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March 23, 2021
Critical Mass
Will Demi Lovato’s Sexual Assault Revelations Finally Put a Dent in Disney’s Purity Culture?
Her new documentary, “Dancing With the Devil,” is a masterclass in owning the narrative.
April 20, 2016
When Americans Thought Hair Was a Window to the Soul
And how it contributed to our own racist history.
February 17, 2016
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
How hair became a fashionable way to remember the dead.
September 23, 2015
Notes Toward a Theory of Hair
Novelist Siri Hustvedt reflects on the cultural meaning of coiffure
January 20, 2014
Pubic Hair Grooming Injuries Have Quintupled

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