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This week Baldiness.com honors Heidi Bratt, a Massachusetts resident who’s advocating for alopecia sufferers. Bratt, who has alopecia herself, has been lobbying to get wigs covered by health insurance providers for the last 10 years. Because of her efforts, a state law in in the works, but she has already had a great deal of […]
I may just have to give this baseball thing a chance… especially if promotions like this one catch on. The Richmold Braves, led by Bald Man Dax Norris, will be celebrating baldness at their August 11st game vs. the Columbus Clippers.
To start off, you\’ll receive a discounted general admission ticket depending on how little hair […]
Last month I mentioned that Bald Woman Stephanie Burke was competing in the finals of the Miami Valley Idol contest, a local version of the hit Fox TV show. Well, guess what?
The girl done gone and won it! (Though she’s 23 I feel justified calling her a girl. I’m nearly a decade older. Besides, it […]
Time to wrap this one up…
Which trait/behavior do you find less attractive?
Baldness: 25% (9)
Smoking: 75% (27)
Total Votes : 36
Hmm… I’d love to ask a follow up question to those who voted for Baldness: Are you a smoker? If you’re one of the nine, please leave a comment or contact me.
Thanks to everyone who voted. I’ll […]
We continue our series on the variety of diseases and syndromes for which alopecia can be a presenting symptom. Again, in most cases hair loss is just good, old-fashioned hair loss; but there are times when it can be indicative of something else. And remember: I’m not a doctor. If you have a specific health […]
For those of you interested in reading a little more of how my bald head works, the irrepressible Hsien-Hsien Lei has posted an interview with yours truly at Genetics and Health. Proceed at your own risk.
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Happy Birthday, Hannah Goldsberry! The young woman turned 16 recently, and on Friday she commemorated the occasion with a haircut… her first since the third grade! Hannah, whose hair was well past her waist, now sports a shoulder length cut.
Her 16-inch long ponytail is being donated to Locks of Love in memory of her grandmother. […]
Sunday Mail reports that Gail Porter was recently seen “with cuts clearly visible on her arms and neck.” Ms. Porter has admitted to a previous suicide attempt, and the stories from unnamed friends are contradictory. Some assert that the recent injuries are the result of a fall while mountain biking and that Gail is not […]
I mentioned the book, Where Did Daddy’s Hair Go? (Picture Book) back in late April, when Monsters and Critics had an early review. Now the Detroit News has an article focusing on the illustrator, Henry Payne. Payne works as an editorial cartoonist for the paper and teamed up author, Joe O’Connor, for the children’s book. […]
Fellow Bald Man, Paul Giamatti, is opening the new M. Night Shyamalan film, Lady in the Water, tonight. Shyamalan has called the story “a fairy tale for adults,” and Giamatti, whose been on your screen regularly for a decade, is in nearly every scene as apartment building superintendent, Cleveland Heep.
I can look back and […]
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