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"A Haircut Returns, From The 1930s" reads like such a typical New York Times trend piece headline. Oh, whatever could it be? Are finger-curls coming back? Shall we witness the return of bobs? Oh. No such luck. The Times alleges that people are walking into barber shops and asking for Hitler hairdos. More »
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New York governor Andrew Cuomo paid his ladyfriend's stylist to make him look good for TV. Well, of course — we don't want our politicians looking all shiny on camera. More »
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Oh my, how cool does Emma Watson look on the December cover of Marie Claire: The Magazine With Absolutely No Fatties In It? We're serious: It's a great shot. And it's not the pose or the Photoshop. It's the hair. More »
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One of the most intense and intimate relationships in our lives doesn't involve the words love or sex, but does involve the word hair. As I recently discovered, parting with a hairstylist is really not that different from a divorce... More »
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We all have disastrous hair stories. Here's how to avoid them. More »
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Now that she's done playing the bushy-haired Hermione Granger and has been replaced as the face of Burberry, Emma Watson's finally free to do what she wants with her locks. She showed off her new 'do on her Facebook page. More »
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Convicted killer Amanda Knox says she receives some 300 fan letters a week. In the same interview, she explained her new short haircut: "It's a gesture of rebellion to show how my situation is devastating me." More »
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Is it a myth? A cliche? A fact? We investigate, and find the first historical instance of the post-breakup hair-change: More »
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• A source close to Sarah Palin has come out to defend the former governor against boob job allegations. "It's absolutely ridiculous," she tells US Magazine. Unfortunately, Palin or her reps could not be reached for comment. More »
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Alex Kuczynski's had a controversial career, veering between legit (if oft-infuriating) journalist and the time-honored path of professional self-absorbed person. We've talked plastic surgery, we've talked surrogacy. But now she's tackling a new Issue: should she cut her hair?! More »
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A 22-year-old Portland, Oregon man plead not guilty yesterday to cutting a fellow bus passenger's hair while sitting behind her on New Year's Eve. He's suspected of cutting or gluing the hair of several female riders in recent weeks. [AP] More »
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In the future, stylists will cut hair with robotic metal attachments on their fingers. And hair dye won't smell. Oh wait: The future is now! [Telegraph, Scientific American] More »
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Despite the fact that 90% of the time it is among the world's worst ideas and an inarguably false economy so far as self-respect goes, frugal at-home haircutting is apparently on the rise. I can vouch for it: More »
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How is it possible to read two thousand words describing a haircut and come away with no idea what the hell Vogue's Plum Sykes is talking about? Is this some kind of weird, fashionista code? More »
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Lindsay Ephgrave may have been thrilled with her televised makeover from hairstylist Charles Worthington, but the switch from blond waves to brown bob shocked her 10-month-old son, Charlie, who burst into tears. [Daily Mail] More »
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It's always amazing the questions people are willing to ask in public advice forums. In today's Guardian, a man writes in to the advice columnist to ask whether his wife's new short haircut indicates a subconscious distaste for sex — and, yes, their sex life is bad. Therapist Pamela Stephenson Connolly's advice is okay, but I think we can add to it. More »
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Women's haircuts can be incredibly expensive, and if you have short hair, then you know that maintaining your 'do with a haircut every 6-8 weeks can really add up. Claudia Cahalane wonders if there is a gender discrimination in haircut pricing when more and more women are opting for the short, androgynous hairstyle of Agyness Deyn. A spokesperson for Toni & Guy says that there are differences between male and female haircuts, no matter the length of the hair cut. Okay, we aren't professionals so we wouldn't know what the technical differences would be, but when you are spending $100 a month to have 1/4 inch of your hair cut off, you begin to wonder if you are getting the short end (heh) of the stick. [The Guardian] More »
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There's a pretty cute interview on NPR with Los Angeles-based wax technician/comedian Elham Jazab about how the economic downturn is affecting her business. Even the plucked and botoxed Angelinos are forgoing the beauty treatments these days and "People aren't tipping as much," Jazab told NPR. NPR also notes that "74% of cosmetologists report lower spending on services, and over 60% report a reduction in tips from a year ago." How is the beauty of your exceptionally unwashed Jezebels faring amidst this monetary maelstrom? I'm sure you're very concerned about our unwanted body hair. More »
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Uber-nerds threaten to quit video game after female characters lose their enormous boobs, game creators promise to amend racks ASAP. • State-wide drought is declared in California, conserve your water, Cali Jezebels! • Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is releasing a memoir about her husband's 'remarkably irrigated' '5 or 6 brains.' • Oh, and she is releasing a new album. Smells like publicity overload! • Topsy-turvy tomato planters have been recalled after complaints of collapsing. Some things are just better right-side up! • A Shot At Love contestant was told to stop kissing lesbian lover at Seattle ball-game, sparking outrage in the community. • Female workers oversee sewer developments in Karachi slums and rise up in power using their modesty. • Lily Allen's drunken shenanigans at that Glamour Women of the Year party may have been the result of some spiked drinks! • British mother convicted of neglect after leaving her toddler alone and penned into the kitchen of the apartment (that later flooded) for a weekend. • Turkish court upholds the ban on Islamic head scarves for women in universities. • A Sikh student is attacked by a classmate in Queens after school officials ignore reports of bullying. • Salary.com conducts a "study" that reveals stay-at-home moms could earn $117k a year for child-rearing work and working moms could earn $68,405 a year. Oh, if only this were true. • Bahamian blogger laments her government's lack at stopping violence against women after Amnesty's 2008 report on international women's rights. • A "variety" of couples have approached Virgin Galactic about being the first couple to have sex in space. More »
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If you live in Japan and you're wondering where the economy is headed, just check out women's haircuts. A Japanese cosmetics company has noticed that when times are good, hair stays long. Short haircuts mean stocks and bonds are about to plunge. Kao, the second-largest cosmetics firm in Japan, has been getting its data from the streets of Tokyo and Osaka for the last 20 years. Reports InventorSpot (via Reuters), "The hairstyles of roughly 1,000 women are noted each time and the results eerily mirror the rise and fall of Japan's major stock indices." And, says Reuters, right now, short hair is in. Recession? Anyone? More »
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