Sometimes people take odd or hammed-up pictures of themselves for BME.
I’ll say I consider that a good thing.
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BME Newsfeed for Dec 6, 2005
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- 2005-12-06: IN: Ink isn’t just for Christmas cards this year [by rebekah]
- 2005-12-06: GA: A tale of ink, pain and a little wonder [by rebekah]
- 2005-12-06: NY: The law’s double standard is beyond logic [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2005-12-06: IL: Alderman reject site, encourage tattoo plan [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2005-12-06: USA: The ageless art of the body tattoo [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2005-12-06: NJ: Pros and cons of permanent makeup [by rebekah]
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High-res Scarification Video
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I was doing some codec testing earlier today to decide what I should be using, and I thought that I ought to share the test video publicly. This is a 1:45 long clip of Lukas Zpira doing a giant Tibettan cutting and skin removal on IAM:Whitespace (featured here before).
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DivX download link for BME members: Extreme2 or Full membersOh, and I should say that this isn’t edited nicely or anything like that. It’s just a few randomly chosen segments from three hours of DV. When I have time I’ll post a proper version. And finally, since I’m always asked, the music playing in the background is a cover of Science Fiction Double Feature (from RHPS) by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.
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BME Newsfeed for Dec 5, 2005
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- 2005-12-05: UK: Under the skin of the tattoo, from Tahiti to Becks [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2005-12-05: SC: Military gets tough on tattoos [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2005-12-05: India: Piercing: More pain than gain [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2005-12-05: India: Move over tattoos and body painting, its time to go desi with bindi art [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2005-12-05: UK: Im worried that my tattoo will rule out breastfeeding [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2005-12-05: UK: Book tattoo deux [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2005-12-05: UK: BUNDCHEN STUNNED BY FAN’S TATTOO [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2005-12-05: UK: Is dyed hair a mod…? [by stunt_girl]
- 2005-12-05: NV: Suicidegirls.com gives punk, goth women a forum to share their ideas, beauty [by rebekah]
- 2005-12-05: UK: Gisele Bundchen comments on fan’s tattoo [by rebekah]
- 2005-12-05: Botswana: Passion For Body Art [by rebekah]
- 2005-12-05: TN: Local students discuss newspaper controversy [by rebekah]
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Welcome to the Ministry of Pain!
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I admit that I’m really behind on work and responsibilities (sorry to everyone who’s had to wait longer than they should for memberships, software, interviews, and so on), so I’m kind of copping out here by taking the easy approach to ModBlog entries that people like: posting pictures of pretty girls who are into body play… Is that really so bad? If it’s good enough for mechanics, it’s good enough for me.
In any case, thanks to Meeshi for sharing photos of her 8ga two-point pull, facilitated care of Shawn Payne at Ministry of Pain in South Lyon, MI.
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Tongue Splitting Before and After
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This is a home job tongue split done in “the basement of pain”, but compare the expression on each photo. Definitely feeling better once the tongue is corrected! Of all the modifications out there, tongue splitting has one of the highest satisfaction rates, and I don’t think most people could even coherently explain why — it just feels “right”. I don’t know if it’s as simple as freedom maybe — after all, your tongue muscles are deeply restricted when attached together… More than anything, for me at least, it just feels good to be able to finally move.
These days I actually feel a little sick when I look at an unsplit tongue, it just looks so “wrong” and unhealthy. On some gut level I think it looks like someone puking, but once the split is in place I don’t feel that way any more. I don’t know if that’s because I’m simply conditioned to prefer atypical bodies, or if it’s that I’ve gotten a glimpse at the truth and can’t keep looking at lies any more.
More likely the first explanation, but I prefer the second so I’ll stick with that one.
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I Heart Pussy Tattoos
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….but honestly, I’m not posting this tattoo because I want you to play a few rounds of pocket pool. I actually wanted to show it because they’ve done a nice job hiding a caesarian (ie. c-section) pubic scar — something that 600,000 people in America alone have to deal with every year. This is on IAM:_GEISHA_, and was done by DZ at Studio 138 in Kalamazoo.
Click to uncensor it if you’d like.
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Keloid Before and After
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As you can see below, sometimes lobe piercings blow out with the most revolting of tumorous keloids. Here’s a before and after (or should I say more philosophically, after and before) of a correction done by Andre Fernandes at Tattoo You in Sao Paulo, Brasil.
Oh, and if you really must see the little amputated ear buddy, click here.
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BME Newsfeed for Dec 4, 2005
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- 2005-12-04: NY: A Tattoo Tool Made in the U.S.A. [by rebekah]
- 2005-12-04: IN: Question about tattoo gets under our skin [by rebekah]
- 2005-12-04: OH: Lou Kerekgyarto kicks off his retirement with some fun [by rebekah]
- 2005-12-04: CT: Byram artist charged with kidnapping girlfriend from tattoo shop [by rebekah]
- 2005-12-04: NY: On painter/musician Chris Kobuskie and his ongoing tattoo project [by rebekah]
- 2005-12-04: WY: Aspiring (ninth-grader) tattoo artist and trial witness found murdered [by rebekah]
- 2005-12-04: NC: Tattoo removals on the rise [by rebekah]
- 2005-12-04: ND: LETTER: Pagan practice is on the rise [by rebekah]
- 2005-12-04: MN: Our View School paper deserved distribution [by rebekah]
- 2005-12-04: Thailand: AP PHOTO: An unidentified detainee shows off his tattoos as he waits for out processing following ceremonies [by rebekah]
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