A Bushy Plume

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Hey, what’s that old saying again? The couple that corsets together stays together? Something like that? No? Well, at any rate, here’s another offering from SweetNausea, whose helium-induced set we featured here earlier in the week. This time around, however, we’ve got Adriaan and Shafs with piercings, yet again, by Lliezel Ellick at Wildfire Piercing in Cape Town, South Africa, and similarly photographed by Clare Foxcroft Williams.

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Whisper Tales of Gore

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

RAHHHH I AM A MURDEROUS VIKING, GIVE ME ALL YOUR LOOT AND FERTILE WOMENFOLK POSTHASTE UPON THREAT OF A SWIFT AND PAINFUL DEATHENING

OH NO NOT A MURDEROUS VIKING, WHAT TO DO WHAT TO DO

MOVE IT OR LOSE IT JERKS, EVERY MOMENT YOU WASTE IS JUST MAKING ME ANGRIER AND EVER-MORE MURDEROUS

/gnaws on turkey leg

/drinks from chalice of mead

/rapes and pillages 1,000-year-old tree, gets Long-Horned beetle stuck in urethra, collapses in agony

What? Do something.

(Starring the men of 5 Point Piercing in Des Moines, Iowa, including Watty as the viking and Leo and Seth as the defenders of the populace.)

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Coming To Austin, Texas: Brian Decker!

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

If there are two things we enjoy above almost all else, they are cephalopod-related body modifications and warm corned beef sandwiches. If we were to add a third item, though, Brian Decker would probably make the list, seeing as he never fails to provide us with awe-inspiring tentacled monsters (though this one was mostly designed by the lovely Candace. In exchange for his contributions to the canon, we’ll pass on the word that Mr. Decker will be in Austin, Texas, at the end of this month, starting around October 20, and he is taking appointments! Visit him on IAM or at Pure Body Arts to set something up. Just do it already.

Their Mandible Tongues

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Good morning, ModBloggers! Let’s kick off hump day with noted sausage-holder Alex, who has eschewed ear meats today in favor of some tasteful black-and-white photography by Jean-Michel Clajot. We like most everything about this shot, but the blurry effect on his upper-arm tattoo is particularly interesting (and maybe even a little creepy), I thought. No? We’re wrong? Whatever.

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The Quiet Game

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Welcome back to the BME Film Club! A few months back, we had the privilege of showing you these ultra exclusive behind-the-scenes pictures from, whatsitcalled, Twilight, and now, straight from the feel-good hit of the early fall, it is Kevin and Siobhan on the set of your favorite Zombieland film in these pictures courtesy of Red Line Photos! Or, you know, they were at the 2009 Philly Zombie Prom. Either way. There’s another one after the jump—you be the judge.

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Till It Fades

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Hey now! I think we can largely agree that floral tattoos are typically pleasant, but this piece by Jared at Covenant in Fort Collins, Colorado? This is one hell of a bold, statement-making floral tattoo. This is about as “go big or go home” as floral tattoos get. We’re going to go out on a limb (or stem? Right? Right?) and guess this woman is no shrinking violet. Er, rose.

Note: BME apologizes for the puns and plays on words included in this post.

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BME Shop? 40% Off? It’s Happening

Posted on October 6, 2009 by BME

We’re doing it again! Until Sunday at midnight, visit BME Shop for savings of 40%-off on plugs and ear jewelry from Reign, Kaos, Diablo Organics and Gorilla Glass, as well as dermal anchors and Skin Divers.

Awesome? Awesome. Just enter the promo code fortyoff at check-out to claim your savings. Happy shopping!

Tangled Up In Black

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Good day, ModBloggers! Here we have some cruel bondage out of scenic Poland by “Anna,” done in the privacy of the model’s own home. She makes a daring escape after the jump but, admittedly, looks a little wistful. Sure, she’s free, but at what cost? Is this just Stockholm syndrome or something more? (It is not Stockholm syndrome.)

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As We Two Are One

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

And finally, fair ModBloggers, let’s end on this single-point forearm suspension courtesy of Brian Wood at Liberty Tattoo Company in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, who last submitted this handsome scarification piece. We suspect this was not a particularly lengthy suspension, but hey, this gentleman stayed up long enough to get a picture off at least, potentially impending arm-related doom notwithstanding. And while you all go off to bed, just remember that there are folks out there risking life and limb not just for their edification, but for yours, too.

Until tomorrow, folks.

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The Only Drink

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Look, we know Babasom gets featured frequently around here (lots more), but really, few contributors so consistently conjure up the mix of awe and belly laughter that his photos so often elicit. What I mean is—and I say this with nary a hint of hyperbole—if you don’t like his photos, then you are a hater of freedom. There, I said it. And it’s on the Internet, so it has to be true. Plus, he’s modest. Of the above photo, he says, “It was really tough to do this and take the picture at the same time.” That seems like a gross understatement. We love this man.

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