DEPARTMENTS
BITS & SNATCHES
Tattooed snooty people, ink behind bars, Dana's sideshow banners, a short history of taboo tattoos, Val Rivera answers the Big 10…and she also rips a couple of new ones in Tattler.

HIPSHOTS
Maury Englander visits Manhattan's Tompkins Square Park "Dancefest."

SKIN&INK DOLLS-
With Jeff Davidson
Lucky Devi thinks her thirteen tattoos make her great.
READERS' GALLERY
Lots of terrific artists out there. Here's some more to ogle.

FEATURES
INK & IRON—LIGHTING UP THE QUEEN MARY
By Richard Todd
The multi-talented lensmeister captures the spirit of the great 2008 Queen Mary festival with words and photos.

LONDON'S TOP SHOPS—
YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
By Michael Laukien
The current lowdown on London's most influential tattoo emporiums, plus a historical retrospective, from Bugs to Binnie.

BERNARD SOUFFLET—
THE ONE WHO ENGRAVES WITH THE HEART
By Bob Baxter
Europe's undiscovered jewel, Horisei, France's super-talented artist, black belter and world traveler.

COLUMNS
OUR LIVING HISTORY WITH C.W. ELDRIDGE
Every picture needs a frame, and so does every tattoo.

TRAVELIN' MICK
It's party time with the Kelabit and the last of Borneo's tattooed grandmas.

SPOTLIGHT WITH VICKI BOTNICK
Our brand-new Spotlight Girl shines the light on Russ Abbott from Decatur, Georgia.

Q&A WITH MATTY JANKOWSKI
Tattoo ideas begin like caterpillars, plain and earthbound, and end up as butterflies.

TATTOO 101 WITH MR. G
A bike trip to the Four Corners uncovers a surprising artifact of America's tattoo history.

BAKATY'S WORLD WITH MIKE BAKATY
The King of First and First talks about getting legit.