They called him Shotgun. He was a barber. He served in the military during World War II, but that's not where the nickname came from. Charles Noppert played baseball growing up. He was a pitcher, and ...

1893: Year first barber school opened in United States Chicago, Ill., by A.B. Moler A flash of light gleams off the silver blade. Surgeon-steady hands draw the straight razor slowly and carefully over ...

Cover Story New wave of barbershops brings back golden age of men's grooming with old-style shaves, haircuts - plus a few twists Barber James Lizotte is giving a shave today - and he's going back to ...

The red, white and blue striped pole is there, that much is true. But little else at Capelli’s holds any resemblance to your father’s barber shop. Here, guys can slouch on the plushy leather chair, ...

I’m standing alone, in darkness. As I take a step forward, the floor gives a hollow echo — like a snare dropped from a high rise. I start to run. My footfalls pound the floor, my heart beats in unison ...

Some say traditional shaving—also known as wet shaving—is a lost art. Everyone is in a rush these days, so shaving with a single edge razor is a thing of the past. It takes more time than shaving with ...

NEW BEDFORD — A new barber has opened a shop in the former Your Father's Mustache on Purchase Street, with 14 years experience shaving out of Brooklyn, New York. "It's got good magic. And everybody ...

Daniel Ruiz had already been cutting his own hair for several years before taking his shears to a few shaggy kids at Shoreline Community Church, where he was working part-time in the youth-group ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — The Hotel Syracuse barber shop where for half a century the men of Syracuse got their hair cut and nails trimmed is going to find new life — as a barber shop-themed bar. Workers ...

Nowadays, a proper routine to achieve the cleanest, closest shave — one that won’t leave your skin stripped or full of nicks and scratches — seems to be a relic of the past. Most men simply don’t have ...