JJ Anderson, host of Blackbelt TV’s Three Rounds With, talks martial arts and tattoos.
Meet Ruth “Ruthless” Pineda, the new firecracker on LA Ink. Look out Kat Von D: this one has claws.
Few tattooers have built a name like Shige of Yokohama. With countless magazine articles, a room full of first-place trophies from conventions worldwide, a book, museum appearances, and, most importantly, throngs of ecstatic clients, Shige is definitely a success.
"I've gotten to play a lot of drug addicts and hookers this year," muses actress Shirly Brener. The Bardot-esque blonde, who possesses a paradoxical mix of girl-next-door charm and femme fatale-worthy dark sensuality, revels in her distinctiveness. She's as comfortable portraying the bubbly love interest in a romantic comedy as a depraved addict in an indie flick. "Once you really get to know me you see that I am actually pretty edgy," she purrs over the phone. "There is a darkness, an edge, in me, and I really like to go against what is first expected." The Israel-born and L.A.-by-way-of-London-bred actress got her start in the business at age 2 ...
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You wouldn't think a tattoo convention would be welcome in a strict city-state that has been criticized for its disregard of individual freedoms-it banned chewing gum for 12 years (1992-2004) and still imposes hefty fines for things like forgetting to flush a public toilet or spitting in public. But Singapore's government hasn't found a way to stop the rise of tattooing within its borders, and the first-ever Singapore Tattoo Show will take place January 9-11.