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NEWS ABOUT: t-shirts

t-shirts stories: 8 news summaries

 Shirt's Message: 
 Pray for Obama's Death 

Verse reads, 'Let his days be few' and 'let his children be fatherless'

Nov 18, 09 5:50 PM CST
(Newser) - A seemingly innocent shirt asking readers to pray for the president has ulterior motives. Shirts and bumper stickers are cropping up with the phrase "Pray for Obama Psalm 109:8." As Gawker points out, the verse in question reads in part, "Let his days be few; and... More »

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Barack Obama • assassination • Christian conservatives • shirt • t-shirts

HIS 15 MINUTES, YOUR $17.95

 Web Quick to Churn Out 
 Balloon Boy Souvenir 

Internet entrepreneurs quick to milk Falcon Heene's 15 minutes for own gain

Oct 15, 09 10:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - As if anyone doubted the internet-meme potential of today’s Colorado balloon episode … well, there’s a T-shirt for that. Internet entrepreneurs are already on Zazzle.com with a cartoon of the craft at one point thought to be carrying 6-year-old Falcon Heene, with the caption “Go Falcon,... More »

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entrepreneurs • Colorado • balloon • t-shirts • Falcon Heene • 15 minutes of fame • balloon boy hoax • balloon boy throws up • Falcon Heene hoax • balloon boy today show



 The New Science 
 of Vintage Tees 

Burning, shooting make new look old

Aug 17, 09 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - T-shirts were once simple sweat absorbers, then for a few decades they were "movable billboards," but in the 21st century, the "cutting-edge T-shirt is all about the T-shirt," writes Hugo Lindgren in New York magazine. Comfort, not logo or slogan, is the name of the game,... More »

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fashion • style • clothing • vintage • t-shirts • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - GOP senators may have pooh-poohed Sonia Sotomayor’s “wise Latina” comment, but wise Latinas everywhere are wearing the phrase like a badge of honor, the New York Times reports. From t-shirts to blogs, women of Hispanic heritage have warmed to the phrase much like other minority groups appropriate... More »

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women • justice • Hispanic • US Supreme Court • racial slurs • t-shirts • vernacular • Sonia Sotomayor • women's issues • Wise Latina

(Newser) - What’s so great about “Three Wolf Moon,” a T-shirt that’s shot to the top of Amazon’s sales chart? Let top reviewer B. Govern explain. “Pros: Fits my girthy frame, has wolves on it, attracts women. Cons: Only 3 wolves.” That review went viral,... More »

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Internet • humor • Amazon • viral marketing • t-shirts

Israeli Military Condemns Troops' T-Shirts

They show Palestinian children in crosshairs, exploding mosques

Mar 23, 09 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Israel Defense Forces today came out against a series of outrage-inducing T-shirts worn by its soldiers, the AP reports. The shirts, first reported by Haaretz, featured crude jokes about killing Palestinians—one depicts a child in cross-hairs along with the slogan, “The smaller they are, the harder it... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Israel and Palestinians • t-shirts • Israel Defense Force

INTERVIEW

 SnorgTees 
 Girl Says 
 It's All in  
 the Smile 

'Genuine smile' behind sales success, her popularity, Auburn student says

Jan 27, 09 6:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Alice Fraasa—better known as the SnorgTees girl—rejects the label of professional model even though her image hawking the shirts is ubiquitous on high-traffic websites. The Auburn senior tells BrandFreak she does the gig for fun and because she gets all the free T-shirts—with slogans such as "... More »

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Internet • model • Auburn • ads • t-shirts • Alice Fraasa • SnorgTees

 Bailout Bumble Sinks 
 Mac in T-Shirt Race 

DC hawker plans to ditch GOP altogether if Palin whiffs in tomorrow's debate

Oct 1, 08 6:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Souvenir vendors in Washington may have more vested in tomorrow’s debate than most, John Crewdson reports in the Swamp blog. If Sarah Palin doesn’t hold her own, one says he’ll return all his McCain gear to wholesalers. Sales for the maverick’s T-shirts have “tanked” since... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • predictions • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • souvenir • t-shirts

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