Call of the beard

The world would be an awfully boring place if most men went around with facial hair, says the author

Watched the Robert De Niro video clip that went viral last week? The one where the actor, while speaking at the Tony Awards in New York, shook his fists and cussed US President Donald Trump with the F-word? Yes, yes, like most people I too laughed helplessly as he repeated the insult and got a standing ovation from the audience. But a part of me was busy with another thought: De Niro, the craggy-faced star of many virtuoso performances, was wearing a beard. A nice white beard that underlined his seniority and made his denunciation of Trump seem even more