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2.10.15: China's Anti-Valentine's Day, History Of Hair Removal, & A Disposable Camera App

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Valentine’s Day is this weekend and couples in love are expected to spend in the billions, but spending by singles may have even greater revenue potential. On today’s show, a look at China’s anti-Valentine’s holiday: Singles' Day and how it became the largest online shopping day in the world.

Then, from clamshell razors to electrolysis, humans have gone to great lengths to achieve a smooth, clean shave. We’ll take a look at the history of hair removal, and what it reveals about shifting views of racial and social status in the U.S. 

Listen to the full show and click Read more for individual segments.

Singles Day

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Singles Day

Graphing the Un-Graphable

  • What if someone took all that digital information you leave behind, and turned it into an infographic?  Our next story, is about a man who did just that, comes to us from Roman Mars of 99% Invisible and producer Nate Berg.

  • The 2013 Feltron Report 

  • You can listen to this story again at PRX.org.

The White Album: A Disposable Photo App

  • Greg Beck is the creator of the app, the WhiteAlbum, which turns your smartphone into a disposable camera – and we’ll be testing out the app. If you’d like you can join us! We’ll report back with a review in a couple of weeks. 
  • Here’s the link to download the app from iTunes: WhiteAlbum App

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The White Album: A Disposable Photo App

New Hampshire's Tappan Chairs

  • North Country reporter Sean Hurley brings us the story of a historic brand of Shaker style chairs made in Sandwich, New Hampshire.
  • You can see photos of the chairs and read more at this link.

Plucked: A History of Hair Removal

  • Rebecca Herzig is a scholar, Bates College professor and author of Plucked: A History of Hair Removal.

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Plucked: A History of Hair Removal

The Worst Haircut Ever

  • Jeff Cohen gets to the bottom of what happened when his five year old decided to give his three year old a haircut. Jeff's daughters are also the stars of a children's book he wrote based on the story: Eva and Sadie and the Worst Haircut Ever.
  • You can listen to this story again at PRX.org.
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