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The article focuses on predicting winners for various categories in the upcoming Tony Awards, including Best New Play, Best New Musical, and Best Play Revival.

The article reviews Jocelyn Bioh's comedy "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," starring Somi Kakoma, Dominique Thorne and Nana Mesah, at the Samuel J. Friedmand Theater in New York City.

The article focuses on Jonathan Lyndon Chase's exhibition at Artists Space in Manhattan, exploring how grooming contributes to the creation of a Black queer community through bold figurative paintings and sculptures inspired by Cubism, Surrealism, and Pop Art.

The article focuses on Jocelyn Bioh's Broadway play, "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," set in modern-day Harlem, which resonates with Black women in the audience by authentically capturing the humor and nuances of a contemporary Black hair salon experience.

Reports on the condition known as traction alopecia which is caused by tight ponytails, cornrows, buns, chignons, twists and other hairstyles that pull on the scalp for prolonged periods.

The article offers information on singer Erykah Badu, with topics including her multiple personas, her career and her hair styling sessions for her braids.

The article presents information on the course, Dad Braiding 101, led by Cozy Friedman, owner of the Cozy's Cut for Kids salons in Manhattan, New York, held in the city in July 2015, and mentions the objective of the course.

The article focuses on the rise of braids hair styles and its creative variations which crossed over into the fashion field in 2013 , presenting the insight of hairstylists Ted Gibson, John Barrett, and Alexa Rudolfo on the trends of braided hair.

The article features the similarity of the purple braids of Venus Williams during the U.S. Open in August 2013, and of the British designer Alexander McQueen.

BRAIDS have been around forever, but they are morphing from a Nordic, tight style into chic, messier plaits, thanks to the actresses Jennifer Lawrence (as Katniss Everdeen in ''The Hunger Games'') and Kate Bosworth, who has been wearing the look a lot as of late. The hairstylist Sean Gallagher at Sally Hershberger picked up his favorite styles from Pinterest and Tumblr; a friend's 14-year-old daughter showed him how to perfect them. His tips: A part down the back of the head is dated and therefore unattractive. Hair needs to be pulled apart at the side or front and needs to be messy. No lines. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DEAR DIARY: He was bad by design. Scary bad. Every move he made, every stitch of his clothing, every hair from his fade to his braids, perfectly placed to intimidate. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AESTHETICALLY speaking, hippies have never been my bag. I'm all for peace, love and understanding, but I'm also partial to regular showers, stiletto heels and gender-specific haircuts. Psychedelic motifs make me dizzy, and tie-dye just seems as if laundry day went terribly wrong. But in the four decades-plus since flower children frolicked in the mud at Woodstock, their style has gotten a significant if not always seemly upgrade. Let us not forget that Yves Saint Laurent peasant blouse redesigned in royal purple silk by Tom Ford, which cost $2,500 and was reportedly sought by a number of women phoning the Madison Avenue YSL boutique on Sept. 11, 2001. For years, Hollywood celebrities have been wearing Gypsy braids and feathered headbands for award ceremonies, from which they recover by plunking themselves down on Marc Jacobs yoga mats. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

When the celebration erupted, when confetti flowed, when family members were ushered onto the field, Larry Fitzgerald took off for the locker room, a bolt of lightning in fashionable braids. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Suggests that African immigrants arriving in New York are undercutting prices charge by African-American salon owners. Costs of hair braiding; Amount of braiding salons in New York City, which is roughly around 130 places; Costs of operating a hair salon; Thought that the business has been crippled by too much competition.

Focuses on Annu Prestonia, a hair braider who braids the hair of singer, Stevie Wonder and other celebrities. Name and location of Annu's salon and hair braiding shop; Average cost for hair styles; Comments from Annu. INSET: Twists and turns..

Comments on cornrowing, the art of braiding hair into rows, a popular hairstyle among the male rhythm-and-blue singers or rap artists.

Reports that cornrows are becoming popular with many women in the United States. Description of cornrows; Comments from Stephanie Dolgoff, a senior editor at `YM' who had her hair braided; Information on the Afrigenix braiding salons.