Stories
- Photo story
How wigs help children handle hair loss
For young people who lose their hair during cancer treatment, a wig can make them feel normal again. Carmel King photographs some of the processes and people involved with a charity providing beautiful human-hair wigs for kids.
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‘My Hair Is Not…’
Eight Black people talk about their relationship with their hair – their hairstyle history, their experiences, and how they decided to have natural hair.
- Article
Our endless quest for eternal youth
From poisonous 16th-century cosmetics to the latest “vampire facelift”, discover the fashions in unsavoury methods for improving our appearance.
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The catharsis of cringe
Watching cringe comedy can be therapeutic. Find out why some of us are drawn to the build-up of stress in shows like ‘Frasier’ and ‘The Office’.
Catalogue
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Wigs classified into five different orders in a parody of the orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1761.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: Octr. 15. 1761Reference: 3310001i- Books
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The Æsculapian labyrinth explored; or, medical mystery illustrated. ... Inscribed to the College of Wigs, by Gregory Glyster, ...
Taplin, William, 1740?-1807.Date: 1789- Books
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The Loyal Irish-man; or: The high church has got the day. Being a true description of the Wigs and their managers. To the tune of the Irish-Jigg. Eeter'd [sic] according to order.
Date: Printed in the year 1710- Books
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A dose for the doctors; or, the Aesculapian labyrinth explored. In a series of instructions to young physicians, surgeons, accouchers [sic], apothecaries, druggists, and chymists. Interspersed with ... risible anecdotes ... / Inscribed to the College of Wigs. By G. Glyster.
Taplin, William, 1740?-1807Date: 1789- Books
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A dose for the doctors; or, the Aesculapian labyrinth explored. In a series of instructions to young physicians, surgeons, accouchers [sic], apothecaries, druggists, and chymists. Interspersed with ... risible anecdotes ... / Inscribed to the College of Wigs. By G. Glyster.
Taplin, William, 1740?-1807Date: 1789