Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho. Beards, those hairy extensions of masculinity, are back as fashion and cultural statements: long or short, matted or manicured, trimmed or wild, bobbed or bushy ...

perfectly groomed beard will result in you eventually going bald, but there's some interesting data behind it. Also, if it did, it wouldn't be the end of the world, because bald can be extremely sexy.