached below. Hardy. Har. Har…
Corey Haim, 80’s Heartthrob, Dead at Age 38
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Sad news yesterday for 80’s cinephiles: Corey Haim was found unresponsive in his apartment, his death the apparent result of an accidental overdose. He was 38.
As children of that decade will no doubt recall, Haim rocketed to fame via a series of memorable performances in films beginning with the letter L (Lucas, Licensed to Drive, and of course, The Lost Boys, et al). Repeated (and well-documented) bouts with substance abuse dimmed his celebrity profile in the decade to follow, but Haim had resumed working in recent years.
Related reading: the official obit from the NYT; and a funny, revealing interview from 2009.
Take a trip down memory lane (click to enlarge):
Gawky and endearing…
Born to shop…
An uneasy alliance…
In happier times…
Classic stuff:
On the flipside, what?
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