Green Man Blog

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The great folks at Threadless came to San Diego yesterday and of course we crashed the party, along with several hundred others at the Station Tavern and Grill, checking out t-shirts, drinking beer,and eating the famous awesome burgers and more. Threadless fans will no doubt recognize long time Threadless guru Charlie in the photo above. He's the one with the beard and graphic t-shirt. On the left.

Threadless, as everyone knows, is the leader in original graphic art t-shirts and they have set up a crew that tours around in a wicked silver Airstream trailer. We had a chance to meet and greet, and the Threadless guys couldn't have been more cool. What a gig, though, eh? Getting paid to travel the U.S. and talk graphic design and t-shirts....we can't imagine it gets too much better than that.




Being the notorious cheap bastards we're known for, we took a gander at winning free stuff by spinning the Threadless Wheel-o-Fortune. We won a copy of the new Threadless Book coming out later this summer, and it will feature the history of Threadless and the graphic work of hundreds of T designers from all over the world.

Those readers who have suffered through any of the GMTS video t-shirt reviews on YouTube might recognize some of the Threadless designers we've given shout outs to.

On the Threadless website they post a schedule of the tour; check it out to find when they'll be in your area.

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The drought that has affected the Murray-Darling basin in south-eastern Australia for several years has not only been a disaster for farming. The indigenous communities have also seen changes in the environment that endanger their ancestral customs, and though the rain has returned, concern for the future has taken hold.

In a documentary made by Aboriginal youths, trained to use a camera by director Carl Kuddell, the elders of the Ngarrindjeri indigenous community explain their fears for the survival of traditions that are deeply rooted in the land and its rivers.

Continue reading "Aboriginal culture threat from drought" »

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BP CEO Tony Hayward might be forgiven for his famous "I want my life back" line; after all, everyone says things they regret and Mr. Hayward knew immediately he gaffed and apologized profusely.

But still, it was an extraordinary thing to say. Especially given that the environmental tragedy was precipitated by the 11 tragic deaths of the oil rig workers aboard Deepwater Horizon.

Of all the comments, however, from all the experts, environmentalists, politicians, and others involved in this unbelievable event, the "I Want My Life Back" comment defines the tragedy is so many ways we had to memorialize it on one of our organic cotton t-shirts.