Britain’s First Female Tattoo Artist

As part of the “Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed” exhibition—which explores not just design but the social history of tattoo and its culture—is the fascinating story of Jessie Knight, Britain’s first female tattoo artist. Born in 1904, Knight was a rebel and a pioneer who was also a sharpshooter dummy and stuntwoman in the circus before turning to ink. Renowned for her artistry, she was …

Andy Rementer’s New Zine: Good Morning

One of Cool Hunting’s favorite artists, Andy Rementer, has released a new zine full of classic colorful illustrations in his signature style, though, with substantial use of dark shadows—an effect he has been playing with more recently. Printed in an edition of 200, the 32-page zine is $10 and spilling over with interesting characters. Rementer spoke with It’s Nice That about the publication and says, …

App That Teaches Africa’s Two Most Spoken Languages

Super-popular app Duolingo already offers lessons for commonly spoken languages like French, Portuguese and Spanish, but users had been asking about another important language—and the company listened. Spoken in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Comoros islands and in parts in Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique, Swahili is now available to learn via your phone. Zulu will be next and …