41 h. ago My hair started thinning straight out of high school. At 24, I embraced the inevitable | Brodie Wilkinson

My final haircut was a euphoric moment. I was liberated, a reverse-Samson. Then I got cold and put a beanie onWhen I was a toddler, family and strangers alike would fawn over my crown of golden locks. I was often mistaken for a little girl.Then as I grew up, my parents – to save money – honed their craft as amateur hairdressers, with themselves, my two older brothers and I their sole clientele. They only took walk-ins, the small talk was awkward and intrusive, the reviews average at best. After each haircut there was always a nervous dash to the bathroom mirror to survey the damage. I often finished the job, trimming stray hairs around my ears with a pair of nail scissors. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago 'I visited the biggest Haven campsite in the UK and one thing impressed me straight away'

Wales Online writer Ruth Mosalski and her family spent four nights at Haven's biggest UK campsite, Hafan y Mor in north-west Wales, and found it to be a hit with the kids

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6 d. ago The moment I knew: stuck in Chile in the early days of Covid, he brought me out of my anxiety loop

When Sashi Perera and her boyfriend Charlie were marooned in a hotel room in Punta Arenas, she realised they balanced each other out perfectlyFind more stories from The moment I knew seriesIn May 2018, I was scrolling through prospective dates on Bumble when I saw Charlie’s profile. I could tell we had a lot of immediate connections. He had worked for human rights organisations, travelled a lot and even had interesting profile pictures. I swiped right.Later that day, we met at a small bar close to my work in Melbourne for a drink. Even though it was a good first date, I decided I didn’t have the energy for more dates straight away and cancelled our second one. I think he thought I was a bit of a time waster. Continue reading...

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1 week ago New London schools embrace magnet pathways as school year begins

New London schools embrace magnet pathways as school year begins  fox61.com

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3 w. ago Why you should immediately start putting olive oil in your hair

The common cooking staple can help dry hair go from drab to fab

Society

3 w. ago Man, 35, gets £3,220 hair transplant to avoid looking like one family member

Dean Simmonds, 35, from London, started to notice his hair thinning after becoming a father

Economics

3 w. ago Strictly champion Ore Oduba reveals secret struggle while on BBC show

The 39-year-old TV presenter - who started losing his locks in 2009 and resorted to using hair loss spray, then tablets to try and reverse the balding

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last month Rare penny coin listed for £5million – but you need to get one thing straight

If you've seen rare coins worth in the million region, then you're sitting on an absolute fortune. But one collector revealed a common mistake about this penny piece

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