balloon Barbers practice shaving a balloon in 1950 Popkin

Culture Barbershop offers cuts without the small talk Rusty Blazenhoff

fire This barber cuts hair with fire David Pescovitz

cats These cats didn't want to be shaved Rob Beschizza

art The Theme Park Preservation Society's fantastic and clever Disney theme park designs Ruben Bolling

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

politics Dreamcast aficionado Tim Walz added as playable character to Sega classic Crazy Taxi Rob Beschizza

taliban Taliban fires 281 officers because they can't or won't grow beards Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Footage from Eddie Murphy's scrapped "Hong Kong Phooey" movie Ruben Bolling

Funny This dog getting a fake haircut is the funniest and sweetest thing Jennifer Sandlin

racism Texas judge rules that school can punish Black student for having long natural hair David Pescovitz

Deep in the heart Texas judge grants schools the right to demand Black students cut their hair Jason Weisberger

boeing Boeing withdraws application for safety exemption for 737 MAX 7 Rob Beschizza

thrift stores "Charley Varrick"— like a Steve McQueen movie but with a grumpy high school principal starring in his own fantasy Lee Keeler

crime She claimed hair was in her food. Video shows she put it there herself. Rob Beschizza

Entertainment The absolute worst superhero content of all time: "Legends of the Super Heroes" Ruben Bolling

education A Texas high school desperately wants a Black student to change his hairstyle Jason Weisberger

police Reporter asks a bizarre "small man" question at captured prisoner press conference (video) Carla Sinclair

television Beast Boy is about to get his own animated show Devin Nealy