

If you’re not already aware, we are in the middle of the 2018 Winter Paralympic games in PyeongChang, South Korea. This games, there are over 570 athletes competing, representing 49 nations in 6 sports. Athletes from around the globe are duking it out for the globe in alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, sledge hockey, snowboarding, and wheelchair curling. And while Tucker Dupree may not be competing this year, as he competes in swimming, he knows a thing or two about the Paralympic games. Dupree is four time Paralympic winner, earning three medals in London and one in Rio. He stopped by the INKED Magazine headquarters to talk about his experience as a blind athlete and where he’s headed next. Take a look at the video in the gallery below and share the love for Tucker in the comments section on Facebook.
While pregnancy and childbirth are beautiful things, they also leave many women feeling unhappy with their post-baby body. Carrying and growing an infant takes physical tolls on the human body—with almost every mom coming out of the experience with stretch marks and for some, c section scars. And while we think that women are amazing with or without their battle scars, there’s also something to be said about transforming these marks into a gorgeous tattoo. This is where Las Vegas tattooer Joseph Haefs comes in. He’s a ‘mommy makeover’ master and has inked more moms than almost any tattooer we know. His elegant and feminine tattoos are helping women to love their bodies again and feel sexy after having a baby. Take a look at just a same handful of his tattoos in the gallery below and let us know if you’ve got a ‘mommy makeover’ tattoo of your own!
While musician and models may be made for each other on paper, more often than not, their relationship never stands the test of time. However for L.A.-based rapper Ghostemane and NY alt-model Ivory Suicide—they’re making it work against the odds. For our 2018 Sex Issue, we believe that it’s important to not only highlight the seduction of the sex industry, but put a focus on real relationships. Believe it or not, but sex exists beyond the constraints of a computer screen—it’s also a very important aspect of every romantic relationship. Take a look at how Ivory and Ghoste navigate long distance, online fans, and hookup culture.
While mainstream facets of entertainment such as music, television, and film thrive in the presence of diversity—the same cannot be said for pornography. From adapting to new technology to navigating major budget cuts, to struggling with censorship across the board, thriving as a content creator in today’s porn industry isn’t what it used to be. There’s also more risk involved, but for Vex Ashley, that risk is definitely paying off. Fresh from art school, Vex took a chance creating her now beloved company Four Chambers, which by design challenges society’s comprehension of sex on screen. Vex’s work feeds the growing desire for aesthetic and conceptual porn—which in exchange circumvents the anxiety to create videos that are more violent, dangerous, and dirty than the last. This is not to say that her work isn’t graphic, it’s still fucking on film after all, but it’s a breed of eroticism that’s seldom available for consumption. Suffice it to say, being a rebel pays off.