(Westend61/Getty Images) Humans have been tattooing themselves for thousands of years, for spiritual, cultural, or personal ...

symbolized honor, achievement, and beauty. Tattooing is a reiteration of “by [my] wounds, [I] am healed.” —personal notes from the evening I got my first tattoo in 2022 Our bodies carry stories and ...

In a new clinical study, scientists from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) have traced the path and metabolism of the liquid components of tattooing agents in the body for the ...

For thousands of years, tattoos have allowed us to view the body as our canvas. Either as adornment or camouflage, they function as permanent reminders of the art that really matters to us. Someone’s ...

In a previous post, I discussed issues about whether popular culture and the media could have a harmful influence on risky behavior among women. Specifically, whether the popular Fifty Shades Trilogy ...

Nadine Anderson, 23, grew up idolizing her father’s ink. “My dad had two sleeves when I was growing up and I always wanted them,” the woman from Dundee, Scotland, told the New York Post. Anderson says ...

This post is in response to Fifty Shades: Glamorizing Abuse or Harmless Escapism? By Scott A. McGreal MSc. In a previous post, I discussed issues about whether popular culture and the media could have ...