On March 21st, 2019 Jordan Peele's Us premiered in theaters around the world. The film is Peele's second horror flick as a writer, producer, and director, following the Academy Award-winning Get Out. Us stars Black Panther's Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke, as well as The ...read more
Meet Polyana Viana, a 26-year-old Brazilian UFC fighter in the strawweight division. She made her Octagon debut on February 4th of 2018 and currently has 4 wins by knockout, 6 wins by submission. And while most of her fights are confined to the UFC, on Saturday, March 16th, she ...read more
In 2006, National Puppy Day was created by animal activist and writer Colleen Paige. Paige is a regular contributor to dogtime.com and OK! Magazine, creating content promoting animal adoption and purebred rescue networks. Her projects have been featured in a number of magazines ...read more
Meet Alfredo Meschi, a 51-year-old activist from Italy. He's ornamented with 40,000 identical X tattoos for one inspiring reason—to illustrate the number of animals killed every second. Meschi explained his reasoning for this permanent body art statement to Cafébabel, sharing: ...read more
On April 14th, 2019 the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones will premiere on HBO. This marks the end of one of the most successful shows in history and fans will surely miss the talented cast of characters. One of the major characters in the series is Sansa Stark, who is ...read more
On March 20th, 2019 the first three episodes of a high-anticipated documentary series premiered on Channel 4. Mums Make Porn is a groundbreaking new show that takes five moms and has them investigate the world of pornography. Throughout the show, the moms will learn the ...read more
This past weekend, the tattoo world exploded with breaking news. Celebrity tattoo artist and makeup mogul Kat Von D posted a controversial video to YouTube entitled "I am NOT a Nazi. I am NOT anti-vaxx." Then we saw both Ariana Grande and Drake get brand new tattoos. But of ...read more
It's officially the spring season! March 20th marked the first day of spring and it's time to say goodbye to the winter blues and say hello to new growth. The two hallmarks of the spring are flora and fauna—also known as plant and animal life. Although some species are born ...read more
From March 21st through April 19th, we transition from Pisces into Aries season. Aries is the first sign of the Western zodiac and being first, Aries take on many strong leadership qualities. For example, Aries people are known for being courageous, determined, confident, ...read more
Once being self-categorized as “Hauntedmansioncore”, female-fronted New Years Day goes pop-metal, ushering fun and dark, heavy riffs, while maintaining a vivacious and down-to-earth persona. With the band’s newest album, “Unbreakable,” NYD reveals a lighter, even more enticing ...read more
At just 16 years old, Kailyn Lowry’s life changed drastically when she became pregnant and was featured on the MTV reality television show, “16 & Pregnant.” Now, nearly 10 years later, she’s not only a mother to Isaac but also two more boys — Lincoln and Lux — has published three ...read more
Here at Inked, we're all about promoting the phrase "Tattooed and Employed" to the fullest extent. However, we also try to make our audience aware of the consequences of being visibly tattooed in today's job market. Although many companies have scaled back their dress code ...read more
On August 2nd, 2016 a 30-year-old Queens native named Karina Vetrano was found dead in Spring Creek Park after leaving for a jog earlier in the day. Vetrano was found lying face down approximately 15 feet away from the trail, covered in scratches and bruises. After her autopsy, ...read more
While Paramount Network's Ink Master is hands down the most recognizable tattoo reality competition in television history, it wasn't always the only show of its kind on the air. On March 27th of 2012, the show Best Ink premiered on Oxygen and similar to Ink Master, it had ...read more
With 6.3 million followers and counting, Supreme Patty is one of the most talked-about 20-year-olds on social media. In his short time on Instagram, he’s built a brand on pranks, stunts, and crazy challenges that have captured the attention of content sites such as ...read more
Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball entered the NBA with a couple tattoos on his wrist. Shortly after, he joined brother LiAngelo Ball to the tattooed gang. Their father, LaVar Ball, is openly opposed to tattoos. Especially when the ink is on his sons. In an episode of Ball in the ...read more
On Sunday, March 17th of 2019, hip-hop and pop culture podcaster Adam22 was threatened with a gun during a live stream of his show No Jumper. Adam22's studio is located on Melrose Ave in Los Angeles, an area of heavy foot traffic in the West Hollywood district. Just after having ...read more
Over the past several years, mastectomy tattoos have become increasingly popular. And when it comes to camouflaging scars with a tattoo, there are two main ways of going about it. First and foremost, an artist can create an organic design that flows with the body and adds an ...read more
This Friday, the music video to Iggy Azalea's brand new song, "Sally Walker," was released onto YouTube. The video features notable RuPaul's Drag Race alumni including season 9 finalist Shea Coulée, season 10's Mayhem Miller, and season 10/11's Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, as well as ...read more
Kat Von D is arguably the most recognizable tattoo artist in mainstream popular culture. Von D got her start on the television show Miami Ink and after two seasons, went on to star in her own spin-off called LA Ink. From there, Von D continued to grow her name as a celebrity ...read more
Interview by Angie Piccirillo A few years ago, you probably wouldn’t have recognized the name Julia Michaels, but you also may not have realized that she was behind some of your favorite smash hits by Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez either. In 2015, Julia Michaels was known to ...read more
If you're not already familiar with the name Romeo Lacoste, he's one of the most recognizable tattoo artists in the industry today. The 30-year-old Los Angeles artist got his start on the Oxygen series Best Ink, which gave him the exposure to tattoo big name celebrities such as ...read more
Damian "Stifler" Zdunczyk, reality star from Poland’s version of Jersey Shore, just revealed his incredibly large penis tattoo. While Zdunczyk is notorious for whipping it out on Warsaw — and has even burst into a bathroom where two other cast members were bathing together and ...read more
The troll war between John Stamos and Nick Jonas all started when Stamos was caught wearing a Jonas Brothers T-shirt. Nick was later pictured in a sweatshirt which had the photo of Stamos in the T-shirt. Stamos then put up a picture with that photo on a pillow case last week. ...read more
Frank Ocean just revealed his newest tattoo, taken from an illustration by Matt Groening. The ink covers an old tattoo, and is of The Simpsons creator’s "Homo vs. Hetero" artwork from 1983. The illustration asks, “Which is better?” over two sets of bunny couples: one homosexual ...read more
Irie Wedding & Events was founded just as recreational cannabis became legal in Colorado in January of 2014, to manage bride and grooms’ high expectations. From bud boutonnieres to a full Bud Bar, weed weddings are the perfect way for canna-couples to ensure their big day is a ...read more
On December 3rd of 2009, we were first introduced to Pauly D and Vinny Guadagnino on MTV's hit reality show Jersey Shore. Ten years later, the pair are teaming up once again, but this time they're competing for love. On April 11th, the show Double Shot of Love will premiere on ...read more
According to London police, Louis Tomlinson's 18-year-old half-sister Félicité was found dead in her apartment. Tomlinson reportedly collapsed from cardiac arrest and when paramedics arrived she was pronounced dead. Currently, her cause of death has not officially been pronounced ...read more
Every day, amazing tattoos are published on social media from talented artists around the world. However, the advent of social media has also introduced somewhat of a double-edged sword. For every great tattoo, you see online, there are likely 10 absolutely terrible ones that are ...read more
Meet the tattoos of Mason Hefner. Back in 2017, the 23-year-old London-based tattooer started a provocative art project known as "My Words, Your Body." The project is exactly how it sounds, strangers put their 100% trust in Hefner to create a permanent design for their body. In ...read more
On November 29th of 2018, tattoo artist and makeup mogul Kat Von D gave birth to her first child, Leafar Von Drachenberg Reyes, with husband Prayers. Since then, Von D has dedicated her personal Instagram page to update her fans on her journey through motherhood, candidly sharing ...read more
From October of 2011 to August of 2016, superstar Jennifer Lopez was in an on-again-off-again relationship with former backup dancer Casper Smart. The pair met while recording the music video for Lopez's song Dance Again and their flirting quickly turned into a public ...read more
On March 13th of 2019, actor Ben Affleck went on The Ellen Show to promote the release of the Netflix film, Triple Frontier. In the film, Affleck plays an ex-special forces soldier who travels to the Amazon jungle to rob a cocaine cartel boss. In addition to promoting the new ...read more
Every month 1 billion people use Instagram, 500 million of which use the application every single day. As of June 2016, 95 million posts are made to Instagram daily and most tattooers today use social media as a tool to promote their art, therefore attracting clients. However, ...read more
It only takes one original tattoo to start a trend that spawns thousands of copies. For example, in September of 2012 Rihanna got the Egyptian goddess Isis tattooed on her sternum and since then, countless people have copied the design. Another tattoo design that has been ...read more
Over the last decade, tattoos and tattoo culture have been a major source of inspiration for fashion designers. From the recent rebranding of Gucci to the tried and true Ed Hardy clothing line, many big brands pay homage to permanent body art through seasonal trends. The latest ...read more
A person's astrological sun sign is dependent on the position of the sun in relation to 12 different constellations. Throughout the course of a year, the earth moves around the sun and in doing so, the sun appears to move through different constellations throughout every month. ...read more
While Teen Mom's Javi Marroquin has deleted any tattoo trace of his one-year-anniversary celebration with Lauren Comeau at Aggression Tattoo in Pennsylvania, we have the screenshots. Marroquin covered the matching tattoo he once had with his ex-girlfriend, Briana DeJesus. With ...read more
Five Finger Death Punch vocalist Ivan Moody celebrated his one-year sober mark with a killer face tattoo. Moody has received praise, love, and support, from not only 5FDP fans, but from his bandmates. Bassist Chris Kael wrote on Instagram, "I've seen firsthand the work that Ivan ...read more
Rihanna is a true style chameleon, knowing for drastically changing her hair, fashion, and of course, tattoos every couple of years. However, despite any of the changes she may make, we could still identify the Barbadian singer from 100 feet away. But, even though the 31-year-old ...read more
Jessica Alba is not only a talented actress on both television and film, but she's also a proud mother of three. In 2004, while shooting the film Fantastic Four, Alba met film producer Cash Warren. Four years later, the pair married in May of 2008 and less than one month later, ...read more
You may recognize her from the pages of Sports Illustrated, the stage of Dancing with the Stars, or your Instagram feed—either way, model Alexis Ren is everywhere these days. The 22-year-old began her career after being scouted by the clothing brand Brandy Melville at the age of ...read more
Well deserving of his “infamous” title, Bobby Black says rock & roll and weed have been his “driving passions" for most of his life. You’ve read his insights through High Times, where he was a senior editor and columnist for over 20 years, or you've heard him on his podcast, ...read more
On February 15th of 2019, our YouTube channel posted a video titled "Tattoos That Artists Refuse." In the video, New York City-based artists share their reasoning for refusing to do a tattoo and some give examples of tattoos that they've refused to do in the past. For many of the ...read more
On every season of Ink Master, the producers develop elimination challenges designed to test artists of all levels of experience. And while there are dozens of tattoos over the course of 11 seasons that have proved difficult for the contestants, we've narrowed down the top 10 ...read more
The former NSYNC group member, Joey Fatone, came in second place on “Dancing with the Stars” in 2007. Now he is celebrating his time on “The Masked Singer,” with a tattoo. Fatone shared a photo of his latest piece on Instagram, showing the large rabbit tattooed on his calf. The ...read more
The phrase “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” has been used as a drunken pickup line for decades. This St. Patrick’s Day, we are singing that phrase to our tattoo artists… whether we have celtic blood in us or not. There is so much imagery for the “Irish tattoo” to choose from. Yes there is ...read more
Here at Inked Magazine, we're all about promoting safe tattooing by licensed professionals. However, from time to time we see someone MacGyver a "tattoo machine" that deserves some recognition. While we're by no means recognizing these individual's efforts as a good thing for the ...read more
The Jonas Brothers are back, and celebrating their much-anticipated comeback single, "Sucker." On The Late Late Show’s "Carpool Karaoke," the trio takes a drive down memory lane with James Corden. The once-Disney-Channel-stars discussed their early rise to fame, their breakup, ...read more
