The Crunch: migration hits record high, bird flu takes flight and kicking goals with AFL mullets
‘Really weird and really beautiful’: why the jellyfish is 2024’s unexpected style icon
Demanding a haircut without talking is just rude – how important do you think you are?
Barbara Ellen
Hairy, scary and extraordinary: a playful, brutal show for art made from – and about – hair
April 2024
Brief letters
Proof that teaching’s going down the pan
Bald man or woman with wet hair – who would get the job?
Hair yesterday, gone today: why we are happily bald
Book of the day
Bald by Stuart Heritage review – hair today, gone tomorrow
Losing my hair made me miserable. Now I’m as bald as an egg, I couldn’t be happier
Notes and queries
Readers reply: Why do men have short hair and women long hair?
Sulphate-free shampoos: 10 of the best
Notes and queries
Why do men have short hair and women long hair?
‘Bowie said he’d sell his soul to be famous’: Suzi Ronson on sex, ruthless ambition – and dyeing David’s hair red
March 2024
French parliament backs bill to stop hair discrimination against black women
Draft law, which also affects redheads, blond people, and those with dreadlocks now goes to senate
Science Weekly
Why do we lose our hair as we age, and what can we do about it? – podcast
Madeleine Finlay speaks to one man about how it affected him and to hair specialist Dr Sharon Wong about what is going on when our hair thins and what treatments are available to help
The beauty Q&A
How do I stop getting razor bumps from ingrown facial hairs?
Got a beauty dilemma? Our expert is here to help. This week, Malik wants advice on a problem that particularly affects men with Afro hair
February 2024
Head scratcher: scalp care is booming, but will it make a hair of difference?
Oils and serums, scrubs and LED masks – product categories once reserved for faces have crept to the top of the head thanks to a nascent scalp-care market
The beauty spot
Rosy glow: how to wear pink makeup
Vary the shades for a romantic and subtle look, plus discovering a near-perfect mascara
Pass notes
The haircut scandal: why do women pay so much more than men?
At the hairdressers, women pay a significant premium – almost three times as much as men. But in Belgium, an ingenious new proposal could change all that
January 2024
Why can’t white America leave Black children’s hair alone?
Tayo Bero
A Texas school is punishing a teenager for wearing his hair in neat locs. How is this still happening in 2024?
