Remember Jeremy Scheuch's Blago-centric, Chicago-style tattoo? Seems he's not alone in wanting to use ink to share his love for all things Windy City. This photo popped up in the Flickr stream of San Francisco-based photographer Troy Holden. We've reached out to Troy for more info but right away we can see the ink pre-dates the Trump Tower. more ›

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If you’re a fan of pop kitsch American-style, check out Mitch O’Connell’s series of new paintings, "God Has Forgiven Me (so what's your problem?)" at Packer Schopf Gallery, May 15 - June 20. Interestingly, the gallery's website refers to O'Connell's exhibit as "Divorce." Hmm... And the artist's MySpace page asks friends to "come gaze at the colorful brushstrokes of Mitch working through personal, painful issues... for your viewing pleasure!” We love a guy with a wicked sense of humor. more ›

Apparently the Cubs' post-season collapse had nothing to do with inconsistent pitching, a tattered bullpen, or an impotent offense. Rather, it can apparently be blamed on Jimmy Burroughs' new Cubs tattoo that has a pro-Cardinals sentiment in it. Burroughs stopped by American Rebel Tattoo Studios in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee where he got the tattoo (pictured right). Tattoo artist Deke Rivers wrote "Go Cards" as a joke and Burroughs laughed along, eventually asking Rivers to color it in, but the message remained visible. Instead of getting the tattoo fixed, though, Burroughs left it as is because the Cubs went on a hot streak. But now that the Cubs have crapped the bed, the superstitious Burroughs plans on getting the tattoo fixed. "I pretty much blame the tattoo for the Cubs losing. It kills me to have a tattoo that says 'Go Cards.'" Fortunately for Burroughs, he's also a child therapist which will surely help him deal with his masochistic tendencies. [via Fark] more ›

A 39-year-old Springfield man was charged yesterday with three counts of tattooing minors without a parent's consent. more ›