A heavily-tattooed internet star has taunted police in Australia from his Instagram account after a warrant was issued for his arrest.Police are seeking Ethan Bramble, 23, over assault-related offences.Mr Bramble has denied any wrongdoing in regular updates to his social media, where he also left provocative messages for police.The… Read the rest
Air New Zealand will end a ban on staff having visible tattoos, in a move it says will allow staff to express cultural and individual diversity.Some New Zealanders with Maori heritage wear tattoos to mark their genealogy and heritage.The airline said from 1 September, all employees will be able to display “non-offensive” tattoos at work.It… Read the rest
Shops offering tattoos and piercings pose an infection risk, and laws on who works in them should be tightened, say public health experts.At present, anyone in the UK can set up a parlour and offer procedures without proper training, a report from the Royal Society for Public Health says.But… Read the rest
Having a visible tattoo at work has long been frowned upon in certain professions, such as law, healthcare and finance. But Debbie Darling, who runs her own marketing and PR agency, says her body art has been nothing but a bonus in her career.… Read the rest
“Really it didn’t even matter to me,” said Mr. Flores, who signed a waiver for no compensation. “It was dope to have my tattoos on there.”
Not all tattoo licensing happens so amicably.
At least three lawsuits have been filed against Take-Two Interactive, a game developer and publisher, and a subsidiary, 2K Games.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — China’s recent attempts to emerge as a serious soccer nation after decades in the sports wilderness have taken some curious turns. One of the more recent ones is visible — or, rather, invisible — at this month’s Asian Cup.
Lyle Tuttle, a tattoo artist who found his own kind of international fame by catering to celebrities while helping to move tattooing, as he put it, from the “back alley” into mainstream acceptability, died on March 26 at his home in Ukiah, Calif.,
LONDON — Last Wednesday, Rebecca Gosnell, 24, stood outside the Circle, a tattoo parlor in London, waiting to get her first tattoo. It was going to be of a sword, called Needle, from the hit television series “Game of Thrones.”
In the show, that sword belongs to Arya Stark, a young woman trying to make her place in a man’s world, not unlike Gosnell herself.