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# The Tension: Natural / Rounded
- URL: https://www.howardgray.net/the-tension-microscope-telescope-2/
- Published: 2019-10-01T13:39:30.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-05T14:04:53.000Z
- Author: Howard Gray
- Tags: The Tension, Teaching

Lessons from a New York institution: Astor Place Hairstylists.

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Thanks to Karen Gehres for kindly providing permission to use audio from her film ‘[Astor Barber All-Stars](https://www.amazon.com/Astor-Barber-All-Stars-Enrico-Vezza/dp/B07FZQ17GT?ref=howardgray.net)‘ in this episode.