A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

This Week in BME


And rounding out our week, here, is the lovely, doe-eyed and excellently monikered McShady, which I’m pretty sure is the name of the Dublin detective school that Colin Farrell graduated from. You’ve worked hard all week, ModBloggers—you’ve earned your sweets.

(Piercings by Ryan Terrillion and Brian Decker.)

So it goes, friends. What happened this time around?

Hearty mohawks!

Alex, our Suscon correspondent, killed it all week.

George Waters wrote the weirdest column about tattoos ever.

We baited the commentariat just a little bit.

We went black and white, briefly, for a good cause.

There’s always room for cello.

We’ll be in and out over the weekend, but come next week, we’ll fire this sucker back up just like you’d expect. Until then, enjoy your humid weekend, stay safe and, of course, thank you for your continued support of BME.

Tattoo Hollywood, BME’s first tattoo convention, is coming to Los Angeles from August 21-23, featuring contests, prizes and some of the best artists from around the world! Click here for more information.

Comments

64 responses to “This Week in BME”

  1. Marc Avatar

    so pretty!!

  2. Marc Avatar

    so pretty!!

  3. Kim Avatar
    Kim

    I loove understated facial piercings! She is soo freakin’ adorable. I am worried for the third anchor on the right though, it looks like her shirt is lifting it a bit 🙁

    This girl has more mods than other girls featured here, so I’m not sure why you’d even argue against her.

  4. Kim Avatar
    Kim

    I loove understated facial piercings! She is soo freakin’ adorable. I am worried for the third anchor on the right though, it looks like her shirt is lifting it a bit 🙁

    This girl has more mods than other girls featured here, so I’m not sure why you’d even argue against her.

  5. Kim Avatar
    Kim

    I loove understated facial piercings! She is soo freakin’ adorable. I am worried for the third anchor on the right though, it looks like her shirt is lifting it a bit 🙁

    This girl has more mods than other girls featured here, so I’m not sure why you’d even argue against her.

  6. Kim Avatar
    Kim

    I loove understated facial piercings! She is soo freakin’ adorable. I am worried for the third anchor on the right though, it looks like her shirt is lifting it a bit 🙁

    This girl has more mods than other girls featured here, so I’m not sure why you’d even argue against her.

  7. Tsarin Avatar
    Tsarin

    10 dollars that Sculla is ugly as fuckall

  8. Tsarin Avatar
    Tsarin

    10 dollars that Sculla is ugly as fuckall

  9. Tsarin Avatar
    Tsarin

    10 dollars that Sculla is ugly as fuckall

  10. Tsarin Avatar
    Tsarin

    10 dollars that Sculla is ugly as fuckall

  11. Ixchel Avatar
    Ixchel

    cute, i’m slightly bummed tho, i just got mine placed like that after waiting a few years to do so and i had never seen them like that before and now i just have lol

  12. Ixchel Avatar
    Ixchel

    cute, i’m slightly bummed tho, i just got mine placed like that after waiting a few years to do so and i had never seen them like that before and now i just have lol

  13. Ixchel Avatar
    Ixchel

    cute, i’m slightly bummed tho, i just got mine placed like that after waiting a few years to do so and i had never seen them like that before and now i just have lol

  14. Ixchel Avatar
    Ixchel

    cute, i’m slightly bummed tho, i just got mine placed like that after waiting a few years to do so and i had never seen them like that before and now i just have lol

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