Tattoo Savage, #29
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The Gargoyle, November 12, 1998
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The Picture, November 11, 1998
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Tattoo Savage, #24
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Tattoo Savage, #25
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Tattoo Savage, #27
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????, 9-14
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Piercing Bible
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Stuff, April 2000
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Fetish, No. 8
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Friday, 10-1-270
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GQ, April 2000
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Details, August 1999
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DS Magazine, April 1998
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Fashion Theory, Vol 2, #1
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Burst, January 1998
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Complete Pierce & Tattoo Manual
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CyberZone No. 2
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Bubka, 1997-1-9
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Biba, June 1998
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Bizarre, Decmeber 1999
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PlayGirl
July 1998
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Tattoo Savage
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Science Frontiers (?)
?date?
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On page 42, BME is mentioned as a good place to learn about genital piercing!
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Since I am writing for TATTOO SAVAGE, you should be
seeing lots of BME there!
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About a year ago, BME was featured as a site on a
show about the evolution of communication. Anyone that remembers the
details, please let me know.
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Tatowier Magazin
3/1998 (Germany)
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(INTERNATIONAL PIERCING, SPC FEATURE, NO 3)
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(UNITY, [PHOTO USE], JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1998)
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"Tja, es sieht so aus, als kame man als Bodyart-Fan mit
Internetzugang am BME nicht vorbei. Dann also nichts wie
ran an den Rechner und sich selbst uberzeught, datz ich nicht
zuveil versprochen habe."
My loose paraphrase: "It looks like as a body-art fan with Internet
access, you can't pass up BME. Run to your computer and check for
yourself, and you'll see that I've not lied to you."
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(NYAN2CLUB, NOVEMBER 1997)
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(NYAN2CLUB, DECEMBER 1997)
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(BIZARRE, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER '97)
"Now that piercing is passe and everybody has a tattoo, the next
big thing is body modification (bodmod) and flesh-stretching..."
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Philadelphia CityPaper
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The Gate Website of the Week
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The CityPaper covered the Dickless In Babylon
serial in their article, Portrait of the Artist as a
Not-Very-Well-Hung Man. (You can read the full article by clicking
on the CityPaper link above).
"[Kramer] also feels that Christ's alleged loss has left him with a
'sexual rage' that explains the extreme violence and gore that define
his work."
"Notes Kramer, 'I know I'd be pissed off.'"
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"God help you, you can't help but stare. It's just so damn sexy. So
intimate, so deliciously taboo...
at last you stumble -- gratefully,
finally -- across BME. Here you are. This is good. Body
Modification E-Zine. And
you are rewarded, at last."
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(BURST, DECEMBER 1997)
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NetGuide Review
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Lycos Top 5% of the Web
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excite review
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"Here's a periodical about body modification--piercing, tattooing,
body building, and the like. You'll primarily find photographs and
hard information, with useful FAQs about branding, scarification,
tattooing, lip-sewing, and other modifications that are even more
obscure and possibly quite dangerous.
"The photographs are, of course, endlessly fascinating, and there are
connections to other sites involving body-mod-obsessed folks.
And there are a few reviews and interviews.
"The trendiness of body modification is some kind of strange
commentary on the search for identity in our culture. Although
BME is earnest in its advocacy, it never pierces through the chic,
and when all is tattooed and done, the peculiarity of the
popularization of body mod is barely explored."
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"Content: 38/50
"Presentation: 37/50
"Experience: 41/50
"This 'zine is full of info about different types of body modification --
which means tattoos, body piercings, that sort of modification. The site
comes complete with plenty of pictures that will either pique your
interest or turn your stomach. Of course, there's plenty of info tattoos
and body piercing, but due to the number of other related sites on the
Web, the site concentrates on the unusual, like facial tattoos.
Otherwise, it's a potpourri of body modifications, such as scars, brands,
temporary body art, and beads, ah, where you wouldn't normally expect
them to be. However, some of the more interesting pictures -- like the
one about two people who had their teeth made into fangs -- really need
explanatory text."
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(four stars: "must see")
"If you believe the human body is a canvas for creating art, this ezine
has plenty to offer. Piercing, branding, tatooing, surgery, stretching,
and more. But the subjects are not treated delicately, and some may take
offense."
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WebCrawler (AOL review)
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ARC Sex and Sexuality Index
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WIRED 4.10US
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"The Body Modification Ezine explores piercing, cutting,
branding, tattooing, scarification, surgery, stretching,
sewing, bodybuilding, corseting, and other aesthetic or ritual
body modifications. Supplementing an array of links,
articles, and interviews, BME offers a number of
photographs documenting every conceivable bodily
manipulation, as well as a look into the cultural, historical,
and anthropological aspects of body art. BME is published
and edited by Shannon Larratt of Toronto, Canada."
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(four stars)
"'Piercing, cutting, branding, tattooing, surgery, stretching,
bodybuilding as art, trans- humanism, and any other aesthetically
inspired body modifications.'
"A remarkable document. Text and pics in exhaustive yet instructive
detail cover just about every form of decorative modification you can
think of - depending, presumably on how often or eagerly you think along
these lines. Many of the practices outlined are extremely dangerous and
painful yet the zine takes pains (sorry) to point out the pitfalls and
advises on 'post-operative' hygienic procedures. If you feel this is
deeply alien territory, why not read dangerously for a moment? At the
level of contemporary anthropology alone, it's an essential visit."
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"Just Say Ouch."
"For those tired of looking at that same old reflection in the mirror
every morning, the Body Modification Ezine can help you pierce,
tattoo, or brand your way to a whole new you. With it's in-depth
descriptions of exciting procedures, Body Mod takes a penetrating
look at how people have been customizing themselves for religious,
cultural, and personal reasons for thousands of years. What's more, it's
chock-full of testimonials, lists of recommended practitioners, and a
piercing gallery that's not for the squeamish. Take a deep breath and aim
your pointer at www.io.org/~bme."
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WIRED 4.02(?)UK
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Tattoo (#79)
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Tattoo. (#74, October 1995)
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"Yes. It hurts. That answers that question. The issue of motivation is
much more complex... Shannon Larratt's Body Modification Ezine
states that a human being is a seed, 'unafraid to destroy itself in
growing into a tree,' and backs it up with photos of people who have
damaged themselves in the most astonishing, disturbing, and downright
deranged ways.
"Genitalia, tongue web, and uvula, are on the new frontier for ultra
piercers. But mere body piercing is veritably mundane for the new breed
of body artists experimenting with scarification and tooth extensions.
All are featured here, illustrated ad nauseum by grisly before, during,
and after photos. That's correct: during. You can even see the smoke.
Brr...these guys are way down where the buses don't run."
[Guess it was too much for them...]
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"We've reviewed the Body Modification Ezine before but so many changes
have since been made at BME that it really deserves another mention.
The site has expanded enormously and now includes articles and pictures
on tattoo history and culture, tattoo books and tips for getting a safe
and sanitary tattoo or piercing. The links on this page are constantly
updated, making this the best place to go to see who in the tattoo world
has just launched into cyberspace. If you only have time to visit one
tattoo site, make it BME..."
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"...it's a great jumping off place to begin your web crawl."
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the Net #3, August 1995
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NetGuide, August 1995
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Skin&Ink, January 1996
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"Piercing, cutting, branding, tattooing, surgery, stretching, and other
aesthetic body modifications. That saus it all... almost. There is so much
information here it's hard to pick a starting point, not to mention that
it's laced with super-cool graphics and it's well organized. This is
everything an ezine should be."
"The images in Body Modification will keep you on pins and needles."
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"We read about something called a 'Prince Albert' -- possibly a love-making
enhancer, it involves hacing 'an-inch-and-one-half of steel driven through
their genitals.' We're still wincing."
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"The most outstanding skin-art site on the Web is BME, an electronic 'zine
that's only available on the Net. BME is dedicated to the free dissemination
of safe info regarding the art and culture of bodymods. This is a great
place to start your Web crawl. Editor Shannon Larratt includes articles and
photos of piercing, cutting, branding, tattooing, surgery, stretching,
body-building as art, transhumanism, and any other aesthetically inspired
body modifications. There are also artist's portfolios, interviews,
historical info, and tattoo software. The site changes constantly, so it's
worth visiting often."
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The Paper
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The following translation is courtesy of Mama Lani:
Headline: Piercing Mania Explosively Popular -- Even On Your Genitals?!?!"
Text: There may be some of you who say, "How dare you do such a thing
on your god-given body!" But at this home page is a real find.
The men who are "even pierced at THAT place!" And the women, too.
Even on THOSE places. [Something about the graphic nature of
the photos.] Those with a lot of courage, go ahead and visit the page.
Lani adds that "something I don't think I really conveyed in the
translation was the WAY the article was written (the level
of informality, use of colloquial terms, etc.) seems to point to the
magazine having been geared toward a younger crowd. Very...um... "Wow
guys--look at the size of those TITS!" kind of feel to it. Like that
old movie, Porky's.
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(text missing... can you help?)
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