Awesome Photos of Tattoo History in the United States
March 8, 2017
Almost everyone has a tattoo now, but it was so much more taboo to get inked one hundred years ago.
Find Out the Meanings Behind These Tattoos!
February 20, 2017
Sometimes it can be awkward to ask about someone's ink—this list makes it so you might not have to!
New Study Shows Earliest Tattoos Were Created With Volcanic Glass Tools
July 8, 2016
Every time a tattoo artist fires up their machine and goes to work they are continuing a tradition of body modification that started thousands of years ago. And while it…
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January 14, 2016
Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins came into the world on January 14th, 1911. On what would have been his 105th birthday we decided to take a look back at his legendary…
Study Finds Tattooed Women Have Higher Self-Esteem
December 7, 2015
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10 Tattoo Artists That Changed the Industry
December 1, 2015
In every industry from fashion to biology, there are innovators who drastically modify their professions for generations to come. Our knowledge of theoretical physics would not be the same without…
An Examination of New York’s Single-Use Ink Law
September 15, 2015
When Inked first heard about the changes to New York State law that would require single-use ink to be used in tattooing we reached out to Tattoo Lou to get an…
Women’s Ink
March 4, 2014
This Thursday, March 6th, Bodies of Subversion author Margot Mifflin and INKED contributor Marissa Kakoulas are hosting a panel discussion with the leading ladies of tattooing.
The Many Sides of the Swastika
November 14, 2013
A coalition of tattoo shops around the world offered free swastika tattoos on Wednesday in an effort to restore the original meaning of the symbol and take back the symbol from the negative connotations it earned by being adopted by the Nazis.