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  • Tigers Love Pepper

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Welcome back, folks! Hope you all had the loveliest of weekends, but now? Now we’re back to the harsh realities of the working week. But hey, at least you’ve got trusty old ModBlog here as your guide, am I right? You don’t have to answer that. Anyway, let’s get the ball rolling this week with this Raymond Pettibon-inspired tattoo by KVLTFingers, who fancies himself an “archetype absurdist tattooist.” And hey, I think we’re all fine with that sort of thing.

    It’s Monday, ModBloggers—come home in the car you love.

  • This Week in BME

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Let’s see…guns? Check. Money? Check. Why do I feel like Mia is forgetting something?

    Of course! Quick, someone send lawyers—the shit’s gonna hit the fan.

    And now, folks, our week has come to an end. What went on this time around?

    – The horrible Starface-Gate came to a welcome end.

    – Oh hey, a “permanent” corset!

    – This is just one of the nicest damn portraits—Dali or otherwise—you’re gonna see in quite some time.

    – And here is some shocking vulgarity, etc.

    – Come to Tattoo Hollywood! Come on, you know you want to.

    Now get off the computer—it’s glorious outside. Enjoy your weekend, friends, and thank you for your continued support of BME.

  • Tomorrow Night at Canvas LA: Shige Book Signing!

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Hey now! If you’re in the Los Angeles area tomorrow night, you’re probably going to want to check this out:

    This Saturday, June 27th, Canvas LA will be hosting the Los Angeles release party for Shige’s new self titled book. Although we had previously announced that Shige would be tattooing at the event, Shige has decided that he would rather honor the people who are supporting him with something far more personal and special. In honor of the event, Shige will be signing each of the purchased books with a small ORIGINAL PAINTING in the front cover. Here is a small taste of the work he’s done so far…

    Each of the purchased books will be adorned with a small painting like you see above, so you dont want to miss out on your very own Shige original! We have sold a bunch of the 50 copies we have available, but we will be taking orders through Friday of this week. Whatever does not pre-sell will be available the night of the event, but we highly suggest getting your copy now to guarantee that you will be able to get your copy painted. The books are available here:

    http://www.canvasla.com/webstore/index.php?product=P-3988&c=14

    Hot damn. Do we even need to say it? Get thee to Canvas LA.

  • Whip-Its: Not Just For Getting the Spins Under the Bleachers Anymore

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    And here we have a gentleman showing off a prize-winning gourd from his garden! Right? Wait a second. That’s…that’s not a gourd at all, is it? Oh…. It’s a man who has inflated his genitals with nitrous oxide, isn’t it?

    I think it would be nice to show people interested in saline inflations that N2O (laughing gas, nitrous oxide) inflations are possible as well. I’m doing this since nearly 10 years without any side effect ecxept gigantic orgasms! It takes about one minute to inflate this big and another 60 minutes to deflate. My N2O source is a cream whipper that I use for this purpose only. The setup is quite simple: it’s the same setup as with saline, but instead of a saline bag just connect the cream whipper and pull the trigger slooowly…

    The standard disclaimer that we haven’t tried this and this could potentially be dangerous and this shouldn’t be treated as a guide or recommendation of any sort applies in full here, but man alive…this is as wild (and impressive!) as anything we’re likely to see today. More shots after the jump, and of course, these are all click-throughable.

    See, this sort of thing is not without its risks: He is gonna poke his damn eye out if he keeps this up.

    “I sat in some gum.”

  • Electric Relaxation

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Forgive the tardiness, ModBloggers, but your editor has thrown out his stupid shitty back and has been laid up on the couch in substantial pain for the past 15 hours or so, because he is the oldest man alive. Please accept, as penance, this intense series of photos from Chris of Shi’a Muslims in Nabatiyya, Lebanon, participating in traditional rites in observance of Ashura, the “holiest day of the Shiite Muslim calendar.” According to Chris (and Wikipedia!), it “marks the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed.” Apparently, this sort of bloodletting (which the men are doing to themselves with those large machetes*) is frowned upon by some Muslim clerics, but…well, not all of them, I guess. More photos after the jump.

    *Says Chris: “They actually cut their scalps with straight razors and chant with the machetes. Only the really hard-core guys cut themselves with the machetes (and chains).”

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