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Soccer star gets yet more ink
Sun (UK) Dec 29, 08 12:13 PM CST
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David Beckham got himself a new tattoo for Christmas—a biblical proverb written in Hebrew—despite objections from wife Victoria, who thinks he's sporting enough ink already, the Sun reports. “She likes his tatts but wants a bit of his skin to be left,” a source said of the former Spice Girl.
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Canadian artists trade artworks for flesh space
Globe and Mail Dec 20, 08 2:10 PM CST
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A growing number of Canadian artists are giving away art to fans who are willing to wear it permanently, the Globe & Mail reports. The art buffs get free prints and a tattoo, while artists put their work out there on human flesh. "When I say 'this is by a local artist' it's so much more punk rock," said one buyer who forked out $300 for a tattoo and got 12 prints for free.
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A loss in the state would be 'very depressing' for her
Union Leader (NH) Oct 17, 08 4:50 PM CDT
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If John McCain takes the White House and wins New Hampshire, Meghan McCain says she'll get a tattoo of the state’s motto, the Union Leader reports. "New Hampshire is so important to me and my family," the younger McCain told supporters in the state where her dad turned his presidential prospects around. So important that she's having her wrist measured for some “Live Free or Die” body art.
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Really visible tattoos—like on the neck and hands—appear on doctors, teachers
New York Times Sep 25, 08 1:48 PM CDT
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Aggressively visible tattoos, like those on the neck and hands, are no longer the sole purview of ne’er-do-wells and pop stars, the New York Times reports. Until recently, most reputable tattoo artists wouldn’t dare cross the cuff or the collar of a subject with a straight job. But taboos are relaxing, and doctors, teachers and even models feel comfortable showing their ink.
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17-year-old pregnant daughter of Republican VP pick has actual ring
TMZ Sep 4, 08 5:10 PM CDT
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Levi Johnston, boyfriend and father-to-be of Sarah Palin's teenage daughter Bristol is apparently serious about doing the right thing with the potential first kid: He's sporting a 'Bristol' tattoo in the place of an engagement ring, TMZ comments. “In lieu of a tramp stamp,” the celeb site adds snarkily, “Bristol Palin went with the more traditional unwed pregnant teen engagement ring.”
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Taboos fall as China's new generation gets into body art
New York Times Aug 23, 08 8:22 AM CDT
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Beijing tattoo artists have had a steady stream of customers seeking permanent Olympic souvenirs in recent weeks, the New York Times reports. Tattoo parlors were rare in China a decade ago, but hundreds have sprouted as taboos have begun to fall. American influence is strong, but artists are seeking to create their own Chinese tattoo culture.
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Social stigma may play a role in pressuring ladies to de-ink
Washington Post Jul 22, 08 12:46 PM CDT
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About 6% of tattoo recipients will eventually remove their ink, and the great majority of those are women, a new survey shows. Although women make up about half of the body art market, 69% of those undergoing laser removal are female, reports the Washington Post . That may be due to the social stigma of tattoos for women or negative comments directed at them.
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Topless pinup got
an eyeliner makeover
New York Post Feb 15, 08 1:36 PM CST
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When they tried to make her tone down her body art for the Grammys, Amy Winehouse, for once, didn't say no, no, no. The British pop star played it prudent in her satellite performance, covering the usually bare chest of a pinup tattoo on her arm with black eyeliner to give it a makeshift strapless bra, Page Six reports.
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Members encouraged to keep low profile amid police crackdown
Associated Press Dec 16, 07 6:00 PM CST
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After years of punks with brazen head-to-toe tattoos and baggy jeans, organized crime has a new face: the clean-cut, yuppified mug of a college grad, AP reports. In an effort to keep cops off their tails and increase the bottom line, Latin American gangs are opting for brains over brawn—especially as they contend with widespread crackdowns in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
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Epidurals delivered through a tattoo may run risk of nerve damage
Wall Street Journal Sep 23, 07 5:07 AM CDT
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Tattooed moms-to-be may have added reason to opt for natural childbirth: Recent studies have investigated the risk of nerve damage resulting from epidural anesthesia. Commonly injected into the lower back, doctors postulate that some women experience inflammation when the needle pushes a small piece of tattoo ink into the nerves outside the spinal column, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Part of crackdown that includes tattoos and scanty clothing
AFP Aug 25, 07 3:40 PM CDT
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Western or unconventional styles are officially out in Iran, where police shuttered over a dozen barbershops in the past 2 weeks for giving “un-Islamic” haircuts. Such practices are forbidden thanks to an edict issued in April through the barber’s union. Eleven salons for women were also closed for license violations, including tattooing, which is forbidden by the health ministry.
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Big body art banned below the elbow, knee
USA Today Mar 29, 07 9:11 AM CDT
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There's a run on tattoo parlors this weekend as U.S. Marines ink themselves up before a new ban on "excessive" body art in visible areas takes effect Sunday, says USA Today. Commanders are fighting back against the increasingly in-your-face tattoos favored by enlistees on biceps and forearms visible in short-sleeved uniforms, considering them a violation of the Corps' spit-and-polish image.
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