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Despite what most folks ponder on about religion, the damned fact is that for thousands of years people have been marking their bodies with symbols of faith, protection, and rebellion. Crosses adorned pilgrim's wrists, Buddhist mantras etched by monks, Norse runes scrawled by raiders—you name it, someone believed it was holy enough to bleed for. The act of blood-letting through tattoo can be sacred and cleansing, even today–if you'd just shut the zuckerjob's box off and Be He

So you’re finally ready to get your first tattoo—hell yeah! Whether you’ve been dreaming about it since you were 15 or you woke up this morning and said, “Screw it, it’s time,” that first appointment can feel like a trip to the principal’s office.

When you walk through the doors at Fox & Sparrow Tattoo you’re greeted with walls covered in colorful, ready-to-tattoo designs—AKA tattoo fl

Tattoos are by definition, transformative. An ancient ritual, modernized, begets blood, sweat, and prolonged prickly discomfort into...

Why do so many artists focus on only showcasing fresh tattoos? And what the hell is with all the filters and enhanced images?