Happy 103 Birthday, Tyrus Wong!

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Like most animation fans, I first heard of Tyrus Wong via his work on Bambi. Legend has it, that’s the first time Walt Disney heard of him, too!

Okay, so the story goes…

Walt was chomping at the bit to make Bambi, only he was having trouble finding the ‘look’ he wanted for the film. He’d tried ultra-realism, but nixed it. He switched to super cartoony, but again, nope. It was beginning to look like the film would get shelved until late one night, while wandering through his studio, Disney happened upon a small stack of unusual watercolors. They were by a fella named ‘Wong,’ and they were…well, different.

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T-Shirts: Like Going Topless, Only Clothed

Seeing as how you’re sitting around, lazily browsing a pop culture website and not out ballroom dancing or walking red carpets, I’m guessing fancy clothes ain’t your thing.

Coincidence! Me, either!

T-shirts are my preferred gut covering. In fact, unless I’m attending a funeral or legal proceeding, they’re my ONLY gut covering. Still, one can’t just wear ANY t-shirt. They’ve gotta speak to your personality. Your likes. Your dislikes. Your current obsessions and your lifelong loves. Your favorite memes and your unrealized dreams. Basically anything and everything that makes you YOU.

Posted below are a few recent favorites.

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