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| 2008/03/18: |
Zombie: Living Dead Art
Veronika talks to Montreal's infamous "Skullboy" about his tattoo transformation into a walking corpse.
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| 2007/08/18: |
A Little Bit of History
It's always interesting who's pierced -- you simply never know. Read on for an interesting example. (Vague enough for you?)
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| 2007/07/16: |
Traditional Body Modification Among Indigenous Australians
Ferg chats about scarification and subincision among the community of people he lived with in Gapuwiyak.
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| 2007/04/23: |
Gorilla Glass
Ryan from BMEshop talks to Jason Pfohl about creating glass body jewelry and his company Gorilla Glass.
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| 2007/04/03: |
Carl Vadivella Belle Kavadi Interview
Ego Kornus chats with CVB about his experiences as a Westerner taking Kavadi.
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| 2006/09/20: |
ZAK SABBATH vs NEEDLED
M. DiMattia has a Q&A with artist and alt.porn performer Zak Sabbath.
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| 2006/09/16: |
DRAGON FISH: The Curious Story of a Sub-Clavicle Piercing
Sarge writes in to tell us about his experience working with performance artist He Yun Chang.
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| 2006/06/07: |
2006 BME Scholarship Winner Announced
Click here to learn more, discover the recipient, and to read the amazing winning essay.
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| 2006/06/06: |
Oslo 2005 Wings of Desire Suscon
A report by Allen Falkner... and don't forget, the 2006 event isn't far away!
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| 2006/03/31: |
Magnetic Implant Development and Updates
An account from Jesse Jarrell on the creation of the first magnetic implants.
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| 2005/12/15: |
Lukas Zpira vs. Lucky Diamond Rich
Lucky Diamond Rich writes in (with lots of photos) about his cutting by Lukas Zpira after the Berlin Convention.
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| 2005/09/26: |
Non-Medical Silicone Implants for Dummies
An excellent primer on the terminology and issues involved in 3D-Art implants.
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| 2005/07/30: |
Meeting the Huaorani
A postcard article from Ecuador.
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| 2005/06/08: |
The 2004-2005 IAM College Scholarship: And the winner is...
Congratulations to iam:mythernal, winner of this year's scholarship!
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| 2005/02/10: |
In Memoriam
Remembering a friend that has since moved on, in our own way with our own shared rituals.
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| 2005/01/10: |
RTFM: Keith Alexander
BME once again talks to our long time companion, friend, and sometimes even mentor, Keith Alexander.
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| 2005/01/10: |
Mothers with Mods
An interview with Monica Beyer (iam:Orinda), host of the iam.pregnant forums and the proprietor of SigningBaby.com
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| 2005/01/10: |
Rites of Passage Suspension Family
An interview with three of the core members of this wide reaching and influential suspension team.
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| 2005/01/09: |
The Salaryman's View: BME/Japan
Meeting Dita, the publisher of BME/Japan, for the first time, as seen from the point of view of the Japanese businessman.
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| 2005/01/09: |
Vegan Body Art
Chatting with vegans and animal rights activists who've chosen to permanently mark themselves with their philosophy.
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| 2005/01/08: |
LuvPain99: Well, it was quite a year
BME interviews Matt A., a patriot, a born again Christian, and a eunuch... a far more common combination than you'd think!
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| 2005/01/07: |
Lord of the Blade
BME interviews Ryan Ouellette, one of the best scarification artists currently working and an expert in skin removal.
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| 2004/12/19: |
Forty is the new Twenty
A follow up to the Dear Abby article, Mandi K. interviews her pierced and tattooed mother.
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| 2004/09/01: |
Learning to Smile
I got my teeth whitened for the same reasons I've gotten my piercings and tattoos: I like how it looks, I am able to do it, and it's one step closer to perfection.
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| 2004/08/26: |
Bena Video Interview
Allen Falkner also chats with IAM:bena when they both attend the Oslo Suscon.
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| 2004/08/19: |
Being a Modified Jew
So... can you be buried in a Jewish cemetary if you have tattoos? Better hope so, because there's a lot of tattooed Jews on BME!
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| 2004/08/18: |
Muffe Vulnuz Video Interview
Allen Falkner squeezes in a chat with the owner of Copenhagen Body Extremes when they both attend the Oslo Suscon.
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| 2004/06/25: |
Eye Can See More When Eye Cannot See
Our eyes are our vehicles of sight. But few look inside. Our `insight' can project much strength. Passion at a pace not yet experienced. Look in. Look out!
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| 2004/03/25: |
Elvish Spoken Here
JRR Tolkein's Elvish languages are increasingly popular for tattoos, so here's some more info!
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| 2004/01/09: |
Modified Does Not Equal Apathetic
The mainstream may think we're a bunch of losers that never help out, but they couldn't be more wrong!
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| 2003/10/30: |
People in glass houses
Is self-injury (cutting) really that different from body modification and ritual?
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| 2003/10/10: |
Becoming a Word
A guest article by the word 'the', formerly known as saram.
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| 2003/09/11: |
Jerome Abramovitch
Exploring a new way of shooting tattoo conventions at the 2003 Montreal International Convention.
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| 2003/09/08: |
Lucifire
Danielle Clark interviews the Queen of 'Grotesque Burlesque'
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| 2003/08/20: |
Contemporary Blood Letting
An investigation of Live Art by Jason Oliver
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| 2003/07/27: |
The Myth of the Modern Primitive
Emulation and Idolization; a counterpoint by Blake of Nomad.
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