T-Shirt Blog

For almost ten years now, The Big Bang Theory has made geek culture main stream. I can understand the love/hate relationship with the phenomena of this show. Things that many of us geeks have enjoyed for decades were suddenly cast…

I was lucky to catch up with artist behind East Van Tees this past week. Alicia and Sebastian are the brother, sister team behind the Canadian t-shirt startup. Alicia has taken the reigns as the primary artist and sketch-to-print designer responsible…

Print t-shirts with cute animals on them is nothing new, but with our modern imaging and printing techniques, we’re so next level. Today’s print t-shirt animals jump off your chest. Could t-shirts replace pets in the future? It might sound crazy but…

Hey you!  Yeah, we are talking to you right there.  Do you want to get away?  Are you tired of “staycations” every other weekend?  Do you miss the exciting thrill of imminent death?  Then do we have the solution for…

Is there climate change?  And if so, is it caused by human activity?  What is the universe made of?  Where did we come from?  How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?  People have been…

This past week we were excited to see East Van Tees add a slew of new t-shirts to our search engine. Known for their artist analog sketch to digital print approach, we were anxious to see what the artist had…

There can never be enough love for the kickass female characters of fiction. Whether that’s Lara Croft, Ciri, Samus Aran, Commander Shepherd, Katniss Everdeen, Arya Stark, Eowyn…they all have their own stories and their own accomplishments. We all have our…

When you’re done with a cherished t-shirt, there are only a few options left. If it’s still okay, you can donate it. It’s more likely you’ve worn the shirt within an inch of its life. How dare you look at…

Yep, they get way more attention than any family deserves. You could say they’re everything that is wrong with the world. (I’d say you’re being a little dramatic.) Everyone knows the Kardashians are the only thing that’s right with the world….

In the not too distant future, April 14, 2017 to be exact, Mystery Science Theater 3000 beams down from the Satellite of Love and into Netflix streaming. After hosting one of the biggest Kickstarter campaigns of all-time (raising nearly three…

There comes a time when it’s simply not acceptable to laugh at something, no matter how pee-your-pants funny it is… especially if the joke is at the expense of someone else. You have to consider the feelings of the other…

Since the election (and those darns politicians with all their politics), tensions have been running high.  For many, it looks like the future is bleak and the world is against them.  For others, the country’s destiny is murky at best…

Fitness? More like fit’ness whole burger in my mouth, am I right? Some people get up at 6 AM, go to the gym, hop on that treadmill, and run ten miles. Other people lift weights. Others do Crossfit (we all…

New York, the Empire State with the City That Never Sleeps, is often referred to as the Center of the Universe.  The home to nearly two hundred colleges, seven Presidents of the United States (including the beloved Donald J. Trump), the single…

If you’re like me, you have so many t-shirts, they can’t even all fit into the closet or drawer you set aside for them. But still, for some reason, it feels like you’re wearing the same t-shirts over and over…

Once upon a time, it was cool to wear a print t-shirt with the face of someone famous on it, like The Doors or even the frontman of that band, Jim Morrison. Back then, we treated T-shirts like currency. Like…

In 1926, writer H.P. Lovecraft first penned “The Call of Cthulhu”. In Lovecraftian mythology, Cthulhu is called a “Great Old One” – a creature so ancient and powerful that merely the sight of him would send humans spiraling into the depths…

When you spill something on your favorite t-shirt, the first thing you think of is throwing yourself out of the nearest window. Life is not worth living anymore, right? Wrong. You can save your life because you can save your…

Though many of us are still in the throes of winter, it’s not too early to start thinking about summertime activities. In particular, summer concerts. Especially since many summer shows have already been announced, if not already on sale, if…

For movie fans, Oscar season is like Christmas. Not only are we excited about seeing the current Oscar nominated movies, but for many of us, we like to reflect on, and watch some of the older gold winners. With a…

Who doesn’t love James Bond? Do you love James Bond? ‘Course you do! There are two types of people in this world: people who love James Bond, and liars. Nah, I’m just kidding. You don’t have to love James Bond, but you…

So, Nintendo’s releasing its 19th installment of the Legend of Zelda. It’s going to be epic. The first time I ever played a Legend of Zelda game, it was the summer, I was probably about ten, and I played it on an old…

You can subscribe to one of two schools with your t-shirts. In one school, fate decides at wash time. Those sorts of people shove new and old shirts in the washing machine together. It’s a Darwinistic approach, one I can’t…

Thread+Spoke is back at it again.  You thought after their ingenious holiday series they could never replicate anything so stylish again?   Well did they prove you wrong.  Drumroll please…  I present to you Thread+Spoke’s Hollywood Collection! After featuring collections…