A Visit to the Tattoo Parlor November 26, 2010 by Joel Comm JoelComm.com nce upon a time I said that I would never get a tattoo on my body. I didn't object to others getting one. They just wer

Anomaly of the Flesh September 30, 2010 By Eric Engel Flagstaff Live here’s a pulse in the air detectable as soon as you walk through the door of the parlor, and you realize the vibration is

Girl Talk: Life As A Tattooed Lady September 20, 2010 Emily McCombs The Frisky I live in New York City, where every third person on the street has some kind of ink. So it’s easy for me to f

How To Actually Get A Decent Tattoo (or At Least, Not Get A Bad One) by Joe the Peacock The Journal of Joe The Peacock So, by this point in my "tattoo career", I've pretty much done everything

My (Jewish) Daughter's Tattoo August 30, 2010 Anita Diamant The Huffington Post My little girl sat on the bench beside me. It was summertime; we were on vacation near the sea while waiting for

People with tattoos drink more alcohol than their friends, say researchers April 17, 2012 By Sophie Bushwick i09 lthough tattoos and body piercings have gone mainstream, they still carry a con

Tattooing outgrows its renegade image to thrive in the mainstream February 8, 2011 By Bonnie Berkowitz The Washington Post It's 1945, and you want a tattoo. You drive to the part of town your

Tattoonomics, Part I May 19, 2010 By STEVEN D. LEVITT The New York Times According to a 2006 survey conducted by Pew Research, 40 percent of Americans between the ages of 26 and 40 have at le

Tattoos are to art what graffiti is to urban revolution November 21, 2010 by Catherine Ford TroyMedia CALGARY, AB, Nov. 21, 2010/ Troy Media/ – This was bound to happen: Ever since Stieg Lar

Tattoos as protected speech September 14, 2010 Los Angeles Times The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals was correct in ruling that tattoos are a form of protected expression and that the Hermosa

Tattoos: Cosmetic vanity for the masses July 4, 2010 BY PAUL CHAPMAN THE PROVINCE I clearly remember the reaction from my dear, departed mother when I first got an earring when I was 17: idio

Tattoos: Love 'Em or Hate 'Em November 25, 2010 Allison Rhea WTAP News It's not exactly what every child dreams of being when they grow up, but Doc Hughey just knew after an apprenticeship on

The lure of tattoos July 31, 2010 MARYROSE CUSKELLY The Sidney Morning Herald There's no gain without pain, especially when it comes to having a mermaid or centaur inked onto your body. A

The rise and rise of the tattoo July 20, 2010 Jon Henley The Guardian One fifth of British adults are now 'inked', according to a survey. Even the prime minister's wife has one. Just why has t

The top 10 most tattooed cities in America August 2010 Today Whether you approve of tattoos or not, some of the world's sexiest men and women — from Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox to Johnny

WARREN’S WORLD: Tattoo Philosophy October 22, 2010 by Warren Miller Flathead Beacon When I was growing up in the 1930s, anyone with a tattoo was one of several things: a sailor, a soldier or

What's a parent to do when teens want piercings or tattoos, and you're opposed? July 26, 2010 Beth J. Harpaz thestar.com NEW YORK, N.Y.—One day your kid wants a new bike. The next day, a new

Why I got more ink December 12, 2010 by RJ Young The Oklahoma Daily I get questions all the time about my tattoos. Some of the most frequent are “Does it hurt?” “What do they mean?” an

Why ink-stained wretches shun tattoos 25/09/2010 By: Tom Oleson Winnipeg Free Press It is perhaps a sign of your failure as a father figure when all of your children have tattoos and none of