Beauty Marks
Article by Gemma Tarlach asking if body modification is trend or cultural phemonenon. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinal]
http://www.jsonline.com/news/sunday/lifestyle/1129beauty.stmBloodbitch
Clinical torture, body modification, needle art and bondage.
http://the.bloodbitch.com/
Body Piercing in the West
An academic-style research paper on the sociologial bases for recent interest in body modification. Contains references. By Susan Holtham.
http://www.bme.freeq.com/pierce/bodypier.html
Body Piercing: Reclamation, Enhancement, and Self-Expression
Essay by Sander Thomas expaining his view on some of the meanings and reasons for certain body adornments.
http://www.bme.freeq.com/pierce/reclaim.html
Flesh Chronicles Media
Trading cards for body modification enthusiasts. Includes tattoo and piercing artists and collectors as well as information on preservation of cards.
http://www.fleshchronicles.com/
Flesh Chronicles Media, LLC
Trading cards and other items for those involved in the community and industry.
http://www.fcm-web.com
Free homepages for BodModders
BME/World provides free home pages and e-mail to people with body modification interests. This page also provides a list of those personal home pages.
http://www.bmeworld.com/
Ihung.org
Reference site pertaining to body rituals such as flesh pulls and suspensions.
http://ihung.org/
Life Suspended
Private ritual and public performance flesh hook suspension group based out of Phoenix, AZ.
http://www.lifesuspended.com
ModCon
Information on the annual conference on body modification and images from past events.
http://www.modcon.org/
Pagan Fashion's New Frontier: Facial Tatoos
Article by A.Clay Thompson concerning a change in societal views of tattoos. [Pacific News]
http://www.pacificnews.org/jinn/stories/2.13/960627-tattoos.html
Personal Rituals
From the Body Modification E-zine - individuals share their experiences of their chosen modification and the internal processes leading up to the event.
http://www.bme.freeq.com/ritual/bme-ritu.html
Tattoos and The Bible
A recovering addict tells his story about his first tattoo and the process of reconciling that decision with The Bible.
http://members.aol.com/GlennS1956/religion.html
The Lizardman
Erik Sprague is a sideshow artist who shares his experiences and philosophies behind his body modifications. Features an events list as well as contact and booking information.
http://www.thelizardman.com/
The Resurgence of Body Ornamentation and Augmentation
A research paper by Mecca Shakoor, a student at U.C. Berkeley. Outlines the history and relates it to two movements: Punk and Urban Primitive.
http://www-mcnair.berkeley.edu/98journal/mshakoor/
The Wasp Waist
Discusses the effects of using corsets to change the shape of the body.
http://www.angelfire.com/biz/halycon/wspwst.html
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