Since a part of Europe is in the middle of a cold wave right now, let’s start with a warning published in one of the Dutch online newspapers: ‘piercings may cause frostbite’ (another one) – it usually affects people with stretched lobes but it’s better to watch out anyway.

Another one for the health/risks category is a short article ‘teen health tips: body piercing’ – basic stuff.

An interesting idea for body art in an article from SC: ‘School memories forever – as body art;’

A portrait of a local tattoo artist/ musician/ artist can be found in an article about Nevada based Dirk Vermin.

A gender twist in ‘the illustrated women’ which discusses women in the tattoo industry.

Two events happening on the upcoming weekend: ‘Miami Tattoo Expo’ and ‘1^st Singapore Tattoo Show.’