Cultures around the world still honor ancient traditional practices of body modification, or the intentional and often irreversible alteration of the skin. For many practitioners, body modifications ...

This guy redefines the phrase “shooting off at the mouth.” A Mississippi body-modification “addict” is being dubbed a “human gun” after demonstrating how he can incredibly shoot pellets through a ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Researchers have shed fascinating new light on the unusual practice of ...

Anthony Loffredo, who calls himself the “black alien,” removed his ears, nostrils and even a few fingers; sharpened his teeth and dyed them purple; and covered his body in extreme tattoos. Now the ...

Caitlin Cartwright says branding "is absolutely safe as long as it is with an experienced, professional artist." Amber Luke has a split tongue, lip tattoo, gauged ears, tattoos on nearly every part of ...

Some years ago, I was asked to provide the Bible’s “opinion” on the subject of tattoos. What was once somewhat uncommon in the local community surrounds us these days. I find it appropriate to revisit ...

This man’s ears must be burning after photos of his controversial conch removal surgery went viral. Charles Bentley, a body modification enthusiast, reportedly traveled from Australia to Stockholm, ...

Many people aren’t sure what to make of Tiamat Legion Medusa, the self-described most body-modified transexual in the world, who has transitioned not only from male to female, but from human to ...

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In 2004, The State Press published an image of an exposed nipple with an industrial piercing on the cover of its October magazine. The cover story was titled “Sensual Steel,” but would be remembered ...