Permanent souvenirs from Cuba
Allison Weseman,
Contributor
September 20, 2017
Getting a tattoo while on vacation is not a new concept, as most tourists want to remember their time abroad. However, in a country that was only opened up to Americans two years ago, it might as well be an outlandish idea. Tattoos have come a long way since the heyday of the 1950s when they were asso...
Silver and black leaving Oakland, not my life
Bryon Pointer,
Contributor
April 19, 2017
Last November, I decided to join my family tradition of getting an Oakland Raiders tattoo and I must say, of all the different Raider tattoos my family has, mine is the most unique. Instead of the traditional Raider with the two swords crossing from the top, I replaced it with a pirate skull equippe...
Cutting through the tattoo stigma
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
March 8, 2017
As I sat sweating in the leather chair in a hole-in-the-wall tattoo parlor in Concord on a recent Saturday, the smell of the sterilization spray was uncomfortably reminiscent of a doctor’s office. While I am deathly afraid of shots and will pass out at the sight of blood draws, it wasn’t t...
