Do you like computers, smartphones, tablets and whatnot? Soon they may be a basic tool to appreciate art, also this body one: the Shifting Skin project and a tattoo viewable by phones only.
The City of Angels: a body piercer trying to find her place there, a review of the book by Kat Von D, a self-proclaimed L.A. girl and an article about an L.A.-based suspension group.
Ground-breaking news from Austria on popularity of tattoos in this country. Meanwhile, in Arkansas, there are attempts to ban non-traditional forms of body modification (‘non-traditional’ being an interesting statement here).
Fit bodies and tattoos: yet another slide show of athletes in Moscow and David Beckham and his tattoos in H&M ad(s).
The Arkansas legislation intending to outlaw scarification etc. was amended in a reasonable way before it passed – largely thanks to the tremendous amount of effort members of the community, especially Misty Forsberg – have put in educating legislators. Read the local papers’ coverage: http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2013/03/25/reasonable-amendments-to-missy-irvins-body-modification-bill