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Justin Bieber Haircut or John Travolta Bald: Which Story Is More Important? [POLL]

It's a major week for celebrity hair news. Last night Justin Bieber announced via Twitter that he's trimmed his trademark mop-topped 'do, writing, "Yeah so it's true...I got a lil haircut...I like it...and we are giving all the hair cut to CHARITY to auction." (Perhaps now that it's shorter, he won't have to spend $750...

Scientists Stumble Upon Possible Breakthrough in Treating Baldness

Researchers in California may have made a breakthrough in the treatment of baldness – completely by accident. The researchers from the University of California at Los Angeles and the Veterans Administration were studying the gut functions of mice with alopecia, an affliction where all of an animal's hair falls out,...

Elvis Makeover: How to Become an Amateur Impersonator

A lot of people claim Elvis Presley is still alive, so why not give the people what they want? Saturday will mark what would've been Elvis' 76th birthday, and there will be a whole lotta shakin' going on at various events around the world in celebration of the King's life. In Seattle, Elvis wannabes are lining up for the...

Kentucky Man: I Was Forced to Eat My Beard

(Nov. 12) -- A Kentucky man claims he was forced to eat his own beard after an attempt to sell a riding lawnmower went horribly awry. Though he escaped serious injury, Harvey Westmoreland says he only managed to get away -- without the hair on his chin -- after he and his brother were ambushed by two men interested in...

Wichita Hairstylist Snips at Haircutting World Record

(Aug. 31) -- When it comes to hairstyling, Patrick Lomantini stands 227 cuts above the rest. That's because the 42-year-old stylist recently gave that many haircuts during a 72-hour period in a bid to set a Guinness World Record in endurance haircutting. The attempt, staged at Lomantini's salon in Wichita, Kan., took...

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06/01/12 No, Really, What Are 'Beachy Waves'? Source: The Huffington Post If you read a lot of women's magazines like I do, there are probably things you've come to love and hate about them.
06/01/12 Meet Kris Sorbie, the Creative Director of Redken and... Source: The Beauty Department - Lucky Even if Kris Sorbie wasn't the brains behind Redken , her hair is so great that I would still want to steal all of her tricks.
06/01/12 Kim Zolciak Takes Off Wig and Shocks Us With Her Real... Source: CafeMom On last night's episode of Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding on Bravo, Kim Zolciak did the unthinkable.
06/01/12 Blo Blow Dry Bar, Making Blue Back Square 'Cat Walk... Source: FOX - WTIC 61 - Hartford CT As someone with a whole lot of long hair, sometimes I just don't feel like doing it.
06/01/12 Op-Docs: Black Women's Transitions to Natural Hair Source: International Herald Tribune When I set out to make a documentary about black women who are "transitioning"â cutting off their chemically straightened hair and embracing their natural kinky afro texture â I had no intention of appearing in the film.

Background on hair

Hair is a filamentous biomaterial, that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Hair is one of the defining characteristics of mammals, but is also found in other animals.

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