Jezebel: Beards

Ke$ha's Tumblr Invites You To Put Your Beard In Her Mouth

Whitney Jefferson — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:50:00 EST

If you happen to be surfing the web and stumble upon a blog called Put Your Beard In My Mouth — a site filled with photos of beards, bearded dudes, and Ke$ha putting said beards into her mouth — you should know that it's not some kind of crazy site made by a fan obsessed with beards and the pop singer. It's no regular, run-of-the-mill tumblr blog celebrating a combination of random things, like Bea Arthur Mountains Pizza or Tom Selleck Waterfall Sandwich. The site is curated by none other than Ke$ha herself. You've been warned. More »

Amanda Knox Spotted With Hipster Dude Who May Or May Not Be Her Boyfriend

Erin Gloria Ryan — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:40:00 EDT

Non-Italian non-murderer Amanda Knox is slowly but surely readjusting to free life stateside after spending nearly 4 years in Italian prison. She dressed up as a mustachioed cat burglar for Halloween. She's speaking English again. And now it looks like she's got herself an American-style boyfriend, complete with a beard worthy of a sea shanty. More »

Look At This Fucking Mormon

Erin Gloria Ryan — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:50:00 EDT

Being both religious and cool is difficult in a society that increasingly scoffs faith, and being religious and cool is especially difficult if your religion demands that you do totally uncool things, like eschew beards and tattoos or wear religious garments under all of your outfits. So, how do young Mormons cope? More »

Dudes Explain Their Facial Hair Choices

Anna North — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:25:00 EDT

Welcome back to Guysourcing, where a panel of helpful gentlemen answer your questions. This week's question was the following: "What factors influence your facial hair style? How often do you change it? How long does it take for you to get used to a new one? Do you change it based on the preferences of the person/people you're dating? And if you date dudes, what are your facial hair preferences for them, if any?" Below, guys respond. More »

Is Paul Rudd's Hotness Affected By His Beard?

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:00:00 EST

Let's investigate. Exhibit A: A still from My Idiot Brother, a Sundance 2011 film also starring Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Rashida Jones and Hugh Dancy, among others. Exhibit B, another still, is below. What's the verdict? More »

Inside The World Of Competitive Mustache Grooming

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:23:00 EDT

Over the weekend, 150 men from eight countries gathered in the Austrian Alps for the European Beard And Moustache Championship. Check out HuffPo's gallery of the contestants primping and showing off their 'staches, and do try to contain yourselves, ladies. More »

Are Women Better At Cheating?

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:45:00 EDT

A poll from IllicitEncounters.com found that women are much better at hiding their extramarital affairs than men. "We find men can be surprisingly reckless when it comes to disguising their affairs," said Sara Hartley, spokeswoman for the company.

The Politics Of Male Grooming

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:31:00 EDT

Us women have a lot to obsess about when it comes to appearance; everything from our eyelashes to our toenails is up for improvement. Men, on the other hand, only really have one major issue: hair. More »

In Praise Of Beards

Anna North — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:00:00 EDT

Apparently 60% of women in an Australian survey prefer dudes with facial hair. They may be onto something. More »

Bearded Frenchwomen Storm Boardrooms

Anna North — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:30:00 EDT

Last month women in fake beards crashed a French company's shareholders' meeting, a move that's apparently growing more common in response to France's mostly male boardrooms. Our question: were the beards trustworthy? [BusinessWeek] More »

Decoding The Trustworthiness Of Beards

Anna North — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:40:00 EDT

Never trust a man with a soul patch, we always say. Now, this and much other tonsorial wisdom is available in handy chart form, courtesy of designer Matt McInerney. Good news for Santa: pointy beards are a-okay. [pixelspread, via BuzzFeed] More »

Beards For All

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:40:00 EST

Can't grow a beard, yet find yourself craving that crucial extra layer of scratchy cheek-insulation? Try a beard-a-clava. [Wifeofbrian's Etsy] More »

Michael Gladis Rates Mad Men Co-Stars' Beards

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:20:00 EST

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Though they're clean-shaven on Mad Men, most Sterling Cooper men have grown off-season beards. Michael Gladis, a.k.a Paul Kinsey, explains: "On the show, everybody wants to imitate Jon Hamm, but in real life, everybody wants to emulate me." [N.Y. Magazine] More »

British Students Explore Masculinity With Beards, Nonalcoholic Beer

Anna North — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:40:00 EST

Students at UK universities are forming men's groups to address "confusion as to what being a man means." Activities include beard-growing contests and a fun-sounding "sober pub crawl." [Guardian] More »

Jailhouse Interview: "Hipster Grifter" Still Living In Own Bizarro-World

Anna North — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:30:00 EDT

"Hipster grifter" Kari Ferrell has given a jailhouse interview to ABC News, in which she says the reason her story has received so much media attention is "because I am pretty, intelligent and very well spoken." More »

"Be Gentle."

Sadie Stein — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:30:00 EDT

Delicate modern sex kittens don't like being dragged by the hair and raped. Well, not by a man with a scratchy beard! [Vintage_Ads] More »

Peanut Butter, Beards & Big Babes: Know Your Sex Fetishes

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:40:00 EDT

Kris Saknussemm has been studying sexual fetishes for 20 years, which, he admits, "is itself a kind of fetish." In a list compiled for Nerve, he divulges his favorites — beyond high-heels, whips or horse play. More »

Hair Apparent

Sadie Stein — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:45:00 EST

NBC has discovered that the beard is back! Please apply to 2004 and inform the world. [MSNBC] More »

Field Guide To Guys: The Modern Metrognome

Sadie Stein — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:40:00 EST

It's that time of year again, when the thermometer drops below 40, and suddenly the streets fill not just with dry leaves and black ice but urban guys suddenly transformed into lumberjacks. The beards grow, the sweaters come out, and seemingly overnight, the cities are crammed with scrawny Hemingways. You know what I'm talking about: the Metrognome. More »

Jake Gyllenhaal Looks Uncomfortable With New (Literal) Beard

Jennifer — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:15:00 EDT