BME: Body Modification Ezine

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

  • Oh, hey Satan.

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    Shannon Larratt

    Didn’t know you were stopping by.
    Yeah, I guess it’s ok if you want to watch TV for a while.
    Is this your laundry?

    But all joking aside, The Hektik1‘s young daughter Ava couldn’t even be in the same room as him with that makeup on. Maybe that’s only funny if you’re a parent, I don’t know, but it’s really funny…

  • Edelbrock Nitrous Bottle

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    Shannon Larratt

    That reminds me… didn’t someone build a portable tattoo machine around one of those R/C nitro engines? In any case, this tattoo was done by Kevin Mckeating at Precision Body Arts in Nashua, NH.

  • BME Newsfeed for Dec 11, 2006

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    Shannon Larratt

    Please note that links may expire. IAM members, please help out by submitting stories!

  • “I Hearty Marty”

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    Shannon Larratt

    I’m gonna say that in this photo one of the two looks somewhat more radiant and less beat down and sinfully play pierced out than the other!

  • ModBlog culture influencing YouTube culture?

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    Shannon Larratt

    So ModBlog’s “Skullboy” as he’s come to be known out on the weeb, has tribute videos out about him on YouTube! I thought that was pretty cool, and just goes to show you how fascinated people are by what he’s done (note: the video’s best part is near the end, so don’t give up).

    And a second video as well:

  • “Tattoo of the Day”

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    Shannon Larratt

    As selected by the staff at Dragon FX Kingsway (in Edmonton), in this case a tattoo by Lee Conklin (photo: Lane Jensen).

  • Fourteen Surface Piercings

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    Shannon Larratt

    By Shawn O’Hare:

  • Shackled

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    Shannon Larratt

    Click to uncensor, or visit the Karzit bonus gallery in BME/HARD.

  • Child’s Play Red Cross Tattoo

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    Shannon Larratt

    Oh, I am so stoked to be posting this tattoo. It’s the Red Cross child’s play logo, and it’s on a medical professional, done by Dustin at The Enemy Tattoo in Everett, WA. The reason I’m so stoked is that there are a lot of medical professionals that “don’t get” body modification*, either technically or experiencially, so I’m thrilled when I see things like this because I know that it’s a small step toward myself, my friends, and others having better and better experiences when we have to see a doctor. And I love the image in general.

    As a point of trivia, to the best of my knowledge this is based on an “illegal” design that the Red Cross threatened to sue a t-shirt manufacturer over! The Red Cross logo is very tightly controlled by international law, and I believe the only symbol to be enshrined specifically into law.

    * I want to be clear though that I don’t consider these bad or uncaring doctors when mistakes are made; they’re just inexperienced in this small realm.

  • How obsessed are you?

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    Shannon Larratt

    The resolution is so small and the number of pixels are tiny, but if you think the picture on the left is more attractive than the one on the right (the original is the one on the left), then your sense of beauty probably includes body modification…