The Old School Barbershop
For years, I harbored a fantasy of opening a barbershop. But not just an average barbershop. I mean a barbershop of the old school, a real man's place. It would have a storefront and an interior flavor of an establishment…
Maintaining Stubble
Back in the 80s, Don Johnson and George Michael showed us that a few days' beard growth wasn't just for dirtbags anymore. These days, more and more guys are flaunting their masculine whiskers on and off the job. A good…
Pickin’ & Trimmin’ – The Barbershop in Drexel, NC
From the filmmaker's apt description on Vimeo: "At The Barbershop in Drexel, NC, the atmosphere is laid back, the conversation free, and the music a cut above the rest." Director Matt Morris created this terrific documentary short about the barbershop…
Body Hair Warfare: From Boy To Man, Then Boy Again
When I was a kid, and naturally hairless below the scalp, I couldn't wait to grow up to be a man. The act of shaving one's face was a rite of passage I was eager to reach as a pre-adolescent…
The Art of Facial Hair: How I Deal With It
One of my fondest memories of childhood was shaving with my dad. I wasn't shaving for real, of course, but I would stand next to him at the bathroom sink as he shaved. I would pretend shave with dad's Noxzema medicated foam on my face, using a pink plastic spoon from Baskin Robbins as a razor. When it came time for me to start shaving grown-up style, I quickly learned that mine was a very sensitive mug that required special attention. After years of trying this and that, I have a system that works pretty well.