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Culture Buzz Santa has a big beard. But what if he didn't. (via collegehumor.com)
Culture Buzz We did it. 31 whole days without shaving. Post your final check-in photo in the comments for a chance to win an awesome, manly prize.
Style Buzz Unlike do-it-yourself beards, the Beardo Beard Hat is always guaranteed to be full, perfectly coiffed, and super soft. It is made from 100% acrylic yarn, which means no itching and no scratching.
Culture Buzz Today marks the beginning of the celebration of beards and the men who wear them, OCTOBEARD. Join the BuzzFeed staff while we retire our razors for 31 days and you could win awesome prizes and fawning admiration from everyone you know.
Bearding done right. This new show on IFC reveals the world competitive facial hair growing. Yeah, it's a thing.
Culture Buzz I mean, I'm pretty disgusted, but like, this is totally the new thing.
Style Buzz The 2011 WBMC starts May 15 in Trondheim, Norway. The contestants are already bristling with excitement (just tickled, really) to compete in 14 different categories this year. With the help of Dave Mead's iconic 2009 WBMC pictures, let's look at the categories. I'd go myself but unfortunately they don't have a category for mediocre goatee that probably should have been shaved off ten years ago. [Note: spellchecker dislikes 'moustache' but it is the WBMC preferred spelling]
Culture Buzz B is for Beard by BT Livermore is an ABC experience for fans of facial hair! Here's a selection. Informative AND fun! (Via Buy Me Stuff)
Culture Buzz Gary Weddle vowed after 9/11 that he wouldn't cut his beard until Osama bin Laden was captured or killed. Up until today, he had one of the worst beards of all time, and, apparently, his wife really hated it. Congrats on your first shave in 10 years, Mr. Weddle, you surprisingly stubborn man. (From, via)
Culture Buzz It's the fad sweeping the nation. I guess it's true, monkey see, monkey do!
TV Buzz “We think of the United States Olympic team as being the equivalent of us, except that they compete in the Olympics,” says one of the pro bearders (who I think is in on the joke). “Whisker Wars” premieres in August.
Gentlemen, please take note. The dapper fellows over at Mr. Porter have broken it down for us one beard crime at a time to help you determine if your beard is, perhaps, too awesome.
Culture Buzz A comprehensive compendium of canonical coiffures in pop music. You can buy the poster over at Pop Chart Lab.
As a part of a bet, YouTuber Cofauver grew his beard for a year and 6 weeks and took roughly one photo every day.
Culture Buzz Chins swapped with scalps, now more than ever. More Photoshopistry over at Something Awful.
Culture Buzz A convenient little chart detailing the facial follicles of our commanders in chief. This alone is the reason you should donate to those creepy Wikipedia solicitations. And, to clarify, Truman's beard didn't hop off of his face and book a flight to Aruba. It was grown while he was on vacation.
Culture Buzz Meowry Catsmas and a Cat Nappy Mewl Year! I need to swallow a bottle of pills after having typed that.
And you thought these reactions were bad. A million face palms is not…
