The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Tattooing is a mystifying art form. The ancient practice dates ...

Getting a tattoo is a notoriously painful process but that doesn't stop all that many people from getting their skin inked. Luckily for them, tattoo machines have come a long way from the tools used ...

Like a hive of buzzing bees, tattoo guns hummed a uniform chorus that filled a hall of the Portland Expo Center on Friday. People everywhere reclined on their backs, sat upright against walls, lay ...