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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 model labels himself the “world’s most modified youth”, and has a forked tongue and tattoos all over his body.Mr Bramble has… Read More »Ethan Bramble: Tattooed model mocks arrest warrant in Australia

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 said there was growing acceptance of tattoos, particularly as a means of personal expression.The airline’s… Read More »Air New Zealand drops ban on staff tattoos

  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 with one in five adults now having a tattoo, more should be done, it says, to protect the public.NHS England… Read More »Tattoo parlours pose infection risk, warn health experts

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. She has 15 tattoos, including half sleeves on her arms, tattoos on her lower arms and one on the edge of her hand. “I work with… Read More »Tattoos at work: Are they still an issue?

“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. A federal court ruling in any of the cases could have a ripple effect among sports video… Read More »Athletes Don’t Own Their Tattoos. That’s a Problem for Video Game Developers.

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. Temperatures in the tournament, which is being played in the United Arab Emirates, can be stifling, making the sight of some Chinese players wearing long-sleeved… Read More »Short Pants and Long Sleeves: China’s Soccer Team Plays Under Tattoo Ban

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., where he had grown up. He was 87 (and practically covered in tattoos himself). Danielle Boiardi, the curator and manager of the Lyle Tuttle Collection, said Mr.… Read More »Lyle Tuttle, Who Recast Tattooing’s Image Pore by Pore, Dies at 87

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. But there was also a… Read More »Who Gets a ‘Game of Thrones’ Tattoo?