Coming Home for the Holidays With Tattoos
November 16, 2015
Many of us find ourselves heading back home for the holidays, which means spending time with relatives that we probably haven’t seen in a while. This often includes having to…
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This Tattoo Trend Must Be Stopped
November 10, 2015
Both athletes and the fans that love them have been known for being more than a little bit superstitious. Everybody seems to have their little routine that they go through…
The Best Places on the Body To Get Your First Tattoo
November 10, 2015
Now I am going to preface this with something that you probably don’t want to hear. All tattoos hurt, no matter what. A tattoo by definition is pain; it is…
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November 9, 2015
In a visit with tattoo artist Jon Boy on October 18, 2015, Ireland Baldwin got hold of the tattoo machine at his West Village shop (West 4 Tattoo) and inked the…
Deniro Farrar – Hip Hop’s Biggest Bookworm
November 4, 2015
In a society where even children seem to be wildly aware of their “personal brand” it has become remarkably refreshing when you meet someone who is genuinely what they say…
Commonly Misspelled Tattoos
October 22, 2015
It should go without saying that getting a tattoo is a permanent decision (laser removal aside, and who wants to endure that pain?). You actively toy with the idea of…
Canada’s First Tattooed Prime Minister
October 21, 2015
Photo Gallery Follows the Text The United States may still be up in the air about who our next president will be, but on October 19th Canada elected their new…
Photographer Captures The Pain of Being Tattooed Perfectly
October 9, 2015
Photographer Anne Burlock Lawver has mastered the art of candid pictures. The New Yorker took to Gunmetal Tattoos in 2013 to capture people getting inked. Whether or not this was…
G.R.I.N.D – Tiffini Truth
October 5, 2015
An artist can come in many forms, but rarely do we see one who completely defies what we know to be personal expression. Tiffini Truth, a former Inked Life model…
Now You Can Have Your Tattoos Removed and Framed After Death
September 30, 2015
Gallery Follows the Text We sat down with the founder and chairman of the National Association for the Preservation of Skin Art (NAPSA) Charles Hamm and two of the resident…