Before women are ever exposed to the world of alternative body modification, they have been overexposed to the beauty culture through their personal interactions as well as the media. They have ...

In an act totally out of character, I recently asked 15 women to share the stories behind their tattoos. Having over a dozen visible tattoos myself, one would think I was begging for people to ask me ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X At 5 p.m., the announced time for its grand opening, workers at Keys On Kites Tattoo & Gallery ...

Ex-cons, Harley riders, Popeye. While men dominate stereotypes of people with tattoos, women are the more inked gender in America. A free exhibit at Cal State Fullerton’s Anthropology Teaching Museum ...

So there you are, getting a tattoo. The needle’s buzzing, you’ve chosen a meaningful image. You’ve made peace with the permanence, and it’s all well and good. Just keep in mind: No matter how young ...

Sitting in a tattoo studio chair and feeling the ongoing prick of the needle for up to seven hours is a repetitive, almost ...

Dozens of women and some men now carry a permanent symbol of support for survivors of sexual assault and abuse after a Saturday #MeToo tattoo fundraiser. More than $11,000 was raised by five tattoo ...

It is around noon on Monday and Luong Viet Nga is tattooing a daisy on a customer’s waist. The artist and owner of a tattoo parlor on Hoang Hoa Tham Street in Hanoi's Ba Dinh District deftly uses a ...