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Japan mayor: I wouldn't hire tattooed stars Johnny Depp, Lady Gaga

"Before I became governor, I had my hair dyed brown," he said. "I don't mean to be self-righteous … However, when you become governor or mayor you have to change it back to black. You're a public servant."    

Like Bad Boys? Hormones May Be to Blame

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- We may have an answer to the age-old question: why do some women like "bad boys?"

Students caught with homemade tattoos, piercings (+ Video)

A new trend has surfaced in the island's public schools - homemade tattoos and piercings. And school officials are getting the word out in hopes this new trend does not result in our youth being put in the hospital. Body art or tattooing has been around for centuries, and to …

Warning at rise in DIY piercing

A BODY piercer is warning people about the dangers of amateur piercing after seeing an alarming rise in the practice. Trini Seabrook, manager at Inky Joes tattoo and piercing parlour in Sudbury, says she has seen a dramatic increase in the number of people using DIY piercing k …

Inking impressions

A three-day extravaganza of the divine union between skin and ink has started. At Yak and Yeti’s conference hall, you can witness this one-of-a-kind world of body art. From tattooing to piercing to body modification to scarification and more, you can experience everythin …

Flesh ideas of artists

Tattoo fans immerse themselves in three full days of ink think A buzz hits when you walk into the main room of the Oregon Ink Tattoo Convention. It's not a beer buzz or the din of folks chattering about getting their photo taken with reality TV star Wee-Man. It's the cons …

Mom can still make an indelible impression

The timeless "I Love Mom" tattoo -- that bright red heart with "Mom" splayed across it on a ribboned scroll --  is so deeply ingrained in our culture since its boom years of World War II that its origin could probably be traced to prehistoric times. Celebrities as divers …

A New Form of Discrimination: Why Body Modification Does Not Reflect Your Character

Every citizen of the United States is supposedly guaranteed freedom of expression due to the First Amendment; however when it comes to body art, freedom of expression is commonly overlooked, especially in the work place.    Discrimination of body modification in th …

Beware the bogus beautician

A DAGENHAM beauty therapist was fined £1,500 for carrying out body piercing without a licence. Melisa Fenn, owner of Opia Hair and Beauty, 44 Whalebone Lane South, Dagenham advertised body piercings on her website despite not having a licence to carry out treatments. O …

Body Modifications Should Not Be Tattoo Taboo

Our society seems to look down on tattoos, piercings on anywhere other than the ears and other “unusual” changes to our appearances.

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