On the front of the shirt, in the flat, unarguable register of industrial signage, sit the words NOT FRIENDLY DO NOT TOUCH. Above them hangs…
The Ball at the Bottom: What ‘I Had Potential’ Gets Right About Rest
On a white shirt, the words I HAD POTENTIAL sit in capital letters above a curved white ramp. A dashed empty circle rests on the…
The 1000 Pound Club Shirt: A Milestone That Doesn’t Ask You to Log It
The first thing I notice is the number. A large 1000, set above POUND CLUB in blocky, unapologetic type, with a light weightlifting graphic beneath…
The Period After ‘Meh’: On the Quiet Authority of a Four-Letter Shirt
On a dark shirt, centered and very small, the word meh. appears in lowercase. The period is the part I keep returning to. Without it,…
The Period After ‘Meh’: On the Quiet Authority of a Four-Letter Shirt
There is a period at the end of the word. That is the first thing I notice. The shirt—a dark garment, the preview shows it…