Archive for the 'Books' Category

Monday, August 15th, 2011

Help us to help the students at Republic High

Here at The-Affair, we make original T-shirts inspired by cult literature. So as voracious readers in general, and fans of Kurt Vonnegut in particular, we were appalled to learn about the banning of ‘Slaughter House 5’ from your reading list and library. We value the curious mind above all else, and we believe that intellectual [...]

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

The Book Cover Archive is awesome

Instead of convincing you to buy a book, we’re in the business of helping you to start conversations based on books and ideas that you’re already invested in… You could also say we’re the small-talk short circuit you’ve always been looking for :) Either way, seeing as though we’re on topic, what’s your favourite book cover?

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Torso – the definitive guide to t-shirt culture

“Show me your t-shirts and I’ll tell you who you are. Today’s t-shirts are projection screens for styles, thoughts, and attitudes; they are wearable calling cards.” We couldn’t agree more, and are thrilled to have been included in the definitive guide to t-shirt culture, called Torso. Published by gestalten, it was compiled by Daniel Eckler, [...]