Category Archives: Randomness

Editor explains “How Not To Be A Dick At The Tattoo Shop”

Posted on March 9, 2013 by thehopeblog

Emily McCombs, executive editor at xojane.com, wrote a great article which recently appeared on the TAM Blog entitled, “How Not To Be A Dick At The Tattoo Shop”. We thought we’d share it with our readers too! Take notes newbies! … Continue reading →

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Vice asks “Should Heavily Tattooed People be Given Good Jobs?”

Posted on January 22, 2013 by thehopeblog

We really can’t say how much we love Vice.com and how excited we are that they just released a new App. We downloaded it this morning and went through the articles and noticed this great topic of discussion – Should heavily … Continue reading →

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Grandmother throws out Wigs and Hats for Head Tattoo

Posted on December 7, 2012 by thehopeblog

  When Ann McDonald, a Scottish grandmother of three, lost all of her hair due to alopecia she decided that wigs and hats weren’t for her and got a full head tattoo. What a story of courage! The Daily Record … Continue reading →

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A Touching Story on Passing on Holocaust Tattoos to Next Generation

Posted on November 30, 2012 by thehopeblog

I know the title of this story is weird, and I thought so too until I read this article from a German Newspaper. Be prepared to grab the kleenex, it’s very touching… Soon, there will no longer be any living … Continue reading →

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Phil Padwe releases second children’s book, “Daddy Has a Tattoo”

Posted on November 29, 2012 by thehopeblog

The following is an article by Jacob E. Osterhout of  NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: Here’s a guide for any parent who ever hid a tattoo from a child. Upper West Side artist Phil Padwe has released his second ink-stained children’s book, “Daddy Has … Continue reading →

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Tattoo Fight Club squares off on Instagram

Posted on September 25, 2012 by thehopeblog

Las Vegas Weekly released an interesting article today on a “Tattoo Fight Club” which is taking place on Instagram. What started as a joke between two tattooers is now trending on the photo app. It’s a great concept and we … Continue reading →

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Buzzfeed reports on “Skinvertising” – Would you sell your face?

Posted on September 19, 2012 by thehopeblog

Now we just posted on what life would be like if you had a face tattoo. Now imagine that your face tattoo was an advertisement for a company that was no longer around? That seems to be happening to a … Continue reading →

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VICE Does Interesting Face Tattoo Experiment

Posted on September 17, 2012 by thehopeblog

  VICE Magazine put out an awesome social experiment where a writer got a face tattoo for one week and documented how he was treated by his family, friends, co-workers, and strangers. In “I Had a Face Tattoo for a … Continue reading →

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2500 Year Old Princess Mummy Discovered with a Tattoo

Posted on August 16, 2012 by thehopeblog

This is crazy news! A Siberian princess buried in the permafrost in Russia for more than 2500 years and was recently discovered. When scientist Natalia Polosmak found the remains of ancient Princess Ukok close to Russia’s border with Mongolia and … Continue reading →

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Editor appeals for people to “Respect the Ink”

Posted on July 16, 2012 by thehopeblog

An editor at The Courier recently wrote an article entitled “Inked skin is a personal choice and should be repected”. We thought it was a good read, what do you think? LOVE them or loathe them, tattoos have become a … Continue reading →

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