MILTON – Colorful images of snakes slithering from the eyes of a skull. A naked woman perched on a koi fish. A serpent flying with the wings of an eagle. A powerful pirate woman armed with a sword and ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Winston-Salem is known for its rich history of Moravian settlers, African-American culture, and tobacco and textile industries. But right on West 4th Street you’ll find ...

A historic family in the Holy Land preserves an ancient Christian pilgrimage tattoo tradition passed through generations.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Tattoos were once ...

Greensburg tattoo shop owner Nick Christofano has inked himself into the industry history books. After 28 years in the business, Christofano received a patent late last year for a tattoo machine he ...

These days, it seems like tattoos are everywhere, but the question remains: where exactly did they come from, and how did they get to where they are today? Tattoo Uprising is a new feature-length ...

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Become a paid member to listen to this article From 1961 up until 1997, there were no “legal” tattoo shops in New York City. The Health Department banned tattooing due to an alleged series of ...

Henk Schiffmacher is a famous Amsterdam-based tattoo artist and historian; TATTOO: 1730s-1970s. Henk Schiffmacher’s Private Collection, an enormous, luxurious coffee table book, presents more than 700 ...