These are the kind of shenanigans we need to combat the dark times headlines. “It turns out that the mermen did not suddenly emerge from the sea, but from the head of Hasan Hai, a Pakistani-Newfoundlander who works at a St. John’s tech start-up and as a bartender on the side. Several years ago, Hai, a gentle giant with tattoos, a shaved head, and a foot-long beard, started the Newfoundland and Labrador Beard and Mustache Club”
It’s the 12 Days of Slatemas, and the Gifts Are for You! Day 7: The Hairy, Potbellied Mermen Taking the Canadian Coast.
They’re reinventing a region’s maritime culture—and its idea of manhood.
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