and the soap opera starring the Russian opera singer continues as he maintains that his *in*famous tattoo never was a swastika. The world is in obvious need for some decent pieces of news as it seems.

More of the Olympic ink to look at.

In NY the governor signed teen body piercing law.

‘Exploding Ink’ art project here and eco-tattoos (with a little help from our “friend,” the sun) here (Bastian’s submission).

Finally, a Polish one on whether tattoos are an act of decoration or uglification; doesn’t seem that bad to read, though.