Tattoos Inspired by Banned Books
October 7, 2015
It’s hard to believe that classic novels such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Catcher in the Rye, and To Kill A Mockingbird have been banned from libraries and…
Finding the Beauty in Death
February 17, 2015
It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to say that Paul Koudounaris has spent more time with the dead than with the living over the last decade. Koudounaris has…
50 Shades of Black and Grey
February 13, 2015
Remember all the hoopla about Fifty Shades of Grey. It got to the point where you heard it so many times that you started to tune out whenever you heard…
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Finding the Beauty in Death
February 17, 2015
It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to say that Paul Koudounaris has spent more time with the dead than with the living over the last decade. Koudounaris has…
50 Shades of Black and Grey
February 13, 2015
Remember all the hoopla about Fifty Shades of Grey. It got to the point where you heard it so many times that you started to tune out whenever you heard…
‘Popular Skullture’ Celebrates the Macabre
January 21, 2015
Gallery Follows the Text Given the harsh reality that every human eventually concedes to death it’s not surprising that man has always been intrigued by the macabre. Every known art…
Out of the Fire and Into the Kitchen
November 11, 2014
The idea of a 31-year-old person writing a memoir would normally cause one to roll their eyes and dismiss the idea before reading a single page, but Jesse Schenker is…
Tattoos Inspired by Hunter S. Thompson
July 17, 2014
On July 18th, 1937 Hunter S. Thompson was born in Louisville, Ky. In his lifetime Thompson redefined what journalism could be as he became the official spokesman of the counterculture.…
Carl Zimmer’s Unified Theory of Tattoo
May 12, 2014
“I happened to notice a tattoo of DNA on the arm of a neuroscientist and it got me to wondering if scientists are the sort of people who have lots…
Best of Inkslingers
December 19, 2013
Check out pictures from this amazing new bookInkslingers – Under the Skin from Gingko Press. Jacob Schultz interviewed some of the premier tattoo artists in the world so that they…
A Touching Tribute Tattoo
December 5, 2013
One of the most popular reasons for getting a tattoo is to pay tribute to someone you care about who has passed away. Since tattoos are permanent a tribute tattoo…