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Combining classics from American greater cinema and early entertainment technology BustedTees brings us “Ghost Catcher.”  The simplicity of Pac Man + Ghost Busters without the annoying actors? Sign me up.  I liked this shirt even before I noticed that Pac Man has a really crazed look on his face, what’s that all about?  Slate is an interesting choice of color, I personally might have gone with black for nostalgia sake, but I guess that would block out the shadows and the 3D-esque theme.

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Yesterday was a travel day for me so TenBills Tuesday falls on a Wednesday this week.  This week’s newly released design is going to be an instant hit in my opinion.  From artist Budi Satria Kwan we get “Lunchtime.”  At first when I looked at it I got the general idea it was Mario based because I saw the mushrooms but then when I really got it, it was great.  Props to TenBills as this is one of the coolest shirts I’ve seen in a while.  Available in Brown & Charcol.

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Today’s feature shirt comes via “Better Than Pants.”  Although its pretty offensive (don’t plan to wear it to your cousin’s recital anytime soon [unless she's a stripper or something]) this shirt is definately an item to be worn for a good laugh.  “Chicken…Pussy” comes in white, but the color can be customized from a list of ten other colors for an extra $2.  Better Than Pants also has a cool feature where you can see what the design looks like on the color you choose before you buy, which is always nice.

Price: $17.00
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Even though I wasn’t able to get my hands on a new release this week from TenBills the show must go on.  Here are a few other shirts that have been recently released from TenBills that have been deemed worthy.

“Block Party” was designed by TenBills‘ eldest artist Budi Satria Kwan (at the tender age of 99) but you wouldn’t know it if you looked at the design.  A very contemporary look at some of our very fondest moments, “Block Party” is a reminder of summers with BBQ and ice cream in the streets.  I get nostalgic just thinking about all those fun times where neighbors actually interacted instead of just scurrying into their garages to live their virtual lives. On a happier note here’s the shirt:

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“Seize a Memory” is another one of Kwan’s amazing designs.  From a distance this shirt just looks like a bunch of neon squiggly lines but upon closer inspection the design is quite intense, I guess you could even call it trippy.  The overall message is how a good photographer can bring that moment in time to life through a simple picture.  I like the message, but what really attracts me to this shirt are the colors and the design itself.  The image looks stunning on the black tee and is also pretty powerful but in a more subdued manner on the silver tee.  Here’s a bit of a close-up so the design is a little bit more clear:

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Want some America?  You’ll find it at Brand of the Free.  There’s no other way to describe this homegrown all-American company.  When visiting the site I feel like I’m at a 4th of July picnic watching one of those Brett Favre jeans commercials.  Yes, its that American.  Brand of the Free doesn’t sell gawdy shirts covered in the Red, White and Blue, instead they offer a full line of shirts that hope to “promote conversation about American pride and our environment.”  Common themes found in the shirts include liberty, recycling, and buying US.  Brand of the Free prides itself on providing tagless tees that are eco-friendly (low impact, water-based ink) and manufactured right here in the US of A.  Admirably, they also donate some of their profits to SERVE, a local food bank.  Prices are a little bit higher than run of the mill shirts online but the quality of the product combined with the donations could account for this.

“Misrepresentation” is a plea to the common man not to be misled.  Whether its government, the environment, or people in general be sure to fact check anything you’re told.  Its the American way to make sure you’ve got the right info to make the informed decision.  This women’s tee is made for the people, by the people.

Price: $32.00
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“Model Nation” is from the men’s side of the site and is one of my favorites on the site.  It immediately took me back to my younger days of building model airplanes.  Are they trying to say that America is better off in separate pieces like they are on the shirt? Or are they trying to say that we need someone to put the pieces together?  Deep… and a cool orange color.

Price: $32.00
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Alright folks, we’re starting a new thing around here on Tuesdays: Ten Bills Tuesdays.  Since Ten Bills has a new artist designed shirt out every Monday we figured what better day than Tuesday to check it out hot off the press and bring it to you, for some final judgement.

This week’s new shirt at Ten Bills is a limited edition t-shirt that was created in conjunction with ShutterCal.com.  The two websites are pretty tight as their ideas run in the same genre and the two work together from time to time in an ongoing project where half the proceeds go to ShutterCal.com.  The shirt is designed in an attempt to show how ShutterCal works.  You take one picture each day, submit it to their website and eventually create a calendar of your pictures.  The shirt displays this in a pretty unique way with little calendar days popping out of the camera like frames and neatly falling into place on the calendar below.  The shirt is well designed and isn’t too busy, but it will probably be a head scratcher to most (lots of explaining to do, or make up a story).  I really like the old school Batman-esque “PUSH” and “CLICK” onomatopoeia action going on around the camera as it adds a little bold “Sin City” font accentuate the flashes.  Remember, this is a limited edition shirt so once it runs out at Ten Bills it won’t be re-printed!!

Price: $20.00
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What better name for a t-shirt company than Off My Back?  Although this catchy name doesn’t really give away any hints on what products you’ll find inside but I’m pretty sure you’ll be satisfied with what you see.  Off My Back is a t-shirt company dedicated to making shirts to represent countries all over the world.  Since the company is young, right now they have four countries in stock: Germany, Spain, Brazil, and Italy.  The company is looking to expand quickly and already has plans to release Peru, Ecuador, New Zealand, Great Britain and a few others.  Its nice to see a company that makes shirts so people can rep the smaller non-mainstream countries such as New Zealand, Ecuador and Djibouti (I don’t even know what their flag looks like) instead of just the major players in the international community.  The shirts are also cool because they state the country name as it is known in the country it represents such as Espana and Deutschland.  The overall intention is to get a shirt design that would look like something you would buy in country and they’re pretty successful in that endeavor.  The designs are what you would expect from each country and include country outlines and signature national icons such as the bull on the Espana shirt.  All shirts are screen printed on form fitting Next Level Apparel shirts so keep that in mind when contemplating what size to get and how form fitting you really want it.

Price: $14.99
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Since we haven’t done any shirts that are too offensive in a while here’s a look at a site that will help bring that tastful element back into our reviews and hopfully back into your wardrobe.  Deese Nuts (yes, pronounced Deez Nuts) is a western themed site where everything revolves around Colonel Deese and his nuts.  By nuts of course they mean the Colonel’s nut plantations that supplied the ladies of the west nuts while their husbands were away at war.  Or as Deese Nuts puts it, “the Colonel managed to keep a nutsack in the hands of every waiting lady.”  As you can see no expense has been spared to create a kickass backstory for this site: they have a whole history of the Colonel, adventures of the Colonel (a blog about the creators), and the Colonel’s nuts can even be bought by the sackful.  Did I mention they have videos as well? The shirts are all themed around the nuts as well, here is the Savor shirt (also available in Red) in action:

Price: $32.00

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