Archive for the entertainment Category

« Older Entries

(un)popular enough

Posted in dress code, English, entertainment, general news, German, history/anthropology, International, Law, Polish, tattoo conventions, tattoos on February 19, 2012 by Ania

I haven’t seen the season 1 yet and here there’s news about prospects for season 2 of the Ink Master show.

This notorious growing popularity of tattoos leads to: a dating site (the site itself), tattoo apps and tattees. Pretty interesting signs of the times!

I liked this one about seniors getting tattooed; at least in their case the question ‘how your tattoo will look when you re 80’ is sooo off!

Are tattoos popular enough to make such bans are these in Australia and IA, USA totally undoable?

Speaking of bans, here’s a pretty interesting Q&A focused on tattoos.

Thanks to Bastian for an article about Thai monks and their tattoos! Always interesting to read about it.

And something in Polish: a short article about a tattoo festival in Lodz and another one about a doll ‘tattooed’ with traditional Polish designs.

Leave A Comment »

TV pulp and some substance

Posted in English, entertainment, general news, history/anthropology, International, movies, People, Polish, tattoos on January 21, 2012 by Ania

Still lots of buzz about the ‘Ink Master’ show. The most interesting, IMHO, so far, though, was a blog post on the subject by Shannon Larratt.

A Polish article warns against quick decisions and random tattoos, this American one points out what kinds of ‘artists’ we should avoid while this one from France briefly discusses a new fashion collection by Jean Paul Gaultier – looks like tattoos are in again.

Quite shocking (and probably that’s why the media love it!): a GA woman allowed her 10-year-old son to get a tattoo.

Nicely interesting: a little information on a tattoo documentary ‘Color Outside the Lines’ and an article from Australia focused on female convicts’ tattoos back in the 19th century.

1 Comment »

dragon and other tattoos

Posted in body piercing, Dutch, English, entertainment, general news, German, International, movies, Polish, tattoo conventions, tattoos on January 14, 2012 by Ania

A nice submission from Bastian (thank you!): a short video covering a tattoo convention in Germany; not very new but still interesting.

More visual coverage on tattoos in articles discussing ‘Ink Master.’

Both in English and Dutch: Amsterdam Tattoo Museum.

I’m re-watching the Swedish version of the Millennium trilogy and anxiously awaiting a chance to watch the American production, so here articles on Lisbeth Salander (in Polish, though!).

Speaking of films, here’s a slide show on tattoos in films.

‘The body as art’ discusses mostly ear stretching which is good on its own (not that frequent a topic) but also throws in a few words on spirituality that some people associate with body modification.

Some spirituality also in this article describing Christian body art.

Finally, a touch of outrage in a silly slide show.

3 Comments »

regrets, eye candy and dragon tattoos

Posted in English, entertainment, general news, history/anthropology, International, movies, People, tattoos, tattoos in ads on January 7, 2012 by Ania

‘You’ll regret it later’ is what is so often said about body modifications, so no wonder the mass media love to show the general opinion on the subject is right. Here we have an example of ear lobe stretching regret. The language this article is written in is definitely interesting: ‘dangling ear parts, ear distortion that needed to be overcome, unsightly.’ A nice job on staying objective?

Tattoos in church? In Flint, MI it’s quite possible.

‘QR Code’ tattoos and some general musings on the subject. Here’s also more on the QR Code tattoos.

Ink reality TV represented by Chris Nunez of the Miami Ink fame: him talking Ink Master, tattoos and human canvasses.

Eye candy for the masses: David Beckham advertising underwear and showing off his body and his tattoos. As a bonus, an overview of Beckham’s tattoos.

I’m in the middle of re-reading of the Millennium trilogy, so I’m into Lisbeth Salander’s story again. Here an answer to the ‘what dragon tattoo really costs?’ question and, for comparison values, a link to a picture of a dragon tattoo on Noomi Rapace who was an original Lisbeth in the Swedish version of the movie. Whose dragon tattoo is more interesting?

Leave A Comment »

the first one in 2012

Posted in English, entertainment, general news, history/anthropology, International, Law, People, tattoos on January 1, 2012 by Ania

A few nice ones for a good start into 2012:

Ami James and his tattoos-related soap opera in the first episode’s recap. Quite unexpectedly for me (I had no idea such a TV show existed), he also appeared in a ‘All-American Muslim’ show.

‘New year brings new laws,’ also for tattoo industry.

A very interesting article from Australia about a Japanese tattoo master, Horihiro!

Finally, not body art but for the cows involved it must have felt like that – body painting!

2 Comments »

right before the end of 2011

Posted in English, entertainment, general news, German, history/anthropology, International, Law, People, Polish, suspension, tattoos on December 30, 2011 by Ania

It already happened, so now it’s more about waiting for the first reviews; hopefully the new episode(s) of the ‘NY Ink’ will prove to be as exciting as we’re led to think.

Springfield neighborhood-based suspension drama continues as this local article shows!

Is the world coming to an end? A little bit about the Mayan allegedly soon-to-come apocalypse and some body modifications practiced by the Maya people can be read here.

Samoa and its traditional tattoo revival in this article.

Modified animals (is it right?) in this German article describing things happening in China.

A Polish article about women as more frequent guests in tattoo shops here.

Finally, a bit of 2011 summary: designer logo tattoos as a fashion mistake!

Leave A Comment »

a girl with fake earrings and some other goodies

Posted in 'modified' charity, body piercing, books, English, entertainment, general news, history/anthropology, indirectly related, International, movies, tattoos on December 10, 2011 by Ania

A little anniversary for starters: the electric tattoo machine patented 120 years ago!

An interesting conference devoted to tattoo history in Vatican of all places! Pretty cool, isn’t it? Another university project described by BBC: ‘Dundee tattoo project’ as a means to help identify bodies.

News from India: tattooed men can’t join the Indian army now.

As a big fan of the Millennium trilogy and Lisbeth Salander herself I’m looking, both impatiently and uneasily, forward to watching the American version of the book. It certainly creates a buzz online; this one, ‘rebel leader,’ is more interesting, though, thanks to an interesting pair of fake spirals now on sale for those who’d like to copy the American Lisbeth’s looks. I’m not sure if it’s absurd, funny or just plainly pathetic.

Finally, a short string of examples of ‘modified charity’: Kenya, American Red Cross and a calendar for a cure.

Leave A Comment »

here and there

Posted in English, entertainment, general news, history/anthropology, International, Spanish, tattoo conventions, tattoos on November 27, 2011 by Ania

A rare gem in the newsfeed this week: an article on ear stretching and it’s on the BBC’s website at that!

Also from the UK and sprinkled with the British humor: ‘98% tattoos using Chinese characters are actually insults.’

This weekend it’s tattoo convention time inAuckland, New Zealand, so here’s an interesting article on the subject: ‘tattoo traditions leave a mark.’

Also from that hemisphere is an article discussing the dark side of the industry: ‘Queensland tattoo industry and link to bikies.’

The Washington Post posted an article discussing the modern Iraq and its youth who’s creating their own American image by means of music and tattoos.

The finances-stained side of the industry: Nike’s going to produce jackets inspired by a certain football player’s tattoos while Ami James will strike again with his NY Ink.

Leave A Comment »

once in a while there’s more interesting stuff

Posted in English, entertainment, general news, International, People, Polish, tattoo conventions, tattoos on October 1, 2011 by Ania

and it’s true as sometimes articles on the subject are just dull. This time however…

Two articles on London Tattoo Convention from the last weekend; one of them has a really funny title referring to ‘body scratchers’ what in this industry is *not* a nice thing to hear!

This weekend inPoland is about the second edition of the tattoo festival in Poznan. Last year the guys from my regular shop grabbed a lot of awards at this one, so maybe this time they’ll repeat it, too?

With the upcoming election inPolandit’s interesting to read about election strategies in other countries; here Peru and temporary tattoos which proved to be a successful part of one politician’s strategy.

Kate Moss just became a jewelry designer and tattoos inspired her quite heavily. Another celebrity, known as Zombie Boy, decided to get a photo shoot showing him without his tattoos.

Another interesting bunch of pictures at a museum in an exhibit called ‘tattoo witness.’

Two good ones about tattoos and stereotypes: ‘tattoos-covered teacher inNewark’ and ‘stamping out the persistent myths and misconceptions about tattoos.’

Finally something that’s been quite fascinating for myself lately: ear stretching and why it’s still so popular among people of different cultures.

Leave A Comment »

a few good links

Posted in Dutch, English, entertainment, general news, German, International, People, Polish, tattoos on September 17, 2011 by Ania

A fellow IAM-er in a Dutch article about new Guinness world records – Rolf is the most pierced man now. In a similar vein, ‘Vampire Woman’ visited Ripley’s.

Quite interesting religious questions: ‘the Jewish perception of tattoos: fair prejudice?’ and ‘admiring Islam … with a tattoo?’

This one had potential – ‘the changing view of tattoos: how ink affects image in 2011’ – but wasn’t explored extensively enough. It still remains an interesting question, though.

An interview with a Polish tattoo artist isn’t mind-blowing but it’s in Polish, so it just must be here! ;)

Finally some celeb glitter: Lady Gaga before she became famous tattooed by Kat Von D at the beginning of her media career.

Leave A Comment »

« Older Entries
Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.