A nice story in the Guardian last month by Constanze Letsch ( here ) updates readers on a new trend in Turkey for facial hair implants. Long ago I did my own take on the Turkish & Middle Eastern man’s love affair with the moustache, published in the Wall Street Journal in 1997, when the news was that a clean-shaven look had begun to come into fashion (somewhat). In hindsight, that quote on top would probably be better translated as “I’m a Turk, I always do right, and …” Otherwise I wouldn’t twirl a hair of the story differently today. Here it is: They Reflect Social Class, By Hugh Pope, Staff Reporter ISTANBUL — If there is one thing that...
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Justice League removed Henry Cavill's mustache with CGI for his return as Superman - and boy is it bad. So, yes, as expected, Superman is resurrected in Justice League, although he's a little different. No, we're not talking about how this time he actually is a beacon of hope rather than the more brooding take of previous films, but his brand new - and decidedly fake - upper lip. This bizarre story has already been well reported. By the time Justice League's extensive reshoots began, Henry Cavill had already started work on his next film, Mission: Impossible 6, in which he evidently has a pretty substantial part. The main impact of this is that Cavill had to keep traveling back-and-forth...
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