Health and Wellness Wisdom The Book of Beardcraft

Paul Scully-Power: The First Bearded Astronaut

Back in the 1960s, when manned space flight was still getting off the ground, the daring astronauts were mostly a clean-shaven bunch. Beards simply weren’t fashionable at the time. Or so they woul...

Joe Nightingale Joe Nightingale , MBBS, MSc
Reading time: 2m

Bald and Bearded: What’s the story?

Oh no, you think! I’m only 25, and my hairline is receding. Year by year, your hair retreats like land being lost to the sea. You cling onto hope. You try combovers; you grow out the fringe: to no...

Joe Nightingale Joe Nightingale , MBBS, MSc
Reading time: 2m

Why Does the Devil Have a Goatee

Cloven hooves, furry legs, ram-like horns, and a goatee. It's a familiar depiction of the incarnation of evil. Whether it's Hellboy or Futurama's robot devil, it's always the same. Throughout all o...

Joe Nightingale Joe Nightingale , MBBS, MSc
Reading time: 3m

10 Bearded Characters in Classic Books

Beards define characters in fiction. They tell us who they are. Who is the wizard without the long, flowing, silvery beard or the king without a regal mane? Whether a beard is rich and full or scra...

Joe Nightingale Joe Nightingale , MBBS, MSc
Reading time: 6m

Beards in the Workplace: What are the Rules

Go back a century, and beards were everywhere. From German Kaisers to chimney sweeps, almost all men sported some form of facial hair. If you turned up to work clean-shaven, it's not unlikely someo...

Joe Nightingale Joe Nightingale , MBBS, MSc
Reading time: 3m

10 of Art History's Most Impeccable Beards and Mustaches

Growing a beard is like growing a work of art. Hours are spent tending, trimming, and refining; your electric trimmer and scissors are like an artist's palette and brush. Indeed, in the most expres...

Joe Nightingale Joe Nightingale , MBBS, MSc
Reading time: 4m

Why Did So Many Famous Communists Have Beards

Beards are a statement you can't ignore. We might say that beards are just a whim of fashion – but every man who chooses to grow a beard does so for a reason. Perhaps unsurprisingly, when men grew...

Joe Nightingale Joe Nightingale , MBBS, MSc
Reading time: 4m

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