tattoos

The whole point of a tattoo, some would tell you, is that it’s permanent. But as the Buddhists say, impermanence is the only really permanent thing in the universe, and Ephemeral is…

So you want to get a tattoo. Throughout history, people have pulled the trigger on that decision using only their imaginations and possibly the wise counsel of a friend or…

The latest craze in tattoos is a step beyond the pale even for people who are used to full-arm sleeves and other serious tattoo indicators, all of which now look…

As tattoos have gotten more and more mainstream, the style of tattoos has evolved and changed since the days when they were the domain of sailors and serious iconoclasts. It’s…

Famed tattoo artist Dr. Woo and designer of sunglasses Thierry Lasry have teamed up on a limited edition pair of sunglasses (although I’d kind of like to see the two…

Reverend Harry Powell gave knuckle tattoos a pretty bad reputation back in the 1950s, but actually it’s a pretty thriving body art form with plenty of practitioners who would never…

The whole point of tattoos is that they are at least theoretically permanent, which is why some people are reluctant to get one in case they change their mind about…

When it comes time to consider your own mortality in concrete, literal terms, it’s natural to think about your own legacy and what you leave behind for future generations. Thanks…

Jimmy Buffett famously referred to tattoos as a “permanent reminder of a temporary feeling,” but what if there was a way to make that reminder a little less than permanent,…

As someone generally not enthusiastic about tattoos and body art, I’d never given much thought before to the idea of practice for tattoo artists. But I guess they have to…