tattoos

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The American Origins Of The Not-So-Traditional Celtic Knot Tattoo

1:18am February 05, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

The Celtic knot — a pattern of interlocking lines — is centuries old, carved into ancient stones all over Ireland. But that tattoo on your biceps? Like the fortune cookie, American born and bred.

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Luci Cook doesn't want her tattoos to die with her. She's asking her friends and family which ones they' want to receive in the event that she dies before they do.

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Arts

Extra-Permanent Ink: Preserving Your Tattoos After Death

2:10pm October 14, 2014

by Martha Bebinger

Got a killer tat? There's no reason for it to die with you. Thanks to a Dutch tattoo artist, if you sign the right forms and pay the right price, a lab can preserve your body art after you die.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is the only player in the newest edition of the Madden NFL video game franchise to have his signature tattoos faithfully rendered in the game.

Sports

For The First Time, Real Tattoos Make Their Madden Debut

7:13pm August 24, 2014

by Becky Sullivan

Fear of lawsuits had kept tattoos out of previous editions of the video game, but San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick put those worries to rest when he secured the rights to his tattoos.

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