When an NFL-level public figure unveils a new tattoo, fans immediately start deciphering it. This is what happened with Jalen Alexander Hurts, the quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, who bears three words on his left arm: “Faith, Family, Football.” For many, it’s just a beautiful inscription, but if you delve into the logic of tattoo culture, we are presented with a classic example of a sports manifesto: a short textual message that an athlete transforms into a personal doctrine and, simultaneously, an open narrative for their audience.
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Moon Ga-young showed off a phoenix tattoo on her back
A summer photoshoot by Korean actress Moon Ga-young, posted on the 9th with the caption “End of Summer,” quickly went beyond a typical social media post. Viewers, accustomed to seeing her as a reserved and sophisticated character, noticed a detail that had rarely been captured before: an intricate phoenix tattoo emerged on her fair skin. This image transformed the series of shots into a topic of discussion within the tattoo community.
The Secret Garden: An Evansville Tattoo Studio That Became a Standard of Inclusivity
In the tattoo industry, where competition for client attention grows with each season, it’s rare to find not just a beautiful space, but one that wins reader polls. This is exactly what happened with The Secret Garden Tattoo + Cosmetic Studio in Evansville: two years after opening its storefront on Main Street, the studio’s team took home the title of Best Tattoo Studio in the 2026 Best of Evansville contest, held by Evansville Living magazine. To celebrate this event, Rosalie Coston and Hannah Evelyn Jones created illustrations for the cover of the September-October issue, and we took a look behind the scenes of their work and talked about what makes their practice special.
Theft of Tattoo Equipment at Royal Oak Festival
The Arts, Beats & Eats festival in downtown Royal Oak, Michigan, will be remembered not only for its record attendance and the Kool & the Gang concert, but also for an unpleasant incident that affected the tattoo community. Equipment worth approximately $7,000 was stolen from the tent of Via Grace Studio, which was operating in the event’s art zone. The theft occurred on the night of Sunday to Monday, when the tent was closed, and the Royal Oak Police have already launched an investigation.
Ex-footballer Sean Rigg opens Workhorse Tattoo studio in Stroud
Former professional footballer Sean Rigg, who spent over a decade in English leagues, accumulating over 400 appearances and 52 goals for Forest Green, Newport, AFC Wimbledon, Port Vale, Oxford United, and Bristol Rovers, has opened his own tattoo studio, Workhorse Tattoo, in his hometown of Stroud. The new space is located in the former Swan Inn pub on Union Street – a deliberate choice of location that reflects a shift in British tattoo culture worth discussing further.