Culture11 has been posting some interesting journalism along with its many editorials and essays. Today brought an article on state licensing and barbershops in New Jersey. Requiring aspiring barbers to learn how to do manicures is precisely the sort of bureaucratic ridiculousness that a healthy populism should be opposing.
It seems to me that C11 is publishing more of these articles than they did when they started. Back in August, features editor Conor Friedersdorf announced his vision for conservative journalism (a plane full of “Tom Wolfe clones”), and apparently this is what it looks like in practice. Say what you will: it's far better than more tired screeds about socialism or whatever.
In conclusion, you should support your local barbershop. Don't know where it is? Try this barbershop locator.
EDIT: Also, watch The Man Who Wasn't There, if you like films with barbershops, minimalistic acting, downmarket nihilism, and murder.
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