ZAGREB (Reuters) - On the rooftop of an empty building in Zagreb, Dino Helvida carefully pierces his client Kaitlin's torso, legs and face before putting hooks through her skin. Shortly after, he ...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Inside a dimly lit bar in Shanghai, amazed spectators held their smartphones high as artist Wei Yilaien suspended a couple in mid-air from hooks piercing their bodies. Onlookers ...

In a previous PT blog-post, I challenged you to consider whether body piercing and tattooing are forms of self-expression or self-mutilation. I would now like to focus on an even more fascinating (pop ...

Why would people want to hang from hooks pierced through their skin? The reasons are different for each person who participates in this activity known as body suspension, and the Boulder woman is ...

In a previous PT blog-post, I challenged you to consider whether body piercing and tattooing are forms of self-expression or self-mutilation. I would now like to focus on an even more fascinating (pop ...

Miguel’s body suspension act during a recent concert is being called everything from “devil worship” to an “insane level of dedication.” A pre-concert advisory reportedly told attendees that the ...

He tried bungee jumping, scuba diving and riding the biggest, fastest roller coasters in the country. Thrill-seeker Adam Phillips was looking for his next adrenaline fix. After sky diving, "I was kind ...

It’s a night for alter egos. Even the venue, tucked a few steps away from the main streets of Deep Ellum, is using its second name. Tonight the Lizard Lounge is called The Church, and here the ...

Allen Falkner likes to tickle his students with thoughts of trauma. "Somebody's skin is going to tear tomorrow," he said. "Hopefully." Falkner, the "Father of Modern Suspension," had gathered 15 ...

ZAGREB (Reuters) - On the rooftop of an empty building in Zagreb, Dino Helvida carefully pierces his client Kaitlin's torso, legs and face before putting hooks through her skin. Shortly after, he ...