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Tattoo guide the CBSA’s newest weapon in the fight against g...

OTTAWA — Canadian Border Services agents may have one more tool to help in detecting gang members or members of a criminal organization: a new tattoo handbook. According to the Canadian Border Services Agency, a cat tattoo can repre [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Tattoo Parlor Finds God with Body Art

HOUSTON - Worshiping with ink. That’s the idea behind a Christian tattoo parlor in the town of Huffman, just 40 minutes northwest of Houston. The shop held a "cross-fest" event this afternoon to show the community it [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Sydney Tattoo and Body Art Expo

WHAT: 4th annual Sydney Tattoo and Body Art Expo. WHEN: Friday March 9 and Saturday March 10, 12pm to 10pm, Sunday March 11, 11am to 7pm. WHERE: Sydney Showground, Halls 3 & 4 at Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush. COST: Tickets purchased o [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Malaysia bans Erykah Badu show over tattoo

Muslim-majority Malaysia has banned a planned concert by Erykah Badu after a photograph appeared showing the Grammy-winning singer with the Arabic word for Allah written on her body. The American R&B singer was scheduled to perform tod [...]

Posted On : Feb, 29 2012 | Comments : 0

Malaysia bans Erykah Badu show over tattoo

The American R&B singer was scheduled to perform on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur, but some Muslim groups said Badu was an unsuitable role model for young Malaysians after seeing a publicity photo of her with what appeared to be temporary tat [...]

Posted On : Feb, 28 2012 | Comments : 0

Tattoos, blood art, music keep 8000 in expo mood

Up to 8000 people from all walks of life attended the International Tattoo and Art Expo at Claudelands Events Centre over the weekend. From women and children, to gruff, heavily tattooed men, to young lasses in obscure garb – they a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 27 2012 | Comments : 0

2012 London Olympics: Some Amazing Tattoo Designs

Tattoos have long been used by many cultures around the world to ensure good luck and fortune and a propitious outcome and so are athletes in certain sports.. The most common is the Olympic flag with five interlaced rings in the centre: b [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2012 | Comments : 0

Van Wyk’s tattoos set to inspire Banyana

Banyana Banyana’s 2012 Olympics preparations have been going well so far with the team holding a training camp in Brazil and they have lined up a friendly against Brazil’s Selecao do Marinha. Coach Joseph Mkhonza’s ch [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Aussie hotels ban patrons with tattoos

Restaurants and hotels in Sydney are banning patrons with visible ink, with signs being erected warning customers they will not be allowed entry unless they cover up their tattoos. The policies follow a move by the New South Wales Police [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Tattoo tribute makes them brothers in arms

A Christchurch man will carry a permanent memorial on his arm for his tattoo artist friend who died in the February 22 quake. Matt Parkin, the co-owner of Southern Ink, yesterday started work on a tattoo for Sebastian Williams, in memory [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Russian man gets his cat tattooed

The naturally hairless sphynx cat was put under anaesthetic to receive the tattoo, which reads "Carpe Diem", Latin for "Seize the day". The tattoo is the same as one inked across the chest of owner Timur Rimut from Tat [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Chicago’s “ink”redible tattoo art is growing

Chloe Kolfield got her first tattoo when she was 15. Ten years later she has 18 tattoos all over her body. The Chicago hair stylist said she would never say never to tattoos. The Chicago Photography Center, 3301 N. Lincoln Ave., is showca [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Tattoo enthusiast stresses safety, education

Kris Richter said she barely knew the tattoo artist who created her first tattoo, an orange sun design between her shoulder blades. And though she is now friends with the artist, she said, people should seriously consider who they allow t [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Tattoos done by amateurs may carry hepatitis C virus

If you're planning on getting a tattoo, make sure it's from a professional and not a friend because ink work by amateurs may carry a risk of Hepatitis C, according to a new report. In an analysis of several dozen past studies, res [...]