Intoxicating Photos of Remarkable Women and Their Tattoos

Body art is, when you get down to it, a form of storytelling — each piece of ink contributes to a narrative that can encompass a single tattoo, or an entire body. Photographer Reka Nyari explores and subverts traditional ideas of beauty and gender, recontextualizing the aesthetics of sexuality through a female gaze; her new […]

Prison survival game ‘Scum’ no longer includes neo-Nazi tattoos

Days after prisoner survival game Scum came out in Steam Early Access, players discovered their criminal characters could be given Nazi-related tattoos. Today, its publisher Devolver Digital scrubbed the customization options from the title and apologized. Players on Reddit and Steam noticed that the Scum Supporter Pack DLC included content with the numbers “14” and […]

Jesus Christ Superstar Makeup Boss Gives Us the Scoop on Those Holy (and Bill O'Reilly-Disapproved) Tattoos

Forty minutes into NBC’s broadcast of Jesus Christ Superstar Live on Sunday, former Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly tweeted his displeasure with the production’s choice to depict the Son of Man’s followers as a bunch of inked-up true believers. “My best friend texted me right after she saw it,” Superstar makeup designer Joe Dulude II — who […]

The 6 most elaborate tattoos fans have gotten to pay tribute to the Kardashians

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Millions tune in to watch the Kardashian’s lives unfold on “Keeping Up With The Kardashians.” Some fans are taking their love for the Kardashian empire to the next level with tattoos. Here are the six craziest tattoos fans have gotten in honor of the Kardashians.  Kardashian fans are no joke. Millions tune […]

What’s The Story Behind Those Tattoos and Piercings?

Some people are wild about body art. They become living canvases of tattoos and piercings. We were curious to find out what drives people to get such modifications. We talked to two people who turn heads when they walk down the street because of their obsession with body art. Regina is covered in tattoos. Sam […]

Smart tattoos turn your skin into a health tracker

There’s a common problem with health-tracking devices like smartwatches: they’re not really attached to you, which leaves you relying on a short-lived battery and a wireless connection. Even a self-powered patch has its limits. That’s where Harvard and MIT think they can help: they’ve developed smart tattoos that effectively place health sensors in your skin, […]