THE hair of the male human animal grows more slowly than crab grass—about ½ in. to 1 in. a month. But it never stops growing this side of the grave. Were it not for the tyranny of fashion, which ...

There’s an idea floating around that long hair on women is appealing to men—that mass of flowiness and texture supposedly trumpets femininity, adding to women’s appeal as the gentler sex. But the ...

In 1964, Cliff Michelmore of BBC Tonight hosted a segment focused on the social trend of teenage boys and young men growing out their hair. “The rebellion of the longhairs is getting underway,” he ...

There’s an idea floating around that long hair on women is appealing to men—that mass of flowiness and texture supposedly trumpets femininity, adding to women’s appeal as the gentler sex. But the ...