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Tattoo, Piercing, and Body Modification News, Events, and Culture

This Week in BME

Written by

Jordan Ginsberg


Tell me about it! I find a nice powder blue velour tracksuit accompanied by a jaunty ascot usually does the trick. It’s the outfit for all seasons! (Nobody should ever listen to me about anything.)

(Tattoo on SurfaceSimplicity by Alie at TCB in Toronto, Ontario.)

There’s the week, folks. What went down this time around?

– Swine Flu Week kicked off with this horrific image of Patient Zero.

– Apparently it was shark week, too.

– Suspenders: Pretty cool way to keep your pants up, eh?

– The Enigma took a rather roundabout way to get rid of his upper and lower lip piercings.

– Swirls and sideboob, together at last.

– We’ll be keeping an eye on this raw phoenix cutting.

– No, seriously, there were tons of sharks this week.

And that’s the ballgame. But stick around! We’re going to have a brand new podcast up tomorrow (finally) and some other good stuff over the weekend, as well. And next week…well, I don’t want to ruin the surprise, but we’ve got something fun cooked up that we think you’ll all enjoy (as long as it works out). And yes, it’s APP-related. Suspenseful!

Until then, ModBloggers, enjoy the weekend, stay safe, and, as always, thank you for your continued support of BME.

Comments

72 responses to “This Week in BME”

  1. natalie Avatar
    natalie

    ahah, loving the smiths reference. this is really cool.

  2. natalie Avatar
    natalie

    ahah, loving the smiths reference. this is really cool.

  3. Rosee Avatar
    Rosee

    AH!
    I love this.

  4. Rosee Avatar
    Rosee

    AH!
    I love this.

  5. Rosee Avatar
    Rosee

    AH!
    I love this.

  6. Rosee Avatar
    Rosee

    AH!
    I love this.

  7. NIC Avatar
    NIC

    I love Morrissey/smiths. And it makes them even better being from my glorious city of Manchester!

  8. NIC Avatar
    NIC

    I love Morrissey/smiths. And it makes them even better being from my glorious city of Manchester!

  9. NIC Avatar
    NIC

    I love Morrissey/smiths. And it makes them even better being from my glorious city of Manchester!

  10. NIC Avatar
    NIC

    I love Morrissey/smiths. And it makes them even better being from my glorious city of Manchester!

  11. ESS SEA Avatar
    ESS SEA

    thank god! a smiths tattoo. DEFINATELY a fann!!!!!!

  12. ESS SEA Avatar
    ESS SEA

    thank god! a smiths tattoo. DEFINATELY a fann!!!!!!

  13. ESS SEA Avatar
    ESS SEA

    thank god! a smiths tattoo. DEFINATELY a fann!!!!!!

  14. ESS SEA Avatar
    ESS SEA

    thank god! a smiths tattoo. DEFINATELY a fann!!!!!!

  15. Austin Avatar
    Austin

    This tattoo is amazing. I’m so glad to see this song tattooed so well.

  16. Austin Avatar
    Austin

    This tattoo is amazing. I’m so glad to see this song tattooed so well.

  17. Austin Avatar
    Austin

    This tattoo is amazing. I’m so glad to see this song tattooed so well.

  18. Austin Avatar
    Austin

    This tattoo is amazing. I’m so glad to see this song tattooed so well.

  19. freedomhangs Avatar
    freedomhangs

    He knows so much about these things…

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    freedomhangs

    He knows so much about these things…

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    freedomhangs

    He knows so much about these things…

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    freedomhangs

    He knows so much about these things…

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