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" Punxsutawney Phil and his shadow, the swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano, the heaven-bound sun crossing the celestial equator, and... Matt Lauer&amp;#039;s beard on Twitter? That&amp;#039;s right, the harbingers of spring&amp;#039;s return are many and varied, but in this media-saturated landscape, no sign is more important to men of style than Matt Lauer tweeting that he shaved his beard for spring.  While many fans embraced this change on Twitter, we ask what this means to the bearded men of America? Beard lifers will shrug this off as the work of a seasonal poseur, but we wonder why some men are seasonal beard fans? Is a beard actually a practical face warmer? Or does it simply feel &amp;quot;right&amp;quot; to go through winter like a hairy fur trapper? Does this promise more flexibility in America&amp;#039;s facial hair wars, where men can fluidly change teams depending on season or mood? We&amp;#039;ll see, but Mr. Lauer certainly does look fresh for spring.    Goodbye winter. Goodbye beard. Hello spring! \u2014 Matt Lauer (@MLauer) March 20, 2014    "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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