"Keep your fingers crossed" the mantra goes, and while it's nearly impossible to decipher the exact origins of this oft-repeated gesture, there's no denying the meaningful significance it carries to this day. While many understand the gesture to be a way of imploring God for help or protection, theologists offer an extensive backstory to this popular expression, when early Christians...
When Michelangelo painted his masterpiece The Creation of Adam onto the Sistine Chapel ceiling he may or may not have realized what a legacy he was leaving in both the spiritual and art world--to say nothing of the tattoo inspirations that would follow centuries later. Inked in full scale across the back or chest, or with two arms outstretched and...
Founded in Brooklyn in 1883, the Dodgers relocated to Los Angeles for the 1958 season, going on to represent the hallmark of a great American pastime, as well as the ever-shifting nature of the sports decades to come. While sports-inspired tattoos certainly aren't uncommon, there's something about a Dodgers logo that stirs a deeper, almost poetic feeling. When the Dodgers...
Fans of the hit sci-fi series "The X Files" are well acquainted with FBI agent Mulder's office headquarters poster--at once both camp art and an unabashed declaration of his beliefs. While his partner Scully was the scientific skeptic of the two, devotees of the show couldn't help but empathize with Mulder's pursuit of the unknown, of bringing what lies just...
No other series before or after made the world of ghost hunting looking so cool: from the grotesquely awesome Slimer to the now-famous logo, the Ghostbusters movies made their unmistakable mark on pop culture nostalgia--and tattoo art. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), Harold Ramis’ Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis), and Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson) are more than worthy...
The harp is one of the oldest instruments played by man, beginning with the crude ancient lyre right up to the impressive Baroque instruments implemented to this day. Beyond the gorgeous music these instruments produce, the harp has taken on various symbols and meanings over the years, even going on to represent entire nations such as Ireland, beginning with the...
Few regions of the world wear their team colors as loud-and-proud as Boston's own, and the Red Sox have long held a place of fierce pride and protectiveness among native Bostonians and outsiders alike. Founded in 1901 and formerly boasting the legendary player Babe Ruth, the Boston Red Sox have scored monumental highs and devastating lows throughout their nearly 120...
The maniacal "Taz" made a dizzying entrance into the classic Warner Bros. world decades ago, and has since remained front-and-center in public popularity. Moving like a mad vortex, the cartoon omnivore became as much a metaphor for surly determination as unabashed gluttony, with an added soft spot for music of any kind. While a Tasmanian Devil tattoo may not seem...
When you get right down to it, the Looney Tunes universe is no more bizarre than our own, but infinitely more fun. Most of us grew up glued to the after-school and Saturday morning television screen, happily losing ourselves in the adventures of cartoon characters that grew up right alongside of us. It's no surprise, therefore, that a significant portion...
There's a strange beauty to the way people write words, and with enough practice, it is possible to become an expert. Getting a tattoo of a unique typography is an homage to that beauty since it reflects the creativity and the artistic nature of language. Typography is basically the study of fonts, and the variety out there is as unique...
