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, ...

Barbers have not always been tasked only with haircuts and beard-trims; in fact, being a barber during the Middle Ages – and in some regions, all the way through the 19th century – meant being ...

The year is 1745. Barber-surgeons have just been barred from practicing their bloody trade in London. Ours is a different take on Stephen Sondheim's classic musical thriller, with a focus on the ...