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It was a Caveman, and it was on his ankle.After more than two years of resisting subpoenas to testify about deputy gangs within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, this week former Undersheriff Tim Murakami admitted under oath that he once sported a tattoo representing the Cavemen, a controversial subgroup affiliated with the East Los Angeles station.When asked whether former Sheriff Alex Villanueva — who made Murakami his No. 2 a few months after taking office — knew about the ink, Murakami replied: “I believe…

If you’ve been tattooed in the US, the ink under your skin may have more components than you previously imagined, a new study reveals.The study, conducted by Binghamton University and titled “What’s in my ink: An analysis of commercial tattoo ink on the U.S. market,” shows discrepancies between the ingredient labels on tattoo ink and the actual substances in the bottle.When doctoral student Kelli Moseman—the article’s lead author—and researchers Ahshabibi Ahmed and Alexander Ruhren noted that the tattoo inks they were…

Tattooing is an art that humans have been practicing for millennia. While 32 percent of adults in the United States have at least one, many of the inks in the United States today used to decorate people's skin are more of a motley mixture than a precise blend, a new study has found.Kelli Moseman, a chemistry researcher at Binghamton University in New York, and colleagues, analyzed more than 50 tattoo inks from nine different brands used in the US after noticing that some inks they had used in previous studies contained…

Tattoos have long been a form of art beloved by people. While these days tattoos do not necessarily always have a special meaning or memory and may even be a big fail, still, very often people choose to ink something that reminds them of important people, pets or events.But occasionally, a person’s choice of tattoos may reveal something that they would have liked to remain secret. For example, one Reddit user shared her story that her husband got a tattoo, lied about the reasoning for it, and as it later turned out –…

Last Sunday night (February 4), Megan Fox surprised everyone with a complete makeover after attending the 5th Jam for Janie Grammy Awards Viewing party. Posing for dozens of photographers, the 37-year-old actress stunned her fans with a new ink design on her arm as well as a new hair color.Megan fully embraced the “new year, new me” motto by trading her signature dark locks for bubblegum pink hair. Previously, she has experimented with different colors, such as a ginger shade and a fiery red hue, but this is her first…

Celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D won a resounding victory Friday at the copyright infringement trial over a tattoo she inked on a friend free of charge seven years ago. Nine jurors took less than three hours to unanimously decide the tattoo wasn’t “substantially similar” enough to the reference photo she used. The photo was a copyrighted portrait of jazz legend Miles Davis that was taken in 1989. “I knew that if we didn’t fight this that I just think it would have done so much harm to an industry that has…

Celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D appeared in a Los Angeles federal courtroom Tuesday to fight claims she stole a photographer’s “iconic” portrait of jazz legend Miles Davis and tattooed it on a friend without proper credit or compensation. The former star of reality shows Miami Ink and LA Ink sat before a jury as her lawyer alleged in his opening statement that Von D only used the famous photo for “inspiration” as she created a “completely different” work applied to her friend’s arm free of charge seven years…

In the vibrant city of Los Angeles, artist Yeono has carved a niche for herself with her exceptional talent in bringing pets to life on skin. Specializing in realism through the art of tattooing, Yeono has become a sought-after name for pet lovers looking to immortalize their furry friends in ink.Yeono's studio in LA has become a haven for those seeking a unique way to celebrate the bond between humans and their pets. Through her skilled hands and a keen artistic eye, she transforms the essence of beloved animals into…

In the cultural tradition of many peoples, tattoos have had a sacred meaning for many centuries, but today, permanent body drawings usually serve two main functions: decoration and memory. By getting their body inked, modern people often want to honor people, places or events that had special meaning for them.For example, the user u/iLoveMnMs33, the author of the story we’ll tell you today, got a tattoo to honor the memory of her late son and husband. And who would have thought that three years later, this tattoo would…

Dinosaurs have quite an amazing legacy. They walked on Earth between 245 and 66 million years ago, yet we still talk about them today! They’re the subjects of countless films, TV shows, books, video games and amusement parks. And despite how lucky we are that we never lived in a time where we had to encounter dinos in real life, many of us love to commemorate these creatures with adorable tattoos!Bored Panda has scoured the internet to find photos of the most impressive, creative and cute dinosaur tattoos and gathered…