We're not sure why it took so long to get around to doing a Charles Dickens shirt. Perhaps it's because some of his stories are a bit sentimental. Still, we loved "A Tale of Two Cities", especially the ending.
Whatever his flaws, Dickens drew an amazing portrait of his times and the working classes of Victorian England. His empathy with the poor stemmed from his own difficult upbringing. After his father was sent to debtor's prison, he was forced to work long hours at a shoe polish factory to pay for his room and board with a family friend. While there he met a boy, Bob Fagin, whose name he later immortalized in Oliver Twist. These early experiences led him to call for social reform and his funding of the Urania Cottage, a home for 'fallen women'.
Dickens enjoyed great success with the publication of his first novel, The Pickwick Papers. He remains among the best known English novelists and has never gone out of print. Bravo, we say.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
High Tech Chinese Internet T-shirt
Here's a great design from Beijing Central. Even if you don't read Chinese, you can tell what this shirt says: I love the Internet. It has great graphics, too, of a satellite dish, a satellite, two laptops and right smack dab in the middle, a globe with China at the center.
We think it would be pretty hard to find a t-shirt more futuristic than this one. And it comes in a variety of colors, all decidedly monochromatic. Isn't choice a wonderful thing?
We think it would be pretty hard to find a t-shirt more futuristic than this one. And it comes in a variety of colors, all decidedly monochromatic. Isn't choice a wonderful thing?
Labels:
china,
Chinese character t-shirts,
chinese t-shirt,
internet,
satellite
Friday, January 29, 2010
Supreme Court Humor
Our sister store, Rising Tide Tees, has posted a couple of funny t-shirt designs at the expense of the Supreme Court. Inspired by the recent Citizen's United ruling granting "personhood" to corporations in the form of unlimited spending on candidate advertisements, these are sure to tickle your funny bone. If we didn't laugh, we'd have to cry.
Labels:
political satire,
rising tide tees,
supreme court
Monday, January 25, 2010
Three by James Baldwin
We've always admired James Baldwin's honest, compassionate writing, from Go Tell It on the Mountain to The Evidence of Things Not Seen. Raised in Harlem, he became a pentecostal preacher at age 14, but a few years later, he abandoned religion and moved to Greenwich Village. He attended The New School which proved to be an intellectual haven, and there he began writing short stories, essays and book reviews. He also began to come to terms with his homosexuality and quickly realized that America was not a welcoming place for either blacks or gays. At the tender age of 24, James Baldwin moved to France to live as an expatriate.
Now we've put three of our favorite quotes by him on t-shirts and other items. You can find these and more at our Zazzle store, Words Plus Paper. Feel free to drop by and browse!
Now we've put three of our favorite quotes by him on t-shirts and other items. You can find these and more at our Zazzle store, Words Plus Paper. Feel free to drop by and browse!
Friday, January 1, 2010
Baudelaire T-shirt Now Available
Our first post of the new year (TGI2010) concerns the inimitable poet, Charles Baudelaire. An inspiration to Arthur Rimbaud and truly one of the first decadent writers, Baudelaire had an intense gaze that separates the artist from the average citizen. We also love his Frenchiness and his ability to help continue this French theme. Get your t-shirt now at our Words Plus Paper store and you'll never have to stare anyone down again. Your t-shirt can do it for you. Available in keychains and other items as well. Enjoy and happy new year!
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