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Stick and poke
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I got my first tattoo when I was 20, living in Kelowna, B.C. I was playing in a band at the time called The Tups (check your Shakespeare), and hanging out with a bunch...
Know thy artist
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With many questions about legitimacy and safety still lingering in the tattoo world, professional tattoo artist Andrew Triebel of Triebel Tattoos — working out of Buzz Bin in Dawson Creek, B.C. — breaks down...
Tattoos and you
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This is what I know of tattoos. Tattoos are a passport to open shores from one port to another, anchors, sparrows, women and monsters. Today they have so much more meaning to them; for...
Tattoos as permanent reminders
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Tattoos are at once permanent and a constant reminder of impermanence. When we choose to get inked, it is undying passion and value that permeates many of our choices. As time passes, however, too...
Go forth . . .
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OK, let’s be honest here. While many people date to find a companion, sex is also a huge part of relationships. And while sex is emotionally complicated, it is also complicated from a safety...
A Love Story
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Once upon a time there was a shy second year student who was desperately trying to work up the courage to volunteer at her university’s student newspaper. For months she tried to talk herself...
Don’t let school stress interfere with your relationship
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It’s said that for every hour in class there is up to three hours of studying and homework that needs to be done. For the full time student, these hours can really add up....
