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Of Beards and Men
Of Beards and Men: The Revealing History of Facial Hair | Christopher Oldstone-Moore
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Beards�they�re all the rage these days. Take a look around: from hip urbanites to rustic outdoorsmen, well-groomed metrosexuals to post-season hockey players, facial hair is everywhere. The New York Times traces this hairy trend to (…more)
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Fascinating history of attitudes to men's facial hair in the Middle East and the West from the Sumerians to the present day

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"So You Don't Like My Beard? That's OK, I Didn't Grow It For You" - Tom Hardy

I've had a beard or goatee for 38 years, and I've said something similar to several potential girlfriends.

#QuotsyOct19 #beard

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Centique Always happy to see Tom Hardy in my feed 🙌 6y
vivastory I've had my beard for 15 years now 6y
Buechersuechtling I don‘t understand the female aversion towards beards, either. “The beard scratches when I kiss him.” 🙄 – Uhm. No. It doesn‘t. Maybe I‘m a species that‘s going extinct but I find spruce beards attractive. Manly. 6y
Laughterhp Haha I probably wouldn‘t be with my husband if he shaved his beard 😂 6y
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That-Bookish-Hiker
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Saw these bearded men yesterday at the Holiday Ale Festival. Love how festive they are.

#whatidowheniamnotreading

vivastory This is great. The guy on the left looks like Peter Skarsgard 7y
Reviewsbylola Love it!! 7y
Clwojick I follow them on insta. Their beards amuse me. 7y
britt_brooke Too funny! 7y
That-Bookish-Hiker @Clwojick I‘ll have to check out their insta. 7y
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#TBRtemptation post 7! A sociological centuries-long history of facial hair is presented. Oldstone-Moore posits that the clean-shaven look is the default style. There have been 4 significant bearded movements though, beginning with Hadrian. He tackles misconceptions about beards and shows the connection between grooming, identity, culture, and masculinity. Is the history of men written on their faces? #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

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