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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.

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

  • White Ink Irritation

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Happy Saturday, ModBloggers! Hope the day finds you well. Today we check in with Twitter, who had a semi-gnarly reaction to these white-ink paw tattoos she got a little while ago, and then proceeded to receive a succession of poor opinions. Take it away:

    I’m not sure really how to explain it. It was a blister/hive kinda thing. One paw scarred pretty bad. I just started training a new job and was stressed out. One paw started out and then it spread to all of them. Went to a few tattoo artists over town. Got completely mixed reactions. Everything from saying I’d have to get them cut out, lasered off, to take allergy meds and just wait and see how it goes. It lasted a few weeks then went away after eating at least a couple boxes of Benadryl. It hasn’t acted up again.

    See more in “Wildlife and Nature Tattoos“ (Tattoos)

  • This Week in BME

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    It’s that time of the week, ModBloggers—this bird’s gotta fly.

    (Tattoo by the excellent Lionel from Out of Step, who’s got such a singular style and has been featured on ModBlog several million times. We’ll feature some more of his stuff very soon.)

    So what went down this week, friends?

    – Hey, we like nice, simple piercings.

    – We also like portraits.

    – And painting in the nude.

    – Burn yo’ dick.

    – Split yo’ tongue.

    – The incredible Sean Karn wowed us all again, as per usual.

    – I did a really fun podcast with Brian/Perk900, live from the APP! (There’s more where this came from, too.)

    – Oh yeah, check out this awesome, exclusive video of Rob Spence, a.k.a. EYEBORG.

    You know the deal: Check back this weekend for some good stuff, and we’ll be back to full crushing potential come Monday morning. Until then, take care of yourselves, ModBloggers, have some fun, and, as always, thank you for your continued support of BME.

  • Let it Be

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    I hate to shatter the perception that many of you surely carry of me as some barbaric figure—upsettingly manly, all rippling biceps and hearty beard and astronomical sperm count—but I have a confession. I hate bugs. Jesus Christ, do I hate bugs. More than almost anything. More than Sean Hannity hates spicy mustard. When BME was located in Mexico and I was brought on board, nobody has ever behaved less heroically than I did when faced with the prospect of massive, soldier-like cockroaches as a mainstay of the locale.

    With all that said, I really like the execution of this adaptation of a C. C. Askew painting, as worn by Hayley. The purple and yellow are beautifully done, and I have to admit that even the rendering of that horrid death-critter fits nicely, as well. I will now douse myself in RAID.

    (Tattoo by Timbo at Reillies Tattoo in Perth, WA.)

    See more in “Miscellaneous Tattoos“ (Tattoos)

  • Never Sleep

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    “I’m a programmer,” says Exciteableboy, he of the above knuckle tattoos, “it’s what I am.” Oh yeah? Well, I LOVE PIES, but you don’t see me bragging about it.

    …Oh, who am I kidding? I brag about it all the time. Go forth, good sir.

    Actually, let’s open it up to the floor: Favorite knuckle tattoos of all time, whether you’ve actually seen them or just had wonderful dreams about them. Let’s hear ‘em in the comments.

    (Tattoos by Slim at Studio City Tattoo in Studio City, California.)

    See more in “Geek Tattoos“ (Tattoos)

  • Be the Mirror

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Hey, why so sullen? Brandi just turned 18, has arms full of needles courtesy of Cris Black from Stick To your Guns Tattoos and Body Piercing, but doesn’t seem impressed at all. It’s almost like something’s missing…

    Ahh, that’s the ticket.

    (Photo by Alex B.)

    See more in “Ritual and Play Piercing“ (Ritual)

  • Struck the Hour

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    And here we have a fine rendering of what I can only assume the final days of World War III will look like, once society as we know it has crumbled and all that remain are the giant squid and steampunks, fighting for a world no longer worth living in.

    (“The squid and the ship are based on one of my own illustrations,” says the wearer. “I sent the rough to Russ (Abbott) and two days later I was getting it done in one sitting whilst leaning over a fold out metal chair (at the Boston Tattoo Convention). Gotta love conventions for that. If I had been in Georgia, it would have been over a month waiting period to get it down.”)

  • We Ride Rollercoasters Into the Ocean

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    And here we have Cynn, showing off her ever-expanding floral bodysuit. This time around? The throat and face. A couple more shots, after the jump.

    (Tattoos done at Southside Tattoo in Arizona.)

    See more in “Facial and Neck Tattoos“ (Tattoos)

  • Working and Waiting

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Hey, straight outta London, it’s handsome young xmonox! With all the fame and riches that will come of this posting, we can only hope he’ll be able to purchase the lenses for his glasses. (I kid, I kid.)

    See more in “Double and Multi-Labrets“ (Lip Piercing)

  • Libra Rising

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Good morning, ModBloggers! Really great shot here of another person pulling off some lovely asymmetry with her piercings—especially liking the chunkier labret and monroe jewelry.

    See more in “Double and Multi-Labrets“ (Lip Piercing)

  • APP Podcast With Perk900

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Hey, remember when I said I had a fun surprise this week? I wasn’t lying! Live from the parking lot of one of Las Vegas’s finest Del Taco establishments, this afternoon we caught up with Brian to see what sort of excitement’s been going on during the first few days of this year’s Association of Professional Piercers convention. Among the topics of conversation: good times at a shooting range, the brick shit-house that is Buck Angel (evidenced by he and Sarvas disrobing for a photo together) and the lethal combination of the boner pill Cialis and grapefruit juice. And, of course, much, much more. Get it below. Get it.

    (Ed. note: The sound is a little fuzzy at times, but I cleaned it up as best I could. Brian was in a bit of a noisy area. We’ll forgive him.)

    [podcast]https://www-img.bme.com/uploads/bme-podcast-20090506.mp3[/podcast]

    Right-click and “Save Target/Link As” to download the .mp3 directly

    Music featured:

    Embrace – Give Me Back
    Sugar – Hoover Dam
    Wilco – I Am Trying To Break Your Heart