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hair stories: 28 news summaries

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 Hairy Fad: Boys Dig Long Locks 

Celebs, boys-next-door alike let their hair grow

Jun 30, 08 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - In what could be a frightening nod to the '80s, more and more boys are growing their hair out. And while most deny pop culture inspired the barber boycott, long locks can be spotted on everyone from the Jonas Brothers to celebrity tots. Despite sometimes being mistaken for girls, notes... More »

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fashion • Disney Channel • hair • style • Nickelodeon • boy

 Baseball's Hair-Brained History 

From Clarkson to Gamble to Damon, pastime full of follicle fables

Apr 3, 08 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - While football is considering limits on hair length, baseball's hirsute history has been as wild as Oscar Gamble’s afro, Paul Lukas writes on ESPN.com. From its earliest days, the national pastime's hairstyles—on head and face alike—have mirrored attitudes in the country at large, and Lukas maps... More »

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NFL • MLB • Manny Ramirez • hair • Johnny Damon • mustache • baseball • Oscar Gamble • Rollie Fingers • Charles Finley

Edwards Appearance Gets Hairy

David Letterman asks: 'Has it ever been messed up?'

Jan 23, 08 9:19 AM CST
(Newser) - David Letterman started it, when he couldn't resist giving John Edwards' perfectly coifed hair an exploratory  tousle. Letterman did get permission, asking “Could I just mess your hair up a little bit? Has it ever been messed up?" Edwards was game. “You want to? Go ahead,” the... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • hair • late night talk show • David Letterman • Democratic Party

Spas for Guys Combine
Beer, TV and Manicures

Four male reporters test brave new world of salons for men

Jan 3, 08 4:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Spas and salons that cater exclusively to men—complete with manicures, facials, and straight-edge razor shaves—are popping up across the US. But instead of the pastel-colored decor found in a traditional salon, these spas include flat-panel TVs set to ESPN, beer on tap, and pool tables, reports the Wall ... More »

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men • hair • beauty • spa • shave • manicure • barbershop

Hair Alert: Best and Worst on TV

Entertainment Weekly rolls out the best and worse hair on television

Dec 8, 07 11:51 AM CST
(Newser) - What's TV for, if not an excellent opportunity to mock celebrity hairstyles? Entertainment Weekly readers selected the best and worst: Hair-Do Top Five:
  1. Chloe (Allison Mack), "Smallville"
  2. Peter (Milo Ventimiglia), "Heroes"
  3. Karen (Natalie Zia), "Dirty Sexy Money"
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Heroes • hair • list • celebrity • America's Next Top Model

Shops Closed in Iran for Giving 'Un-Islamic' Do's

Part of crackdown that includes tattoos and scanty clothing

Aug 25, 07 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Western or unconventional styles are officially out in Iran, where police shuttered over a dozen barbershops in the past 2 weeks for giving “un-Islamic” haircuts. Such practices are forbidden thanks to an edict issued in April through the barber’s union. Eleven salons for women were also closed for... More »

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Iran • dress code • hair • religion • tattoos • salon • style

UK Gingers
See Red Over Harassment

Hair-color discrimination a burning
issue, say British carrot tops

Jun 6, 07 4:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The UK is ignoring a vicious form of discrimination, the BBC reports—one based not on skin color but hair color. Britain's red-headed schoolkids face bullying, women feel stereotyped, and auburn-haired Britons report harassment with epithets like carrot-top, copper-top, ginger-nut, and even Ronald McDonald. More »

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United Kingdom • hair • redhead • discrimination • hate crime • Ronald McDonald • hair color • Britain

(Newser) - In what could lead to a cure for baldness, scientists have discovered a technique for regrowing hair in an adult mammal for the first time. University of Pennsylvania researchers suceded in stimulating the growth of new skin complete with hair follicles in mice, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. More »

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stem cell research • stem cells • baldness • hair loss • hair • gene therapy • research • wnt proteins • hair growth

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