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Experts spill some ink on remedying bad tattoos.
Fast Forward Weekly  |  Zoltan Varadi  |  10-13-2012  |  Culture

Lit-Snobs, Hot Librarians, and the Rise of the Literary Tattoonew

Lit-professionals and enthusiasts discuss their affinity for literature-inspired tattoos.
Boston Phoenix  |  Eugenia Williamson  |  10-08-2010  |  Culture

Philly's Stewart Ebersole is Searching for the Meaning of Your Black Flag Tattoosnew

Ebersole hopes compile a book about the people across the country who wear the simplistic, clean Black Flag tattoo and to answer two questions: What do Black Flag, and the Black Flag tattoo, mean to people? He plans to call the book Barred for Life.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Andrew Thompson  |  09-22-2009  |  Culture

Matt Gone Hated His Ailing Body ... Then He Drew On Itnew

Gone says 98 percent of him is tattooed, the only exception being his palms and gums because it would be painful and difficult to tattoo both areas. So, is he just an attention whore? Decide for yourself, but realize that without his tattoos, Gone says his life would be lonely.
Willamette Week  |  Katie Litvin  |  06-17-2009  |  Culture

Jose Lopez Brings the Chicano Style to Another Levelnew

A stray bullet set Anaheim's Jose Lopez on a path toward becoming one of OC's most sought-after tattoo artists.
OC Weekly  |  Daffodil J. Altan  |  03-17-2009  |  Culture

Some People Are Born Freaks; Jim Hall Turned Himself Into Onenew

Retired city planner Jim Hall is no less shocking on the streets of Baltimore than what the Romans encountered during their first failed invasion of the British Isles in the 1st century A.D. The Picts merely painted themselves blue for battle. Hall has inked himself blue for life.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Charles Cohen  |  01-27-2009  |  Culture

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