Getting a terrible tattoo when you’re young feels like a life lesson – yet so many people still crave more

<p>One in three Australian women now have a tattoo, and most don’t stop at one. What is the compulsion to keep adding ink?</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/series/summer-essentials">More summer essentials</a></p></li></ul><p>My first tattoo was a 21st birthday present to myself, and I couldn’t tell you what it was.</p><p>I was backpacking up the east coast of Australia and heard about a Sydney artist who would take a tab of acid, chat to you for a bit, then draw something he thought captured your aura.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/jan/10/terrible-tattoo-still-wanted-more-tattoos-addictive">Continue reading...</a>

Open source ↗

← Back

• The five best induction cookware in the US, thoroughly tested and cooked in
• When actions speak louder than words | Brief letters
• My "OBW" Method for Getting Outside Works Every Winter
• The rise of the analogue bag: fashion’s answer to doomscrolling
• The trouble with friendlords: the pitfalls of renting from a mate
• Robots that can do laundry and more, plus unrolling laptops: the standout tech from CES 2026