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more about #tresstests more comments → cinematheques: Now what to do about waxing... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Didn't brilliant Tim, and beautiful brilliant Johnny, already do the robotic metal stylist thing, back in the eighties? And did no one see Back to th... more » rodmanstreet: If it's the future, then where's my homework robot? more » TransFat: more » siandt: Oh for straight hair. I cut my curls off a few months ago and have been growing it back out since. The combination of gigantic, very insistent curls a... more » taliewalie: If there is one thing that I've learned about hair in my short time on earth, its that everyone wants what they can't have. more » taytay18: I have auburn curly hair. For as long as I can remember, I have received comments from friends, family and strangers regarding 'how gorgeous' my hair... more » Uju: Man, as if we curly/kinky/nappy-haired people of the world needed YET another societally-sanctioned rejection of our natural appearance. I can just im... more » LittleShell: See, the thing is, the actress in the picture has gorgeous curly hair. And you can bet she got a great cut and spent a lot of time getting her curls t... more » MargaretMoony: I would love, love LOVE if someone (I'm talking to you scientists) would figure out a way to make my thick, tangely, straight hair into curls that wou... more » alotlikelo: I'll admit it, the idea of this intrigues me. As a girl with naturally thick, curly hair, I would love to just roll out of bed, run a brush through my... more » SocialAnimal: I want EITHER curls OR straight hair. Let me know when they isolate the frizzy, wavy-except-when-it-feels-like-being-flat, cowlick hair gene. more » knbfay: errggh. I can't read this. As a young girl with lots of freckles and curly, frizzy red hair I grew up being constantly shamed by my peers for having... more » crazy_lady: I've had stick straight hair ever since I was a kid. All I had to do was blowdry and voila - perfectly straight. I recently went off birth control (a... more » la.donna.pietra: I am still slightly bewildered--20 years after the '80s--to hear that straight hair is considered desirable by a large section of the population. Som... more » -
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Still Working On The Flying Car
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] -
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Scientists Isolate Curly Hair Gene
It's cool that the finding can help in forensics at crime scenes; it's messed up that the researchers plan to partner with a major cosmetic company in the creation of a straightener — as though they're curing a disease! [Telegraph] -
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Gossip Girl Hair Is All The Rage, But You're Too Fat, Short & Poor To Have It
In an epic feat of degradation and undermining, the New York Times investigates the "big hair trend" right now: Blake Lively's "extra long, ultra-shiny blond" locks with "mussed-up tussle frolicking through the ends." Want the look? Too bad. More » -
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Vidal Sassoon's "Liberated" Hair Often Came With Tears
Vidal Sassoon tells the Times Of London how he revolutionized hair in the '60s. "I had three or four weepers a year," he says. One husband asked him why he insisted on making his wife look like a lesbian. More » -
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Solange On Her Hair: "I’ve Always Been Really Fearless About Change."
Back in July, Solange Knowles chopped her hair off; The Daily Fail accused her of "doing a Britney" and gossip sites called her "insane." Recently-revived Honey magazine has an interview and photo shoot with the singer, who explains: More » -
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Sneak Peek: A Good Look At Good Hair
We've got two clips from the upcoming Chris Rock documentary Good Hair, and each one is from a different perspective: More » -
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Will We Ever Be Able to Stop Talking About Black Hair Politics?
Hannah Poole asks "Should you straighten your afro hair?" in the Guardian's Life and Style section. Before we all sigh about yet another black hair article, let's analyze why we are still having conversations about this issue. More » -
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Combing Through The Deeply Rooted Politics Of Black Hair Issues
In today's New York Times, Catherine Saint Louis attempts to get to the root of the politics surrounding black hair. She touches on "good hair," the "creamy crack," Malia Obama's twists and Chris Rock's new documentary. She writes: More » -
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Hirsute Hayek: Handsome
Salma Hayek plays Madame Truska, the bearded lady in a traveling show for the film Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, out October 23. Opinion: Her whiskers have little effect on her sex appeal. [EW] -
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Weaves, Extensions & "Creamy Crack": Chris Rock's Good Hair Trailer
As previously mentioned, Chris Rock has a new documentary, Good Hair, which delves into the cultural pressures and identity issues that come with having "black hair." This star-studded trailer looks equally funny and sad: More » -
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Body Hair: The Long & Short Of It
Bliss Spa is hiring people in gorilla suits to roam the streets of New York handing out coupons for waxing to promote hair-removal services. The slogan: "We're wild about hair removal." Our slogan: obsession with hairlessness is out of control. More » -
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Solange Chops Hair, Is Called "Insane"
Solange Knowles, BeyoncĂ©'s sister, cut her hair recently; photos surfaced late yesterday. Apparently this is something a woman is not supposed to do. More » -
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Man Bangs Make A Sweeping Exit
Zac Efron, Chace Crawford and Jared Leto all cut their hair recently, signaling an end to man bangs. Raise your hand if you won't miss 'em. [Gatecrasher] -
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Chris Rock's New Documentary Explores "Good" Hair
Funnyman Chris Rock tackles a serious subject in his documentary film debuting at the Sundance Film Festival. It's called Good Hair. More » -
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A Big To Do About Drew's 'Do
"People say sometimes less is more, but to me less is less," says Giannandrea, the the stylist responsible for Drew Barrymore's er, unique Golden Globes 'do. He adds: More » -
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Hair Scares
Axl Rose, Donald Trump, Russell Brand, Jon Bon Jovi, and, um, Genghis Khan are a few of the men on this list of the worst male celebrity haircuts. [Guardian] More » -
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Don Draper's Hair Is Much Better Than Jon Hamm's
Thank the 'do deities that Jon Hamm knows something is terribly wrong: "It's the bane of my existence. Goofy hair," he tells CNN. And looking at a range of photos, clearly something's amiss:
