Literary sorts say that every man has a novel inside him. That’s not true — it’s a letter of complaint. But every man does have an inner beard. And, just as every woman has considered letting out her inner part-time lesbian, so every man has considered letting out his inner beard. Sadly, the right girls say no and the wrong men say yes. Here’s the stubbly truth about beards: this is the only thing you need to know, the alpha and omega of eek topiary. If you look like Jabba the Hut without a beard, you’ll look like Jabba the...