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When he opened his shop for piercing and tattooing across from the Ohio State University campus 13 years ago, Nick Wolak envisioned a market as wide-open as his earlobes. He had begun getting his ears ...

Being asked by someone if they can stick a pen or some other object in your “ear hole” may seem an unsettling question, but for people who have a piercing stretched large enough, it comes with the ...

The Magazine's recent article on ear stretching prompted many emails. Here are 10 of your stories. Stretched ear lobes are becoming an increasingly common sight. From pop stars to people in the street ...