Needled Don't know the difference between a sleeve and a suit? Willing to learn? "Illustrated" attorney and writer Marisa DiMattia spills the ink on tattoo culture on a jam-packed blog loaded with artist profiles, book reviews, convention reports, and jaw-dropping photo galleries. Recent highlights include a Sports Illustrated gallery of athletes and their tattoos, a feature on the tattooing of Thai monks, and a story on the rehabilitation of a famed tattoo studio in New Orleans. The Best of 2005 section offers some truly skin-crawling material, including a feature on tat bots (machines that replicate tattoo designs) and a display of Maori tattoo art. (in Body Art)
