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Justin Bieber Haircut or John Travolta Bald: Which Story Is More Important? [POLL]
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsIt'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 per trim.) Meanwhile, John Travolta -- seen in some sort of sling-like contraption in Hawaii -- was caught by paparazzi without his toupee (view the alleged photo here). The Daily Mail, which has been on the Travolta hair beat for several years, wrote in 2010 that photos of ...
Scientists Stumble Upon Possible Breakthrough in Treating Baldness
By Hugh Collins - AOL NewsResearchers 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, The New York Times reported. They treated the animals with a chemical and returned them to cages with normal, furry mice. When they returned to look at the animals a few months later, they saw something very strange: None of the mice in the cage were bald -- all had a full ...
Elvis Makeover: How to Become an Amateur Impersonator
By Monica Garske - AOL NewsA 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 14th annual Seattle Invitationals for a talent show that crowns the city's best impersonator. But what, exactly, does it take to be a truly beloved Elvis "tribute artist" in today's world? Courtesy of Marlow Harris "Fat Elvis" Jim Dever is a regular hunk a hunk ...
Kentucky Man: I Was Forced to Eat My Beard
By Ben Muessig - AOL News
(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 purchasing a mower. The strange ordeal occurred in Lawrenceburg in May, when former friends Troy Holt and James Hill showed up drunk to discuss buying the grass cutter from Westmoreland and his brother, according to KSDK.com. "Troy offered to buy it from me for $250. I paid ...
Wichita Hairstylist Snips at Haircutting World Record
By Larry Knowles - AOL News(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 place from Aug. 19 to 22. To ensure a steady supply of customers, Lomantini offered haircuts free of charge, with all tips and donations going to the Kansas Humane Society. During the three-day affair, Lomantini relied on a 12-person support team to clean the work area, do ...
Today in Hair-Related Disputes: Paris Hilton and Teen Beauty Queen Olivia O'Neil
By Jordan Carr - AOL News(Aug. 12) -- Hair care may not traditionally be Surge Desk's forte, but today we'll give it a shot. And we will start -- as such a report must -- with a fully grown woman telling a teenager she will never amount to anything because of her tonsorial choice. The New Zealand Herald reports that Olivia O'Neil, the 15-year-old holder of New Zealand's probably prestigious Miss Teen Wanganui crown, was stripped of her title after only three months when pageant organizer Barbara Osborne spotted her new dye job in pictures on Facebook. When Osborne stipulated that O'Neil decide between her ...
Dreadlocked Donkey Is One Rare Ass
By Ed Mazza - AOL News(July 21) -- This is not your typical hairy ass. This is Lambada, one of the incredibly rare Baudet de Poitou donkeys of Poitou-Charente, France. With 600 to 1,000 in existence, the Poitou are among the world's most endangered animals. "These donkeys are more rare than the white rhino," said Maryon Attwood, chairwoman of the Northwest Poitou Donkey Institute in Washington state, an organization working to ensure that the animals don't go extinct. ...
Iran Takes the Scissors to Western Hairstyles
By Theunis Bates - AOL News(July 6) -- Worried that Western ideas might be seeping into -- and onto -- the heads of their nation's young men, Iran's religious leaders have issued a catalog of acceptable "Islamic" male haircuts. Ponytails, spikes, mullets and Mohawks are now forbidden, but Elvis-style locks, floppy fringes and Simon Cowell-esque flattops get the ayatollahs' seal of approval. The entire selection of state-sanctioned styles will be revealed later this month at Tehran's Modesty and Veil Festival, whose organizers -- with help from Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance -- designed the hair guide. ...
Bad Hair Day? Madison Avenue Can Fix It -- and Fix You, Too
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailySurprise surprise. Yet another study pathologizes a common and trivial life disappointment -- bad hair days. So says Wall Street Journal, reporting on a new Procter & Gamble study. The company wants to know why their Pantene brand is not selling better. Wall Street Journal writes: "Scientists at the consumer-products giant surveyed women and found they felt less 'hostile,' 'ashamed,' 'nervous,' 'guilty' or 'jittery,' depending on the hair products they used, while at other times they said they felt more 'excited,' 'proud' and 'interested.' Users of a new version of Pantene, one researcher ...
Punky Monkeys Facing Big Risk
By Ed Mazza - AOL News(July 2) -- Take a look at these little punks -- what aging rocker wouldn't kill for a 'do like that? Sadly, these little monkeys and their breathtaking bouffants may soon go the way of CBGB, the defunct New York City punk club, because a new survey of their habitat finds their numbers are rapidly shrinking. They're called cotton-top tamarins, and what's left of them can be found in zoos and the dwindling dry forests of Colombia. ...
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