Word: barbering
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...street from an old graveyard that was bulldozed by the Soviets. She's seen white-robed figures drifting in and out of the place late of an evening. "As far as I know," says Krell Lomakin, the clerk who relates the story straight faced, "she's not crazy." A barber, happily snipping away at my hair one evening, volunteered how she'd often seen a former resident of the building, an old woman, perched on a stuffed chair in the corner next to a stack of women's magazines...
...Dudes. Freemans, the low-key hipster empire (which includes Freemans Restaurant and the clothier Freemans Sporting Club) is opening an old-fashioned barbershop in downtown New York City. An extension of the barbershop in the back of the clothing store, FSC-Barber now has its own home in the West Village (5 Horatio Street; 212-929-3917). It aims to recreate the atmosphere of the olden days, when men would gather daily at the local barbershop to hang out and discuss sports and politics. FSC-Barber offers hair cuts and shaves complete with hot towels and a straight-edge razor...
...Whenever you receive people at your home, you are sharing your secrets and baring your soul. This is our aim," he says. So in Tokyo, a city that fascinated Dunhill, there are not only clothes, gadgets and gizmos for sale but also the services a man appreciates: a skilled barber, a specialist in leather-cleaning and, to relax, the only bar that overlooks the Ginza strip. In the historic French Concession area of Shanghai, there is a Travel and Discovery Room complete with a library as well as an art gallery. In London, much of the attraction will...
...just some randoms who decided to combine their love of global ethnic music with their snoozing troubles. Behind the ambience and space, the music is actually quite complex and sophisticated, especially given the band’s make-up: a duo of a multi-instrumentalist (Rob Barber) and a singer (Mary Pearson). From the very first song, “The Storm,” the band delves into its diverse musical lexicon with a melody reminiscent of traditional Indian folk music. Unfortunately, in the case of this particular track, Pearson’s nursery-rhyme lyrics and vocals don?...
...worked close to him in a non-political capacity. But I couldn’t afford my own camera, I had no way of getting in touch with the president of the country, and I didn’t even know if he had a butcher or a barber, so I abandoned the film idea. [Editor’s note: Mbeki resigned the South African presidency effective today, September 25.]11. FM: How did you spin a film pitch into a novel? CD: When I enrolled for the creative writing course the idea came back to me and it became...