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“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” I’m sure that everyone remembers the narcissist villain step-mother’s refrain in Snow White each time she viewed her reflection in the looking glass. It provides an interesting slice of…
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For generations, women have had to tolerate unwanted facial hair to some extent. To the extreme, there were circus sideshows and carnival touting their bearded ladies. Their full, luxuriant beards were the envy of their male counterparts. Lesser issues included…
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