DEPARTMENTS
BITS & SNATCHES
Maury's annual trip to the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, photos from Patty Kelley, Aaron Bell coins a word, the terrifying tats of Gordy Pratt, first of a four-parter on Philippine tattoo art and Debi the Illustrator answers the Big 10.

HIPSHOTS
SKIN&INK DOLLS-
With Jeff Davidson
This time, Jeff photographs a pretty country girl named Ariel.

READERS' GALLERY
The very best ink images from tattoo masters around the globe.

FEATURES
CELEBRITY TATTOOS
By Matty Jankowski
A backstage gander at the tattoo body art of motion picture, television and music industry stars.

BERLIN TATTOO SHOPS
By Michael Laukien
Berlin has more tattoo shops than any city in Germany, and Mick visits a half dozen of the best and their artists.

LEGENDS OF THE FUTURE
By Bob Baxter

COLUMNS
TRAVELIN' MICK
Mick visits the tattooed spiderwomen of Mrauk-U, at the edge of the world's largest bamboo forest.

SPOTLIGHT WITH DANIELLE
A visit with Matt Headley, the owner of Red Sea Tattoo in Wichita, Kansas.

Q&A WITH MATTY JANKOWSKI
A detailed view of skulls as art, especially the tattoo kind.

TATTOO ART 101
WITH MADAME LAZONGA
Vyvyn reminisces about women tattooers with Emma Griffiths of New York City.

OUR LIVING HISTORY
WITH C.W. ELDRIDGE
The intriguing lowdown on the practice of tattooed horses, dogs and pussies. Cats, that is.

BAKATY'S WORLD
WITH MIKE BAKATY
Mike discusses hoplology and how his life was changed by a mysterious stranger.