Would your accept a 15 percent raise to get your company’s logo tattooed on your skin? That’s what New York’s Rapid Realty is offering its staffers.
What we’ve said to the girls is, ‘If you guys ever decided you’re going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will get the exact same tattoo in the same place. And we’ll go on YouTube and show it off as a family tattoo.’ And our thinking is that might dissuade them from thinking that somehow that’s a good way to rebel.President Obama • Kiboshing his daughters’ future attempts to rebel against him and Michelle.
When you have a Livestrong tattoo, you can’t make it about Lance. It’s gotta be about the fight against cancer.
Romney face tattoo guy decides to remove his face tattoo: We haven’t cried so hard since the Zune guy quit his volunteer job as Zune evangelist.
How Skrillex got his iconic haircut. (OK, not really, but some definite seller’s remorse going on here.)
Meet Bryon Widner. He used to be a white supremacist. When Widner left the movement in 2006, he had a lot to work past to prove that he no longer believed the things he once did — much of it on his own face. “This wasn’t just a few tattoos,” noted plastic surgeon Dr. Bruce Shack. “This was an entire canvas.” Widner had to fight hard to get these tattoos removed and get on with his life, turning former enemies into allies and working with the Southern Poverty Law Center. An anonymous donor paid for the changes to his face (which were incredibly painful), but he paid an even bigger price for the changes to his life. After years of being an “enforcer” for the Vinlanders Social Club, a notable white supremacist group, he quit. He had to leave his Michigan home to get a sense of normalcy. He went for it — for his kids, and for his wife, and to get a second chance. Now, as you can see, the tattoos are gone. He suffers health issues (he has to stay out of the sun), but he says “it’s a small price to pay for being human again.” An impressive redemption story. (Editor’s note: This story has two parts.)
NPR <3 PBS.
Our new designer Dan shows his love for our public television buddies.
Yes, that is a PBS tattoo. Hardcore. See you Monday, Tumblr.
Sure, this is hardcore. But if you want to be really hardcore, get a NET tattoo instead. Or possibly CBC.
Thailand To Tattoo Tourists: Think Before You Ink : NPR
The Asian kingdom has long welcomed foreigners, but urges them to respect Thailand’s customs when getting tattoos. When tourists get religious tattoos below the belt, it can be offensive to Thais. The Culture Ministry says it will print guidelines for religious tattoos and inspect tattoo parlors.
Also known as “The Hangover 2 Rule”: “The issue came up after an incident in the southern tourist haven of Phuket Island. Exactly whose tattoo offended whom is not clear. Nor is any sort of tattoo illegal under Thai law. But Thais consider the head sacred and the feet profane, and some foreigners get Buddhist tattoos below the waist, which can upset Thais.”
Warner Bros. filed court papers on Monday indicating they intend to digitally erase the tattoo on Ed Helms’ character’s face when The Hangover Part II is released on home video. But what will they replace it with?
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henrycooke asks: Re: Tyson tattoo, I don't know that much about the situation, but it looks like traditional Pacifica Tatau. Kinda lame calling it stupid. He is probably misusing it but Tatau is a pretty huge part of their culture (I sit through alotttt of lectures about it here in New Zealand.) The artist probably just doesn't want his culture being openly mocked in a rehash hollywood sequel. Not exactly something you should sue over but you can understand being a bit pissy. Once again, not hugely knowledgeable of situation, just seemed like a kind of dicky comment from my fav. newsblog, keep up the awesome work!
» We say: Not do be disagreeable here, but everything I’ve read about that tattoo artist suggests he’s an American from a small town called Waynesville, Missouri, not from an island on the Pacific. Now, if he was inspired by the Pacifica culture, fine. But I’m sure that when Todd Phillips came up with the idea of giving Helms that tattoo, he wasn’t even considering the cultural context, just in terms of Mike Tyson. I don’t mean that the tattoo is stupid in general, but that it’s stupid for him and on him. I don’t think the film even considered it outside of the context of Mike Tyson. We certainly didn’t consider it outside of that context for our post. So while being culturally sensitive is a fair point, we’re sticking to the opinion because we weren’t talking about it being stupid on anyone other than Mike Tyson.
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