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Graphic t-shirts with images on them displaying your favorite musician, sports team, or characters have been ubiquitous since the ’50s. But would you believe the graphic t-shirt might actually have originated somewhere over the rainbow? In a video which you can watch below from Alex Rabinowitz of Pop Culture Brain (via Laughing Squid), we learned that the first documented graphic t-shirts appearing in film were in 1939’s The Wizard of Oz. We see them for mere seconds on workers in the Emerald City, getting Tin Man and Scarecrow back into shape. They are green shirts that simply have the words “Oz” in white font written on them. Simple, but revolutionary.
The t-shirt itself didn’t become popular in North American society until after World War II. In the early part of the 20th century, the t-shirt existed merely as an undergarment. No one would dream of going outside the house wearing one. And if you watch movies of the Golden Age of Hollywood, you don’t see them in anything but that capacity. During World War II, soldiers started wearing them as outerwear. And that continued after the war. And by the 1950s, actors like Marlon Brando and James Dean began appearing with them in iconic films. Soon, every teenager in America would go out wearing a t-shirt, making it a symbol of youth culture. And before long, companies started selling t-shirts with printed images to teens, and later, adults.
As the video states, no one really knows if The Wizard of Oz costume designer saw a graphic t-shirt somewhere, or if he invented it expressly for the film. But most pop culture historians lean toward the latter, believing he invented the graphic t-shirt to evoke the otherworldly universe of Oz. As everyone knows, The Wizard of Oz is one of the most popular pieces of cinema ever produced. But it may be that because of it, we have this very common article of clothing that today everyone has in their closet.
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Graphic t-shirts with images on them displaying your favorite musician, sports team, or characters have been ubiquitous since the ’50s. But would you believe the graphic t-shirt might actually have originated somewhere over the rainbow? In a video which you can watch below from Alex Rabinowitz of Pop Culture Brain (via Laughing Squid), we learned that the first documented graphic t-shirts appearing in film were in 1939’s The Wizard of Oz. We see them for mere seconds on workers in the Emerald City, getting Tin Man and Scarecrow back into shape. They are green shirts that simply have the words “Oz” in white font written on them. Simple, but revolutionary.
The t-shirt itself didn’t become popular in North American society until after World War II. In the early part of the 20th century, the t-shirt existed merely as an undergarment. No one would dream of going outside the house wearing one. And if you watch movies of the Golden Age of Hollywood, you don’t see them in anything but that capacity. During World War II, soldiers started wearing them as outerwear. And that continued after the war. And by the 1950s, actors like Marlon Brando and James Dean began appearing with them in iconic films. Soon, every teenager in America would go out wearing a t-shirt, making it a symbol of youth culture. And before long, companies started selling t-shirts with printed images to teens, and later, adults.
As the video states, no one really knows if The Wizard of Oz costume designer saw a graphic t-shirt somewhere, or if he invented it expressly for the film. But most pop culture historians lean toward the latter, believing he invented the graphic t-shirt to evoke the otherworldly universe of Oz. As everyone knows, The Wizard of Oz is one of the most popular pieces of cinema ever produced. But it may be that because of it, we have this very common article of clothing that today everyone has in their closet.
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For the past several years, Tsuburaya Productions has led the charge of bringing Japanese tokusatsu entertainment global (legally). Beginning in 2020, the company has put new episodes up of its flagship Ultraman series on YouTube for fans the world over. But that wasn’t enough. Tsuburaya also began supplying English-language dubbed versions of its shows starting with Ultraman Blazar in 2023. Now, Nerdist can exclusively present the English dubbed trailer for Tsuburaya’s newest series, Ultraman Omega.
This trailer comes just ahead of the official Ultraman panel at L.A. Comic Con as well as two special screenings. Fans will get a sneak peek at the first two English-dubbed episodes, as well as a look at classic Ultraman 1966 episodes remastered in 4K for the very first time.
The series features Ultraman Omega who fell to Earth in human form with no memories of his past, taking up the name Sorato Okida. Compelled to face kaiju by a mysterious, subconscious duty, he defends the planet while forming a bond with the humans and will begin its streaming availability in the U.S. in late November and early December.
Ultraman Omega is the 30th main entry in the Ultra Series, a collection of kaiju and superhero-focused live-action series highlighting Tsuburaya’s trademark special effects work. Ultraman continues its push into North America with Omega as well as continued Marvel Comics and Titan Comics publications and the Ultraman Card Game, Rise Tournament Cup. This is, of course, not to mention last year’s Netflix animated feature film, Ultraman Rising.
I’m a big fan of Ultraman and love how much the big silver giant and his descendants have made their way to viewers on this side of the globe. With the dubbed version, fans who are subtitle averse can still enjoy this unique and exciting slice of Japanese pop culture.
Ultraman Omega is available subtitled on Tsuburaya’s Ultraman YouTube channel now. The English dub will premiere later in November.
Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. He hosts the weekly pop culture deep-dive podcast Laser Focus. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Letterboxd.
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For a decent portion of this week, half of the Internet was convinced that we were all going to get swept up in the Rapture. While the Left Behind book series did not become more significant in our real lives, in opposition to its weird omnipresence on social media over the last week, that didn’t stop people from thinking about what would happen if suddenly the world’s population was a whole lot smaller in a short amount of time.
When we open up a piece of joking around about the 90’s weird revelation themed Bible based book series, you know we’re in for a strange one. Jesus had to come up at some point with that kind of material making the rounds. One social media video does a great job of illustrating just how far down a rabbit hole multiple viewers can go extremely quickly.
When having a wedding, there’s a margin of error that’s to be expected–no matter how much you try, not every single thing may go according to plan. Perhaps a person who RSVP’d “no” suddenly arrives, or the cake turns up later than expected. It’s unlikely to expect things to go sideways from the beginning, however. Much less way before the actual wedding day. This is what happened to one bride who ordered a cake for her bridesmaid brunch, only to be sorely disappointed at the result.
In a viral TikTok, Alexa (@annoyingalexa) shares the debacle her best friend, Kayla, experienced at her bridesmaid brunch. According to Alexa, Kayla ordered a cake from a woman on Instagram who makes “gorgeous cakes.”