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Direct Quote: Not Fade Away

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Jen Reel was an Observer intern before joining the staff in July 2010, first as Web Editor, and most recently as Multimedia Editor. She received a Masters in Journalism with a concentration in Photojournalism from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was co-chair for the student chapter of the National Press Photographers Association. She has worked in the non-profit sector for the Peruvian-American Medical Society and has been published in Utne Reader magazine, the Village Voice and Pitchfork Music.

"My friend came to me and said, 'Hey, give me a fresh cut because I'm ready to ask this girl to marry me.' So haircuts like that are meaningful. It's not even the haircut anymore, it's bigger than that." Read more from our interview with Joe Barber, co-owner of Kardzmatic Barbershop in San Antonio.