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tattoo The tattoo aftercare kit good for my whole arm Jason Weisberger

politics Chin pimple suddenly disappears during presidential debate Rob Beschizza

Alien invasion base on the moon, Michael Jackson’s body missing, and Prince Harry’s clash with Trump, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

you have died of dysentery Handheld Oregon Trail game on sale at a deep discount Mark Frauenfelder

cysts Watch doctor extract humongous 20-year-old cyst – if you dare Carla Sinclair

fake news Burt Reynolds’ skid marks, Prince Charles’ long-lost brother, and another Obama cover-up in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutants Marina Abramović and Kim Stanley Robinson perform "The Hard Problem," a performance-art podcast Cory Doctorow

clickhole Bouncing and Blobbing Richard Kaufman

video Travel through a breathtaking ice cave in Iceland Andrea James

science fiction Fiction: The Boy Who Made Flowers S.B. Divya