Now a common snack you can pick up on the streets of several major American cities (just like hot dogs), pretzels have a long and storied history. It is quite a contentious issue, but some believe that the doughy baked goods date back to monks in the Early Middle Ages. You’ll find a wide variety of pretzels throughout the many regions of Germany – there’s sweet and savoury pretzels and some are even made from different flour doughs. One traditional Bavarian meal consists of lye pretzels, Weisswurst sausage and a side of mustard. Time for a little science fact: the Maillard reaction is what gives pretzels (and even toasted marshmallows) their…

Can you believe that five years have already passed since Robin Williams left us? Robin remains one of those celebrities who is always remembered so fondly by his peers and the public in general. Even as the years pass his death doesn’t hurt any less. Robin’s comedic role in Mrs Doubtfire and voice work in Aladdin defined the childhoods of 90s kids, and as we grew up we grew to appreciate his dramatic roles in films such as Good Will Hunting and Dead Poets Society. Which Robin Williams comedy special or film role remains your favourite? After you’ve taken some time to look through these Robin Williams tattoos, be sure…

The sparkly, colourful legend of country music, Dolly Parton and her sweet, loving personality are on full display in this collection of tattoos. Known primarily for singing (and sometimes acting) there’s so much more to Dolly that some may not be aware of. Dolly has composed over 3,000 songs throughout her career; she is the godmother of Miley Cyrus; and was the co-owner of one of the production companies behind the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television show. One of the most impressive things about Dolly Parton certainly has to be philanthropy work. As her father could neither read or write, she created Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library which sends a book…

Madonna released her eponymous debut album in 1983 and has gone on to sell a staggering 300 million records. Sometimes referred to as the “Material Girl” or the “Queen of Pop”, Madonna is in fact not a stage name, but a first name which the performer shares with her mother. Over the course of her 35+ years in the entertainment industry, Madonna has lent her skills outside of music, starring in movies such as Evita and A League of Their Own, tried her hand at directing and fashion, and we can’t forget to mention that controversial photography book. Madonna is known for her musical and style evolution, so we’re curious…

Despite her meteoric rise to fame – from an Australian singer and songwriter to a worldwide superstar – in recent years, Sia tattoos are about as elusive as the singer herself. Maybe it’s because she chooses to hide her face, and let the music and lyrics speak (or sing) for themselves, that people aren’t as keen on getting a portrait tattoo of the singer. But as we’ve seen through Music Month, there are many avenues you can take when it comes to the theme and styles of a music inspired tattoo. Sia is definitely an artist with which you can be absolutely outlandish with a tattoo, so don’t shy away…

A self-confessed Disney fanatic, we consider Jackie Huertas to be one of the top Disney tattoo artists out there. We’ve featured her work on LWG in over 40 separate posts because she’s constantly producing high-quality tattoos of all of our favourite things. Jackie’s Instagram feed will give you all the nostalgic feels – there’s tattoos relating to anime, and more from the Disney and Pixar universes. She has just so many incredible The Lion King pieces that we had to make a separate post for her work alone. Similar to this Paramore post featuring the work of Rachel Baldwin, this post should show you just how creative a tattoo artist…

We’re just a few weeks away from International Beer Day; how will you be celebrating? Will you be throwing back some cold ones, enjoying some frothies, or bending an elbow? Will you be drinking lager, stout, pale ale, pilsner, or bitter? There are so many slang terms for beer and such a wide variety of beer types, but there is only one list for the top beer tattoos that you need to concern yourself with – this one. So, the question is: do you love beer enough to get a beer-themed tattoo? These 40 tattoos might help you decide. Traditional style beer and roses tattoo by @leolunatattoo Neo trad Guinness…

Released in 2019, Untitled Goose Game was developed by House House (based in Melbourne, Australia) and published by Panic. The gameplay trailer went viral in 2017 which led to over a million sales last year across PC and console gamers. Rather than watching the usual compilation videos of funny animals, people were fascinated by this silly goose stealing items, tricking humans, and just being a right nuisance. In Untitled Goose Game you play as the goose and are tasked with meeting objectives, all while annoying the people in a quaint English village. It’s incredible that the game concept stemmed from a photograph of a goose. This is non-tattoo related but…

Before there was Just Tattoo Of Us and How Far Is Tattoo Far? there was an Impractical Joker who selected personalised tattoos as punishment for his three friends. Who are the Impractical Jokers? They’re a group of four friends from high school who compete against each other in a series of challenges, and if they refuse to do or say something then they lose. Whoever has the most thumbs down at the end of each and every episode gets punished. The punishments range from public humiliation, to the Jokers being forced to face a personal phobia or fear. Some of the past 200 punishments have included: * Q teaching sex…

MTV’s Daria was right… it is a sick, sad world out there. I’m sure most of you reading this also grew up watching Daria. When we couldn’t relate to characters in other shows, there was always Daria. Daria was cynical, dark humoured, misunderstood, a social outcast, and happily left to her own devices. Much of her personality, the scenarios she found herself faced with and the people she was forced to interact with, still resonates with us today. If you ever watched an episode of Daria you would know that Daria’s favourite television show was ‘Sick, Sad World.’ It’s the kind of show that Daria fans wish actually existed. The sick, twisted…