Oh, what some crazy cats will do for money.
This is Kari Smith, a mother from Bountiful, Utah, who decided that the most industrious and auspicious way to come up with ten grand for her young son’s education was to sell her forehead as advertising space to the highest bidder on eBay (it’s probably best that she stopped procreating after one child).
Smith’s auction attracted more than …
In a city where dental floss is acceptable beachwear, it is no surprise that Rio de Janeiro has plenty of flesh for the inking. Rio Ink is the latest body art reality show to hit the airwaves.
It is a Discovery Channel spinoff of the original hit “Miami Ink” on TLC and, like the original, it follows five tattoo artists as they go about their work.
The Rio …
What do gangs and tattoos have in common? In short, pain and permanence.
In many countries around the world, tattoos developed as a way to identify prisoners and ostracize them from law-abiding society. Tattoos were imprinted on inmates to not only identify them as felons, but also to identify the crimes they committed. Prisoners capitalized on the fear and stigma associated with body art and used that as a source of pride.
Tattoos came to symbolize both the gory and the …
An employee who is heavily tattooed. Images likely to surface are that of a bouncer, mechanic, Carny, or a Mcdrop-out. Thanks to white-collar professionals who have white-hot bravado coupled with artistic balls, stereotypes surrounding tattoos in today’s workforce are not only being challenged, they are being altered.
A hat goes off to these 20 tattooed professionals who are making big figures, and a difference, in today’s corporate world:
Dave Kimelberg: Dave works as both a photographer and corporate lawyer in Boston. …
Tattoos are permanent, television shows are not. After three years of production, saturated toilet seats, infamous “Kat” fights, and a shitload of tattoos, Miami Ink is hanging it up.
Its fourth and final season is now airing on TLC, but the tattoo artists, and the shop itself, have already moved on. The famous studio has been converted into a gift shop, and customers still looking to get inked are directed to a new studio MI alumni Ami James and Chris …
Howard Stern and longtime girlfriend Beth Ostrosky were married in NYC on October 3, 2008. Ostrosky received a wedding band by A-list bling designer Suzanne Wilson, while Stern had the initial “B” (for Beth) tattooed on his ring finger.
There is a long line of celebrity tattooed wedded-ringers preceding Stern’s move: Tony Parker, married to Eva Longoria in July, had their wedding date (in roman numerals) tattooed …
Getting inked for the sake of your religious beliefs is a large cross to bear, if you will.
It is a commitment that subjects the tattooee to more judgment and possible controversy than any other tattoo choice. Wearing your religion on your skin takes resounding faith, unshakeable conviction, and yes, balls. But it is refreshing and in fact admirable in these days of the prolific slut-stamp and lifeless tribal sleeve to see folks stepping out of the ink herd and …
