In a previous PT blog-post, I challenged you to consider whether body piercing and tattooing are forms of self-expression or self-mutilation. I would now like to focus on an even more fascinating (pop ...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Inside a dimly lit bar in Shanghai, amazed spectators held their smartphones high as artist Wei Yilaien suspended a couple in mid-air from hooks piercing their bodies. Onlookers ...

ZAGREB (Reuters) - On the rooftop of an empty building in Zagreb, Dino Helvida carefully pierces his client Kaitlin's torso, legs and face before putting hooks through her skin. Shortly after, he ...

Why would people want to hang from hooks pierced through their skin? The reasons are different for each person who participates in this activity known as body suspension, and the Boulder woman is ...

OnlyFlesh, a group of piercers and tattoo artists, performed body suspension on the stage of Skully’s Music Diner on Friday. An angel hovered above the stage, a reverend read from his Bible and Jesus ...

Colorful tattoos, gauged ears and horns are all physical modifications that grace the body of 32-year-old Jared Anderson. If you passed Anderson on High Street, you might be quick to judge the horns ...

Miguel’s body suspension act during a recent concert is being called everything from “devil worship” to an “insane level of dedication.” A pre-concert advisory reportedly told attendees that the ...