The once-bearded New York mayor has downsized his facial hair. Does it work?<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve battled with facial hair almost my entire adult life.<\/p>\n
I started growing it early, turning me into a pubescent villain from a spaghetti western. I was told by my parents not to shave it off, lest it grow back more furious than before. I just had to walk around high school looking like a hungover bond trader, which did nothing for my popularity.<\/p>\n
Dave Schilling is a Los Angeles-based writer and humorist<\/p>\n
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