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Ramirez gets his dreadlocks trimmed

The best-known dreadlocks in these parts got a little shorter Thursday.

Police: Pa. Stylist Shoots Angry Client

A hairstylist shot an unhappy client after she complained about her haircut, police said.

Stylist Proud of Bardem Film Haircut

Paul LeBlanc doesn't mind one bit that Javier Bardem calls his creation "one of the most horrible haircuts in history." In fact, the New Brunswick stylist is pretty proud.

Tancredo to Get $400 Haircut for Autism

Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo is getting his hair clipped for a cause while poking fun at a Democratic rival's high-dollar haircuts.

Edwards Embarrassed About $400 Haircuts

John Edwards is feeling pretty — pretty embarrassed about paying $400 apiece for two haircuts. The Democratic presidential candidate says the high-dollar cuts were a simple product of being on the run and ordering up services at the drop of a hat.

Haircut Could Get Principal in Hot Water

The principal of Rio Grande High School could be in trouble for taking one of his students to a barber shop without permission of the pupil's parents.

Teens Accuse Each Other of Haircut Rage

Two teenagers are accusing each other of assaulting each other by haircut. An 18-year-old Des Moines East High School student told police Wednesday that another teenager came up behind her with a pair of scissors and began cutting her hair.

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Guys: How Often Do You Get Your Hair Cut?

My dad always told me, "If someone notices that you got a haircut, you're not getting your hair cut often enough." He said that part of maintaining a professional appearance meant getting your hair cut often enough that your friends and coworkers could not tell that you had gott …

Haircut sparks controversy at Staten Island middle school
Source: silive.com

Half-dressed is clearly against school policy, but what about half a haircut? Dennis Reynolds, an eighth-grader at Staten Island's Barnes Intermediate School in Great Kills, claims he was sent home this morning because he arrived with half his head shaved.

Murderer wins fight to get state to pay for his haircuts
Source: Guardian Unlimited

A prisoner has won a legal battle to have his haircuts paid for by the state while out of jail on day release.

Good News Wednesday: Salon offers free services for job hunters, students
Source: State Hornet

In this troubled economy, mastering interview skills is essential in order to get a good job. However, having a professional and superior look at that interview is something that could give you a leg up in a competitive job market.

Tonsorial Tragedies

Warning: This entry contains the word homophobe, homosexual and hairstylist. I have attempted to use the words appropriately, however if the content offends, please refrain from commenting. I have likely already heard what you have to say.

R. Kelly's Nephew Shot During Armed Robbery Barbershop
Source: eurweb.com

Calumet City police told the Web site that either Brayel Kelly, 15, or his older brother Brandon Kelly went into a barbershop and requested a haircut.

Shaving it All Off for the Summer
Source: The New York Times

A little off the top? How about everything off the top, and the sides and the back as well? Carlos Rodriguez, pointing to his hair, said he wanted to "get it all off."

Photo of the Day: 02

Strange how one can find cuteness in another's misery. Entitled "Haircut". Courtesy of Pixdaus.com

How to Get Victoria Beckham's Haircut | eHow.com
Source: ehow.com

Have you also fallen for the miss Beckham hysteria that seems to have taken over southern California? Maybe getting a new haircut to copy the often talked about look of the pop icon and better half of the L.A. Galaxy soccer player David Beckham.

Of $300 Makeup and $400 Makeup
Source: shadow-media.org

Covering the tabloid nature of political campaigns that focus not on the politicians and their policies, but the cost of their haircuts, the cost of the makeup for tv, the way they smell. Links to the examples, and a plea to knock it off!

The Haircut siren song
Source: Media Matters for America

"It is some kind of commentary on the state of American politics that as Edwards has campaigned for president, vice president and now president again, his hair seems to have attracted as much attention as, say, his position on health care."

Splitting Hairs, Edwards's Stylist Tells His Side of Story
Source: The Washington Post

For four decades, Joseph Torrenueva has cut the hair of Hollywood celebrities, from Marlon Brando to Bob Barker, so when a friend told him in 2003 that a presidential candidate needed grooming advice, he agreed to help.

An Image Change

Perhaps it was the truckload of folks who stopped next to me at a red light and delightedly called out "Hey Jesus! What's up, man?" Perhaps it was my inability to eat ice cream without having my hair and beard smell like old milk for the rest of the day.

Bad Time For Bad Hairday (ROFL)
Source: JPiCForum.info

24-year-old man was cutting a relative's hair Tuesday night and apparently wasn't doing a great job... Burkee says the haircutter's wife took offense for some reason and stabbed her husband in the chest with a knife.

The Haircut That Won't Die
Source: Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News

So the issue isn't Edwards's haircut, but how to respond to the lies and exaggerations that now masquerade as politics.

Fashion Police: Iran Bans Western Haircuts
Source: uberlounge.com

The Iranian government on Sunday announced new policies effective immediately in all of Iran's barbershops. Barbers are not allowed to give western style haircuts, apply make-up, or pluck eyebrows for their male customers.

John Edwards 'embarassed' by pricey haircut
Source: qctimes.com

As a gusty spring wind tousled his neatly trimmed locks Friday, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said he's embarrassed about his now famous $400 haircut.

Quad-City barbers call Edwards' $400 haircut 'impossible'
Source: qctimes.com

Quad-City barbers put down their shears and sputtered words like "preposterous" and "impossible" Wednesday when they heard of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards spending $400 for a haircut. In the Quad-Cities, $10 or $12 is about average.

Q-C barbers call Edwards' $400 haircut 'impossible'
Source: qctimes.com

Quad-City barbers put down their shears and sputtered words like "preposterous" and "impossible" Wednesday when they heard of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards spending $400 for a haircut. In the Quad-Cities, $10 or $12 is about average.

Student Suspended Because Of Haircut
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Student Suspended Because Of Haircut School Says It's Gang Symbol; Boy Denies Claim

Spears' Hair Hits Online Auction
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

Despite the fact that I am contributing to the contamination of the sombre blogosphere, I thought this seed was too weird to pass up.

Eye on a cultural icon: Britney Spears
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Finally, an astute doctor captures the reality of Britney's hair cutting stunt.

Nucking Fut's : Chair made out of human hair
Source: naser.blogsome.com

Former hairdresser Ronald Thompson created this chair, called the "Stiletto Chair", out of 4.5 lbs of human hair cuttings!…..now that's fashionable

U.N. ambassador Bolton needs make-over to help u.s. image.
Source: The Washington Post

There is an incongruous relationship between Bolton's impenetrable blanket of hair and his equally lush, but white, mustache.

Macaca? Mohawk? Here's the Big Hairy Deal
Source: The Washington Post

This week, after Sen. George Allen called his opponent's staffer Macaca, a controversy brewed. What does the word mean? Is it demeaning? Or worse yet -- French? But amid the apology and recriminations, a mystery has emerged regarding coiffure.

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