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Mike Rubendall
Mike Rubendall is a tattoo artist based primarily in Massapequa, New York, but also in New York City. His resident studio at the Bowery, Kings Avenue, was ranked top-5 in New York City by ''Inked'' in 2015, while '' Huffington Post'' named him in 2014 as an artist to follow on Instagram and ''New York (magazine)'' named him one of the top "city inkers". He has been featured on VICE as part of ''Tattoo Age'', seasons 2 and 5 of the ''Ink Master'', ''Tattoo Wars'', ''Prick'', was guest editor for ''Inked'', and also featured as part of the ''Inked'' spread for ''Garage Magazine'', together with Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst. Rubendall was born and raised in Massapequa, graduating from Plainedge High School in 1995. Mike Rubendall learnt tattooing from Frank Romano aged 17. In November 2005, he opened Kings Avenue, which now employs several regular tattooers. After opening, he has tattooed several personalities, including Evan Rachel Wood and Dame Dash Damon Anthony Dash (born May ...
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Massapequa, New York
Massapequa (, ) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered the anchor community of the Greater Massapequa area. The population of the CDP was 21,685 at the time of the 2010 census. The Greater Massapequa area, which includes the nearby CDPs of North Massapequa and East Massapequa, as well as the Incorporated Village of Massapequa Park, has a combined population of over 75,000. History A 19th-century writer identified Massapequa as one of the " 13 tribes of Long Island," but additional research has shown that they were a band of Lenape, the Algonquian-speaking people who occupied the western part of the island at the time of European encounter. The bands were identified by names of the geographic areas they occupied. The Native Americans to the east spoke a different Algonquian language and were related to the Pequot people of Connecticut and southe ...
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Garage Magazine
''Garage'' is a biannual publication dedicated to contemporary art and fashion. It was founded by Dasha Zhukova in 2011. Its name comes from the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow, which Zhukova opened in 2008. A Russian-language edition of the magazine was launched in March 2013. In July 2016, ''Garage Magazine'' became a wholly owned subsidiary of Brooklyn, New York-based Vice Media. Staff ''Garage'' was founded by Dasha Zhukova, formerly editor-in-chief of ''Pop,'' in 2011. In October 2013, Charlotte Stockdale, formerly fashion director of i-D ''i-D'' is a British bimonthly magazine published by Vice Media, dedicated to fashion, music, art and youth culture. ''i-D'' was founded by designer and former ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'' art director Terry Jones (i-D), Terry Jones in 1980. The ..., was appointed as Garage's fashion director. Mark Guiducci, formerly the Arts Editor of American ''Vogue'', was named editor-in-chief in September 2017. Furtherore, After a d ...
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American Tattoo Artists
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ...
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Dame Dash
Damon Anthony Dash (born May 3, 1971) is an American entrepreneur and record executive. Dash is best known as co-founder of Roc-A-Fella along with Jay-Z and Kareem Burke. Early life Born in New York City, Dash swept the floors of a local barbershop and sold newspapers in order to buy sneakers and shirts as a teenager. Dash "learned to hustle", in his own words, from the example of his mother, who died of an asthma attack when he was 15. The same year, Dash was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. "Before I was diagnosed... I went about a month or two just going to the bathroom non-stop and losing weight," Dash recalled. "Magic Johnson had just been diagnosed with AIDS, so that’s what I thought I had. I was scared to even go to the doctor. I thought I was going to die." Career Dash served as Jay-Z's manager and business partner at Roc-A-Fella Records, and in 1999, he organized a tour for Jay-Z which made $19 million. Their relationship soured as a result of two subsequent even ...
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Evan Rachel Wood
Evan Rachel Wood (born September 7, 1987) is an American actress and activist. She is the recipient of a Critics' Choice Television Award as well as three Primetime Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations for her work in film and television. She began acting in the 1990s, appearing in several television series, including ''American Gothic'' (1995–96) and ''Once and Again'' (1999–2002). She made her debut as a leading film actress at the age of nine in ''Digging to China'' (1997) and garnered acclaim for her Golden Globe-nominated role as the troubled teenager Tracy Freeland in the teen drama film '' Thirteen'' (2003). She continued acting mostly in independent films, including '' Pretty Persuasion'' (2005), '' Down in the Valley'' (2005), '' Running with Scissors'' (2006), and '' Across the Universe'' (2007). Since 2008, Wood has appeared in more mainstream films, including '' The Wrestler'' (2008), '' Whatever Works'' (2009), and '' The Ides of Marc ...
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Plainedge High School
Plainedge High School is an American public high school (and the only high school) in the hamlet of North Massapequa, Long Island, New York, and is part of the Plainedge Union Free School District. Plainedge High School's football coach, Robert Shaver, was accused of running up the score in a game against South Side on 25 October 2019, which ended in a score of 61–13 in favor of Plainedge. As punishment, Shaver was suspended for one game, which resulted in widespread criticism from sports journalists, and an email to all on superintendent Edward Salina's mailing list in support of Shaver. Notable alumni * Ted Alflen – football player * Manjul Bhargava – mathematician * Edward Byrne – New York City police officer killed in the line of duty * Lori Carson – singer/songwriter * Andy Glazer - poker pundit * Steve Guttenberg – actor * Jim Hodder – musician, drummer with Steely Dan (1972–1974) * Hook - professional wrestler * David Landsberg – actor/writer * ...
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Massapequa
Massapequa (, ) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered the anchor community of the Greater Massapequa area. The population of the CDP was 21,685 at the time of the 2010 census. The Greater Massapequa area, which includes the nearby CDPs of North Massapequa and East Massapequa, as well as the Incorporated Village of Massapequa Park, has a combined population of over 75,000. History A 19th-century writer identified Massapequa as one of the " 13 tribes of Long Island," but additional research has shown that they were a band of Lenape, the Algonquian-speaking people who occupied the western part of the island at the time of European encounter. The bands were identified by names of the geographic areas they occupied. The Native Americans to the east spoke a different Algonquian language and were related to the Pequot people of Connecticut and southe ...
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Damien Hirst
Damien Steven Hirst (; né Brennan; born 7 June 1965) is an English artist, entrepreneur, and art collector. He is one of the Young British Artists (YBAs) who dominated the art scene in the UK during the 1990s. He is reportedly the United Kingdom's richest living artist, with his wealth estimated at US$384 million in the 2020 ''Sunday Times'' Rich List.Richard Brooks,It's the fame I crave, says Damien Hirst, The Times, 28 March 2010 During the 1990s his career was closely linked with the collector Charles Saatchi, but increasing frictions came to a head in 2003 and the relationship ended. Death is a central theme in Hirst's works. He became famous for a series of artworks in which dead animals (including a shark, a sheep, and a cow) are preserved, sometimes having been dissected, in formaldehyde. The best-known of these was '' The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living'', a tiger shark immersed in formaldehyde in a clear display case. He has also made ...
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Jeff Koons
Jeffrey Lynn Koons (; born January 21, 1955) is an American artist recognized for his work dealing with popular culture and his sculptures depicting everyday objects, including balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-Surface finishing#Metal finish designations, finish surfaces. He lives and works in both New York City and his hometown of York, Pennsylvania, York, Pennsylvania. His works have sold for substantial sums, including at least two List of most expensive artworks by living artists, record auction prices for a work by a living artist: US$58.4 million for ''Balloon Dog (Orange)'' in 2013 and US$91.1 million for ''Rabbit (Koons), Rabbit'' in 2019. Critics are sharply divided in their views of Koons. Some view his work as pioneering and of major art-historical importance. Others dismiss his work as kitsch, crass, and based on cynical self-merchandising. Koons has stated that there are no hidden meanings and critiques in his works. Early life Koons was born ...
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Prick (magazine)
''Prick'' was a free monthly tabloid-sized magazine, published in Atlanta, Georgia, covering the tattoo and piercing Body piercing, which is a form of body modification, is the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of the human body, creating an opening in which jewelry may be worn, or where an implant could be inserted. The word ''piercing'' can refer to ... industry. It also had sections on music, movies, books and other products relevant to the tattoo and piercing world. History and profile ''Prick'' was founded in 2000 by Charles D. Brank. It was published by CDB Enterprises and was available in tattoo shops, record stores, and music venues, aiming towards a main reading demographic of 18- to 34-year-olds. It was distributed the first of every month and the magazine's circulation reached over 100,000 The magazine was also published free online for every issue. The final issue was published in 2012. References External links * 2000 establishments in Georgia (U.S ...
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New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, educa ...
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Ink Master (season 2)
The second season of the tattoo reality competition ''Ink Master'' premiered on Spike on October 9 and concluded December 18, 2012 with a total of 13 episodes. The show is hosted and judged by Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, with accomplished tattoo artists Chris Núñez and Oliver Peck serving as series regular judges. The winner received a $100,000 cash prize, a feature in ''Inked'' Magazine and the title of Ink Master. The winner of the second season of ''Ink Master'' was Steve Tefft, with Sarah Miller being the runner-up. Contestants ''Names, experience, and cities stated are at time of filming.'' ;Notes † Indicates that the contestant died after filming ended Contestant progress : The contestant won ''Ink Master''. : The contestant was the runner-up. : The contestant was eliminated during the finale. : The contestant advanced to the finale. : The contestant won Best Tattoo of the Day. : The contestant was among the top. : The contestant received positive ...
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