Modification Culture

Wicked Wednesday: Tattoos, Piercings, and Individuality

We’ve hit the Wednesday hump, and it’s time to celebrate, with a dose of midweek magic to get you through to Friday smiling. Midweek Mantra:   Quote of the Week: “To be yourself in a world that is ...
Body Jewelry History

Spring Fling: Celebrating the Vernal Equinox

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. — Margaret Atwood How much do most humans love spring? So. Much. This year, the vernal equinox officially arrives in the Northern H...
Jewelry Fashion

Lifestyles of the Modified: Queens of the Jewelry Empire

Under the influence of stars like Katy Perry, Rihanna, and Lana Del Rey, it’s no wonder that all things lavish and retro-luxe are so very of-the moment.  It’s exciting to create a nouveau riche fan...
Jewelry Fashion

Spheres of Influence: Modification Culture’s National Anthem

It’s no secret that Americana is making a comeback, particularly when it comes to alternative fashion.  Deconstructed stars, antiqued flag print, and venerable hair concoctions in red, white and bl...
Modification Culture

The Modern Modification Lifestyle: Random Acts of Kindness

Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day, a day to practice love and acceptance for your fellow man, and foster a sense of community amongst your neighbors, as well as the human race as a whole.  Rando...
Modification Culture

How to be the Man: Getting Valentine’s Day Right

If this Valentine’s Day is starting to put a damper on your soul, rather than fill it up with hearts and goo, maybe your problem isn’t with your love interest or lack there of, but the pressures of...
Modification Culture

The Modern Modification Lifestyle: The Anti-Valentine

  Valentine’s Day is coming on fast, and everyone’s getting ready for that ooey gooey love rush.  But what about people who are unattached?  Or those who had a partner and recently decided to go th...
Modification Culture

The Modern Modification Lifestyle: Having the Hots for Tea

It’s no secret that the pierced and tattooed community has the hots for that wonderful beverage called tea.  In fact, the month of January is Hot Tea Month, and around the western world people are ...
Body Jewelry Information

Modern Modification Vocab: Plugging Away

Even if you happen to have your own piercings, tattoos, or stretch mods (or all of the above), chances are that at one time or another you’ve had a conversation about plugs in person or on an inter...