ST. PAUL, Minn. — Friendly arguments aren’t hard to find in a barbershop, but try cutting in on a hallowed symbol — that red, white and blue pole — and it may be time to hide the scissors. Steeped in ...

The barber pole traces its origins back to a time when barbers were not just haircutters, but surgeons responsible for ...

Barbershops have been around for centuries, and back in the day they used to do a lot more than just cut hair MEN’S barbershops are pretty trendy places these days, with many given stylish make-overs ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Friendly arguments aren’t hard to find in a barbershop, but try cutting in on a hallowed symbol — that red, white and blue pole — and it may be time to hide the scissors. Steeped in ...

EARLY GESTALT psychologists—including Stuart Anstis of the University of California, San Diego, and the late Hans Wallach—were intrigued by what they referred to as the Barber Pole Illusion (a). A ...

During the Middle Ages – and in some regions, all the way through the 19th century – one could expect to get more than one's hair cut by the barber. The line between haircutter and medic was blurred, ...

You might soon only see those iconic candy-striped barber poles in front of licensed barber shops if a bill is the state Senate becomes law. The bill, filed Dec. 12 by Democratic state Sen. Glenn ...

MEN’S barbershops are pretty trendy places these days, with many given stylish make-overs and offering far more than a quick trim. But lots still display the traditional red and white barber poles ...