Culture

Voters don’t just listen to what candidates say; they absorb a thousand visual cues without even thinking about it. Hair—or the lack of it—sits near…

A shaved head used to be coded as loss. In sports, a space obsessed with youth and virility, that could have been a problem. Then…

Baldness used to be whispered about, covered with hats, or fought with elaborate comb-overs. Then a wave of celebrities decided to own it. They cut…

Hair loss sits at a fascinating crossroads of biology, identity, and culture. Depending on where you live and what you believe, a bald head can…

Baldness carried more weight in medieval Europe than a simple cosmetic concern. Hair touched status, piety, gender, health, and power. When a head was shorn,…

Bald didn’t just “happen” to a generation—it was rebranded. What was once a source of quiet anxiety has evolved into a loud, confident aesthetic that…

Hair seems like a small thing until a ritual asks you to cut it, keep it, show it, or hide it. Across faiths, baldness—whether temporary,…

Bald heads show up everywhere in the ancient world once you start looking. They peek from the corners of Greek vases, shine from the marble…

Hairlines have quietly shaped human history. From emperors who hid receding crowns under laurel wreaths to revolutionaries who shaved their heads on purpose, baldness has…

Walk into any gallery of ancient sculpture and you’ll see it: heads with high foreheads, receding hairlines, or clean-shaven scalps attached to the bodies of…