The centuries-long tradition of tattooing has come a long way since 1769, when the word?or rather, tattaw?was first recorded by a a European explorer returning from a voyage to Tahiti and New Zealand. For a long stretch of time, tattoos were associated with sailors, low-class citizens, and criminality; from there they became fashion-forward and cool. Now they’re done. Tattoos are over. Tattoos are over, not because Adam Levine and Justin Bieber both have sleeves, but because soon you might be able to get them at Whole Foods. In a move to bait the “younger, budget-conscious shopper,” Walter Robb, the co-CEO ...
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