There’s a strong feel of sensationalism and weirdness in these articles on lip stretching but they are also fascinating – a mass cultural, shallow as it is, introduction to the wonders of tribal customs and modern forms of body modification!
Monthly Archives: November 2014
dry-ish but …
not too often body suspension appears in the mainstream media, so … I actually like this sentence: ‘Body suspension is the sensorial confrontation of pain and an arena for self-discovery. The ability to shape and cultivate an ideal state within one’s mind, in accordance with one’s will, is nothing short of an act of a magician.’ it’s not like it reflects my personal approach to body suspension but then again, it’s so higly individual that it’s impossible to do it!
the close-up picture is also nice!
Pyotr Pavlensky again
Posted about him before but here’s an interesting article showing Pavlensky‘s actions in a broader context! Sometimes amouth can speak even when it’s shut/ sewn tight!
youth of the cuban nation!
Frankfurter Algemeine and a video on changes in the Cuban society!
overview of sort
Australian sailors and soldiers! And also from Australia, the history of tattoos. And the history of tattooed women in Australia!
That’s actually a joke as I don’t really like the celeb stuff but seeing how I sometimes get to watch the Voice of Germany … Samu Haber and his tattoos.
A gallery of interesting characters from the recent London Tattoo convention!
Business punks: tattoos in job courtesy of Bastian!
praise the Lord … in your own way!
A pretty cool article showing that you don’t have to be orthodox to find your way to the Lord (whoever S/He is)!
And let’s not forget about the coolest pastrix out there, Nadia Bolz-Weber!
from … to …
The Huff Post published a pretty interesting article discussing the journey of the tattoo phenomenon from subculture to pop culture. You can agree with or argue their points.
Ear stretching seems to be on a similar path altho it’s hard to say if it will ever grow as popular as tattoos.
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