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 …

Tattoos used to be symbols of rebellion and radical means to promote individuality, and while those things still hold true today, it is obvious that the tattoo industry has drastically changed.

The reality show craze of the past five years has sparked a movement within a movement – reality shows centered on tattooing. Our two favorite tattoo reality shows, and TV’s most popular, are TLC’s Miami Ink and the spin-off LA Ink.

While many shows on TV …

A new age is upon us and it’s a permanent one. While cultures around the world have endorsed the use of the female body as a canvas for centuries, only in the last decade has Hollywood begun to see a very literal unveiling of both new and old ink.

Celebrity female tattoos continue to make their premier on the ankles and inner-arms of the red carpet today. But, if mainstream media culture is ready to see skin, …

Ah the Suicide Girls… everyone’s favorite pale-skinned, dark-haired, inked-up illicit Internet vixens. Over the years they’ve come to capture our hearts and our hands, giving the proverbial middle finger to traditional notions of beauty and proving to the world that alternative can indeed be attractive.

What began as a veritable playground for a handful of girls and women who would otherwise be shunned by the more conventional-minded, has essentially blossomed into a worldwide phenomenon. Live shows and DVDs represent …

Extreme celebrity tattoos: when celebrities are upstaged by their own body art.

Once a mark of hell-raising artists who undoubtedly enjoyed the finger it raised to convention, e.g. Janis Joplin and Lenny Bruce, respectively, celebrity tattoos are now a seemingly mandated, integral measurement of the “it” factor, much like pocket-sized dogs and monthly trips to rehab.

More than an expression of attitude and style, entertainers today are brandishing tattoos as a vehicle to front their beliefs-similar to that of a human …

“Old Habits Die Hard” – A lesson in tattoo regrets from our favorite Hollywood stars.

We idolize their perfect hair, those rockin’ bods, and their hot arm candy, yet one dirty secret of Hollywood celebrities leaves little to be admired: tattoos gone seriously wrong.

Tattoos have officially painted their way into mainstream culture with shows such as TLC’s Miami Ink and LA Ink and A&E’s Inked which showcase the lives of tattoo artists and their often-celebrity clientèle. What team …

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Finally it seems as though Dizzle has pulled himself together. But even though he successfully tattooed his friend’s foot, there’s still no way I would ever allow him to tattoo me. He just has such a weird attitude about it all….like he doesn’t really care.

Actions always speak louder than words. And he can cry his little heart out forever on how he’s …

I don’t care how lazy and unprofessional Jenn is, I think she’s awesome. She’s the only receptionist in the shop who actually cares deeply about art and is studying seriously to be a tattoo artist herself.

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Personally it seems as though the other people in the shop are a bit jealous of her. Obviously she’s more beautiful than all the other ones …

The funniest part about Dizzle meeting a girl off MySpace was watching him interact with her parents. I think the girls behind the counter at Hart and Huntington specifically picked a girl with strict, religious parents to go out with him because it was so funny!

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I tried to imagine what it would be like if my parents ever met Dizzle. My …