Tattooing and Body Modification

The Floating Needle

What's the Matter, Beautiful?

Japan's Miyavi reaches solo stardom with a distinctive rock hybrid

Bod Mods

Snakes and Earrings

A sad, powerful diagnosis of empty urban living and youthful consumerism

Readers' Poll

A sad, powerful diagnosis of empty urban living and youthful consumerism

Unwritten Law

Here's to the Mourning

The Devil in the Details

Marga Gomez went into comedy, she says, "So ladies would throw panties at me"

House of Tudor

Outsider art, techno puppets, and Body Manipulations

Piercing Questions

Is a nose ring too informal for a wedding?

Tattoo You

The latest price for a free lunch

Bagelheads? No, Not Fans of Poppyseed, But of the Latest Body Manipulation Trend

Bizarre Mag via The FriskyFancy a schmear of cream cheese with those?Winner in the latest creepy new "beauty" trend has to be bagelheads. Let's sooo hope the Japanese body modification trend of injecting saline drips into one's body to form bagel shapes will not make it stateside. Heads, faces, boob ... More >>

Tat That

Bizarre Mag via The FriskyFancy a schmear of cream cheese with those?Winner in the latest creepy new "beauty" trend has to be bagelheads. Let's sooo hope the Japanese body modification trend of injecting saline drips into one's body to form bagel shapes will not make it stateside. Heads, faces, boob ... More >>

Weekly Ink: Riff-Raff Repellent

​Vital Statistics: James Mueller, 42, chefSpotted at: Four Barrel CoffeeTattoo(s): Lightening bolt, tiger, dragon, octopus, daughter's name, and moreWhy/When: I started getting work done on my 18th birthday. It's one of those things where you shouldn't open the door, don't look in that box. I' ... More >>

Tribal Fusion? No

​Vital Statistics: James Mueller, 42, chefSpotted at: Four Barrel CoffeeTattoo(s): Lightening bolt, tiger, dragon, octopus, daughter's name, and moreWhy/When: I started getting work done on my 18th birthday. It's one of those things where you shouldn't open the door, don't look in that box. I' ... More >>

When Worlds Collide

​Vital Statistics: James Mueller, 42, chefSpotted at: Four Barrel CoffeeTattoo(s): Lightening bolt, tiger, dragon, octopus, daughter's name, and moreWhy/When: I started getting work done on my 18th birthday. It's one of those things where you shouldn't open the door, don't look in that box. I' ... More >>

Why Is Fiona Ma Such a Killjoy?

Not an actual photo What's Fiona's idea of fun?​SF Weekly readers can't forget last year when Assemblywoman Fiona Ma quickly cast herself as the state's biggest party-pooper when she tried to outlaw raves across California. She only renegged on her legislation after deciding to do some more "resea ... More >>

The Art of Change

Not an actual photo What's Fiona's idea of fun?​SF Weekly readers can't forget last year when Assemblywoman Fiona Ma quickly cast herself as the state's biggest party-pooper when she tried to outlaw raves across California. She only renegged on her legislation after deciding to do some more "resea ... More >>