Body Piercing · Aug 26, 2008
Western History of Female Infibulation (Outer Labia Piercing)
Next up in Paul King’s series of anthropological looks at modern day piercings: outer labia piercings, and their inception as tools of sexual hindrance.
Body Piercing · Aug 18, 2008
Ampallangs and Apadravyas
In the next installment of Paul King’s piercing histories, he explores the various potential origins of the ampallang and apadravya.
San Diego · Aug 13, 2008
Booze Moves to the Alley
In an alleyway in Ocean Beach, near the intersection of Newport and Bacon, Keith Morgan sits in a white plastic chair padded with two pieces of cardboard. He’s slept in that chair since May, when he returned to San Diego from Maryland to try to rekindle his relationship with his …
Body Piercing · Aug 11, 2008
ADHA and NEHA: A Travel Diary
APP President James Weber recently attended the American Dental Hygienist’s Association and National Environmental Health Association’s annual conferences — braving the southwestern heat, long drives and depleted gas tanks. Lucky for us, he kept a run…
Body Piercing · Aug 8, 2008
Western History of Male Infibulation (Piercing of the Foreskin)
In the first in a series, piercer, APP member and piercing historian Paul King explores the uses of foreskin piercing throughout the centuries.