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Vanity is a billion dollar industry. Together, cosmetic surgery, beauty conglomerates, and fashion houses create the fourth largest economy on the planet. Catering to human vanity isn’t a recent phenomenon though; Mesopotamian men spent hours with curling irons to create elaborate rings in their beards. The following 7 historic figures took the search for attractiveness to extremes that few have been able to match. Read the rest of this entry »

Anthropologist Dick Hebdige wrote that subcultures are identifiable through their fashions, mannerisms, and slang. They have a belief system that outsiders might not understand but is sacred in their own circles. Modern media has transformed how subcultures spread and has introduced scores of them to the general public. The following are 10 interesting subcultures which you may not have heard about yet. Read the rest of this entry »