As a teenager, Jeff Laub was so taken by his grandfather's stories about the barbershops of old—"where a man could get a good long cut, and speak freely"—that he decided he would one day open his own shop. That day came last week, when Laub, now 26, and co-owners Adam Kirsch and Joshua Boyd opened the doors of the Blind Barber in New York's East Village. read more
A beard may be functional and stylish in the winter, but come summer it's about as appropriate as a wool skullcap. Here are the tools you need to achieve the all-American clean shave. read more