Welcome to the official store of Webworm!

Webworm is an award-winning newsletter from David Farrier that’s been taking readers down strange and interesting wormholes since 2020.

Over the last four years it’s grown a dedicated following from around the globe, read across 50 American states, and 168 countries.

From covering conspiracy theory chaos to taking down an abusive megachurch leader, Webworm looks to document the unusual in an irreverent, informative, and compelling way.

Now Webworm has teamed up with artist Jess Johnson to create a lil’ store that sees this virtual newsletter transformed into something tangible. Now you can show your support for Webworm by wearing it on your body, sticking it to your laptop, or jamming it on your head.

This collaboration started when Webworm threw a Jurassic Park party (a “Jurassic Parky”), with 400 Webworm readers turning up to watch a free 35mm screening in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Jess turned up with a series of t-shirts and hats – which sold out in about .5 seconds.

Since then, Webworm has been working with Jess to create a series of designs available for all Webworm readers. So – welcome. This collaboration will see new designs released throughout the year – only available here, at webworm.store.

With inclusive sizing and worldwide shipping, we’ve tried and tested the stuff to make sure these tees, hats, and stickers (and whatever else we do in the future) are awesome.

Funds raised through these designs will go back into making Webworm hum – and you looking great.

Enjoy!

David Farrier with Puppy
Jess Johnson with Marge the Cat

  • David Farrier is a journalist and documentary maker behind things like Tickled, Mister Organ, and Dark Tourist. He also creates a weekly podcast about American culture called Flightless Bird, and writes Webworm – the newsletter he started back in 2020. A really dedicated, wonderful community has gathered around Webworm, and this store is a way to make sure they are dressed as immaculately as humanly possible.

    IG: @davidfarrier

  • Jess Johnson is a New Zealand born artist who lives between America and New Zealand. Her work is like a window into another complex reality hidden behind ours, and has been shown in galleries all over the world.

    While being an artist-in-residence in Roswell, New Mexico, she started doodling on T-shirts and hats late into the night, referencing and riffing on a range of pop-culture touchstones. This led to a collaboration at a live Webworm event in New Zealand, where her hats and T-shirts sold out incredibly quickly.

    Since then she’s been working on a range of designs that fit into the Webworm universe, reflecting the strange, often funny wormholes the newsletter dives into.

    IG: @flesh_dozer