Spain seems to be getting more and more excited about the upcoming tattoo convention in Barcelona (next week!) ; another event seems even more exciting, though – First Singapore Tattoo Show is planned for January 2009.

According to this Indian article, tattoos are not enough anymore and more and more people switch to more extreme forms of body art ‘to make a statement’. Scarification and branding seldom are discussed online and that’s a shame!

A mix of history and anthropology in an interview briefly discussing mummies from Thule. More information can be found on here.