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Tattoo Mailbag: The Most Expensive Tattoo Is Only Temporary
 “There’s something deeply fascinating to us about absurdly, purposelessly expensive items. Maybe it’s the questionable novelty of a $6,747 cell phone or a $13,875 leather jacket or that even if we somehow we won Bingo and came into a boatload of cash, we probably wouldn’t spend it on something like a $924,000 tattoo.
Yes, you heard that right in proof that the recession was just a really really bad dream, luxury South African jeweler Shimansky has unveiled the world’s most expensive tattoo.” Read: The Most Expensive Tattoo Is Only Temporary – Styleite |
Tattoo Mailbag: Alamo Projectionist Gets the World’s Most Disgusting Tattoo?
 “Most of us have a biological aversion to feces, so you would think having a tattoo that reminded you of people eating it would be something you’d avoid. But for some reason, Dakota Milam, a projectionist at the Alamo Drafthouse, feels differently.
The Alamo blog recently posted the story, complete with this picture, showing Dakota’s handsome feet, with his stylish, yet really, really disgusting, tattoo.” Read: Alamo Projectionist Gets the World’s Most Disgusting Tattoo? – Austinist What do you think? |
Tattoo Mailbag: How to safely get a tattoo removed
 Do you have a tattoo that you don’t want anymore? Black Line Studio offers a few different options: tattoo cover ups and tattoo removal. See this article for more information on tattoo removal.
“Getting that tattoo seemed like a good idea at the time. But now that blast from the past on your back or tribal band around your arm may seem like a bit of body art you could live without. If you’re ready to get a tattoo removed, you’re not alone: According to a 2006 survey in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 24 percent of 18- to 50-year-olds have tattoos, and 17 percent have considered tattoo removal.” Read: How to safely get a tattoo removed – CNN Health |
Wednesday’s Tattoo Mailbag – May 19, 2010
Toronto Star: Fiorito: Why this man’s face is covered in tattoos
I had just bought a chicken in Kensington Market and was looking for a fistful of herbs with which to stuff it when I saw the tattooed man.
His hands, his fingers, his wrists, his arms were inked. So was his face. I looked, and looked away, and looked again. His face.
I couldn’t get a reading on him; nor could I read my own reaction. And so I introduced myself and said, “I gotta ask.â€
He said, “About what?†Read more
NY Times: Tattoonomics, Part I
According to a 2006 survey conducted by Pew Research, 40 percent of Americans between the ages of 26 and 40 have at least one tattoo; 36 percent of those age 18-25 report having a tattoo. Only 1 in 10 people older people have a tattoo.
These numbers are shocking to my economist brain.
Economists tend to like choices that are reversible. Whatever my preferences might be today, who knows what they will be a week, a year, or a decade later? I loved Adam Ant when I was in high school, but I sure am glad that I didn’t tattoo his name on my forearm. The same would certainly hold with respect to tattooing the names of any of my ex-girlfriends on my chest.
So what makes tattoos so popular? Read more
Justin Bieber gets inked
On Monday 18 May photos were released of teenage pop-sensation Bieber getting a small tattoo of a bird on his torso. The inking happened in the Son of a Gun tattoo parlour in Toronto, Canada, and speculation suggests the Baby superstar got it sometime in March. Read more
Love for fitness franchise more than skin deep
People love Anytime Fitness so much they tattoo its logo onto their skins.
“Commitment to the brand is unparalleled,” boasts Chuck Runyon, CEO and co-founder of the fast-growing health club franchiser in Hastings, Minn.
Three tattoo artists worked the company’s September annual franchisee meeting in Braselton, Ga., inking one enthusiastic attendee after the next. Read more
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Pop Crunch – 13 Incredibly WTF Body Modifications
Again and again, human beings have shown off their willingness to pierce, poke and alter every facet of their bodies. Currently, tattoos and certain piercings are seen as utterly socially acceptable, and no-one blinks twice if your barista has 8 earrings and full sleeve tattoos. But some people take it to the next level, with bodymods that stretch belief and might fire up your gag reflex. Read more
Mashable – Augmented Reality Tattoo Makes Your Skin Come Alive [VIDEO]
We’ve seen some interesting augmented reality experiments emerging, from shoes as game controllers to music videos to recursive iPhones. But how about AR as a form of body art? A company called ThinkAnApp has made that possible with an augmented reality tattoo. Read more
Oh My News – Programmable Tattoos
In his futuristic treatise, a display would be implanted just below the surface of the epidermis so that its light was visible through the translucent skin on the back of one’s hand or forearm. Read more
