Kids today - They're just like we were Aug 18, 2008
Kids today want things like wireless Internet, new video game systems, cell phones, cars, no curfew, piercing and tattoos. I guess it s all part of trying to fit in or in some cases, stand out for what they consider to be the right reasons. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Tuning in to an old beat renewed Aug 16, 2008
In a recent speech to the Whitlam Institute, addressing winners of its "What Matters" essay competition for school students, Mackay observed: "We were a society in which many Australians quite deliberately took their eye off the big picture because it was too dark and daunting. To escape, they narrowed the focus and turned it inwards onto the things they could control. "Home renovation was one; their own body was another - which is why we've also been living through an epidemic of cosmetic... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
More of this story Dec 29, 2007
The shop at 438 S. Main St. offers body piercing and tattoos. Orlando's Hair : Hair salons are a sure sign that a neighborhood is changing. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Sphinx Wakes On Main Street Oct 27, 2007
The shop at 438 S. Main St. offers body piercing and tattoos. Sphinx joins a handful of new retail ventures, including Orlando's Hair at 403 S. Main St. and the Main Street Grill at 464 S. Main St.. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Love is in the air When to allow ear piercing? Sep 21, 2007
In some cultures piercing and tattoos or tribal markings show a rite of passage or membership in a certain group. I suppose it s no different in America - in this country there is nothing that brands one as either low class or desperately trying to prove their uniqueness as a tattoo or body piercing, especially if you re over 35. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Nicotine teens and emphysemic adults May 14, 2007
Our children smoke in the same spirit that they disfigure themselves with piercing and tattoos. The pleasure principle has nothing to do with it. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Suffolk County Considers Ban On Piercings, Tattoos Mar 30, 2007
She said people will get their piercing and tattoos elsewhere. It's not clear when the board of health will vote on the law. (WNBC.com, NY)
Smokin art: A new tattoo shop billows into Ringgold Oct 17, 2006
Lacy Brown, the shop s owner, feels that body piercing and tattoos are a way of expression and a way of life. Brown previously worked in sales and owned two body jewelry companies. (Catoosa County News, GA)
VIRTUAL WARDROBE Sep 11, 2006
" After hearing about the site from a friend, Akil Gibbs, a 23-year-old recent college grad who lives in San Francisco, logged on and spent eight hours creating an animated love story about his girlfriend. "What I found cool about Meez was that it was an outlet where I could create a cartoon online and share it with people," said Gibbs, who posted it on Facebook.com, a site that is popular with his peers. He now spends an hour a day building avatars that poke fun at his friends and updating his... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Upwardly gothic Mar 22, 2006
"I think people are a lot more accepting of us now. Years ago people found my piercing and tattoos threatening, now they are part of everyday life. A lot of people have their nose pierced or a tattoo. Essential footwear for a goth "I have grannies who come up to me and say they wish they'd been able to dress the way I do when they were younger. " But there is one trait that seems to cross all teenage sub cultures, whatever they wear, whatever music they listen to and whatever a study says - and... (BBC News -- UK)
