DEPARTMENTS

BITS & SNATCHES
Tattoo jewelry, Uncle Tim tests clip-cords, pretty Jennifer Roberts, all you ever wanted to know about copyrighting tattoo art, the sexy graphics of Tyson McAdoo, Dr. Green tells us what the Eye of Horus and the crawling panther mean, Uncle Tim blabs and blabs and blabs, a how-to-make-money Talkback, Tennessee Dave talks about Ashton Kutcher's new movie and legendary lensmaster Richard Todd answers the Big 10.

HIPSHOTS
Maury Englander checks out the Gay Pride Parade in marvelous Manhattan.

TATTOO ARTISTS AND THEIR RIDES
Honest John shows off his Cadillac de Ville from Hoops Body Arts in Kennewick,

READERS' GALLERY
A eye-catching collection of tattoo art from our readers 'round the world.

FEATURES

THE FORGOTTEN CODE: TRIBAL TATTOOS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA BY LARS KRUTAK
A fascinating, first-hand look at the rich, tribal tattoo customs of the lovely ladies of Papua New Guinea.

THE CHILANGO WHIMS OF DOKTOR LAKRA BY ABEYAMI ORTEGA
Known as the "Bob Roberts of Mexico," one of tattoo's freshest and most twisted minds shows us his outlandish artistry.

NEW YORK CITY TATTOO CONVENTION BY BERNARD CLARK
Once again, it's all about location, location, location! Butch, Bonge and Clayton pull off another winner in the greatest city in the world.

VALLEY OF THE SUN 4TH ANNUAL JAMBOREE BY BOB BAXTER
Dan Collins kicks off the summer season with his hotter than a jalapeño tattoo show in Phoenix.

COLUMNS

OUR LIVING HISTORY WITH C.W. ELDRIDGE
It's time to honor those dear, departed inventors of the Guinness Book of World Records.

Q&A WITH MATTY JANKOWSKI
It's been said that getting tattooed feels like tiny bee stings, but not when the tool is a brush dipped in cool, slippery pigment.

TRAVELIN' MICK
They might not have electricity or supermarkets off the western Sumatran coast in tiny Siberut, but they've got lots of sharpened teeth and plenty of mystical tattoos.

SPOTLIGHT WITH DANIELLE
Join us as we take a stroll to downtown Austin, Texas and visit Jason Brooks.