How tattoos went from subculture to pop culture
Body art is more mainstream than ever but for many it is no longer a design for life
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Party palaces and funky funhouses: Freddy Mamani’s maverick buildings
With pinball machine interiors and animal-shaped facades, Mamani’s wild venues have transformed Bolivian architecture. Now the former bricklayer is taking ‘neo-Andean’ style to Paris
JK Rowling’s Harry Potter fuels Bloomsbury profit rise
Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential also helps boost publisher’s profits by 13%
V&A to stage UK’s largest ever Christian Dior exhibition
Princess Margaret’s birthday gown will feature in Designer of Dreams show in London
Ai Weiwei hits Los Angeles: ‘I cannot accept anything which is not precise’
The artist brings three concurrent exhibitions to LA and talks about his belief that American democracy is a ‘moving concept’
Plymouth’s historic Drake’s Island fortress on sale for £6m
Island where Sir Francis Drake set sail to circumnavigate the globe could house luxury hotel