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Ben Affleck’s Tramp Stamp Is a Lesson To Us All

Body Talk

The recently single Batman actor has appeared with an inky design sprouting across his lower back. Temporary or permanent, what does getting a tramp stamp tell the world?

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If you must know, it says “peace of mind”—in Sanskrit, because it would look absolutely ridiculous in English. It hardly looks less ridiculous in Sanskrit, an ancient language that I can’t read, but never mind.

I didn’t foresee explaining its significance to you and everyone else for the rest of my...

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