Washington's Tri-Cities—the august communities of Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland—are served by the Tri-City Herald, and the Tri-City Herald has one amazing feature:

Clockwise, from left: resentful, excited, VERY excited, bored
  • Clockwise, from left: resentful, excited, VERY excited, bored

TATOO PHOTOS. The mark of any great newspaper. (So why doesn't the Mercury have a tattoo photos section? Good question. The answer is because the tattoos of the Tri-Cities put roughly 98 percent of Portlanders' terrible tattoos to SHAME. There would be no point. You've seen your dumb tattoo. You know this.)

The Tri-City Herald's most beloved feature is, naturally, updated as the denizens of the Tri-Cities get new tattoos—and my most recent visit to tri-cityherald.com/tattoo-photos/ revealed a slew of new ink I had not yet beheld. Keep in mind that the slideshow doesn't appear to be totally functional, but even the few that display are well worth your time. Such as: