DEPARTMENTS
BITS & SNATCHES
The secret world of tattooed Masons, Tokyo's master hand-poker, Dana looks for "D.C." Paul, Miss Nico rides her Moto Guzzi, Tim Kern answers the Big 10 and Val's on a rampage.
HIPSHOTS
Susan Sabo is new to our magazine. Let's give her photos a look.

SKIN&INK DOLLS
With Jeff Davidson
Gretchen Anne would love to have a bachelor's degree in tattoo.

READERS' GALLERY
Check out the gallery for the current crop of names you've been hearing about.

FEATURES
STOCKHOLM'S TOP TATTOO STUDIOS
By Michael Laukien
Travelin' Mick spends time with Calle of King Carlos, Theo Jack and the godfather of Swedish tattooing, the inimitable Doc Forest.

SPOKANE'S LILAC CITY TATTOO EXPO
By Bob Baxter
The trip got off to a rough start, but things got better once we entered the Convention Center.

THE KAYABI—TATTOOED HEADHUNTERS OF THE AMAZON By Lars Krutak
Our resident anthropologist and tattoo adventurer takes part in the seven-thousand-year-old tattoo rituals of the Brazilian headhunters. Ouch!

SPECIAL 16-PAGE OUTSERT
TATTOOS GONE GLOBAL
By Mike McCabe
Our international correspondent and lensmaster, Mike McCabe, compares the ever-evolving tattoo scenes from Brooklyn to Beijing, Tokyo to Burma.

COLUMNS
OUR LIVING HISTORY WITH C.W. ELDRIDGE
Chuck talks about our ten favorite digits. Let's give him a hand!

TRAVELIN' MICK
Mick visits old friends and an animal park at South Africa's Ocean Conference Centre in Durban, North Beach.

SPOTLIGHT WITH DANIELLE
On the way to becoming a tattooist, Sean Herman was a carpet cleaner, security guard and Bible-thumping evangelist.

Q&A WITH MATTY JANKOWSKI
Matty salutes the research and dedication of author Maarten Hesselt van Dinter and his new books on tribal tattoo design.

AROUND THE WORLD WITH SHANGHAI KATE
Kate remembers her part in the ground-breaking tattoo exhibit TATTOO!, back in 1971.