News reports out of the Swat Valley in Pakistan have Taliban members shaving their trademark beards in an attempt to get the hell out of Dodge before the Pakistani military moves in. Possibly they don’t expect nice treatment if captured. You think? So, if you’re going to shave your beard and incur the wrath of [...]

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Shaving scuttles have been around as long as men have been shaving themselves. There are some cool vintage ones on Ebay at any given time. The idea is to keep your lather warm by keeping hot water in the bottom portion of a ceramic dish, while your soap/brush rests up above. Some entrepreneurial potters out [...]

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It’s nearing Christmas time, which means lots of TV advertising for electric shavers. When I was a kid, I used to like the commercial for Norelco featuring Santa riding one of their razors down a slope as though it were a sled. The brand name at the end would morph into the spelling “Noel co”. [...]

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