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Posted Oct. 12, 2007,
Interview with Steve Gdula, Author of Wearing History: T-Shirts from the Gay Rights Movement
By Ann Magnuson
Since October is GLBT History Month, I thought it fitting to talk to my D.C. writer-pal Steve Gdula, whose current book, Wearing History: T-Shirts from the Gay Rights Movementis now out (from Alyson Publishing and available in bookstores nationwide.) Until Steve sent me his book I had completely forgotten that people used to express their rage and sorrow over the AIDS crisis (sometimes with deeply rich black humor) by literally wearing their politics on their sleeves! In these rather politically-anorexic times, Wearing History is a book worth taking a good hard look at. Plus it's often quite funny. Steve is curently on a national book tour reminding folks that the personal is still poltical. He took time out to do a quick email Q&A with me.
Posted Jul. 27, 2007,
Harry Potter Naughty Shirts: Yes Please
By Shanon Kelley
I'm not sure if House of Holland is making these or if some other witty person made these mock-ups, but I want one! My good friend pointed these out to me on Fashionista.com, and ever since I've been obsessed. They're probably easy enough to make myself, right?
Posted May. 31, 2007,
Fuck Frank Gehry?
By Ann Magnuson
Someone gave me a "Fuck Frank Gehry" T-shirt several months ago but I always felt so self-conscious wearing it. Not because it disparaged Brad Pitt's favorite (living) architect but because of that damned F-word. It tends to draw attention. Some of us like to disappear into a crowd. I thought the perfect place to wear it would have been Andrea Zittel's High.Desert.Test.Sites event a few weekends ago but then thought better of it. Too many breeding artists with small fry. Sometimes we are very old-fashioned.
Well, now Frank Gehry is in on the joke and the T-shirt is completely useless. That's not entirely true -- it will make an excellent rag to wipe down the Prius. If we had a Prius. Does someone make a "Fuck Fuck Frank Gehry" baby tee?