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Donal Logue

The Perils of Being Pale

By Donal Logue, Contributor
August / September 2014

July 30, 2014 by 1 Comment

Red hair and pale skin can be very attractive to some, but the potential perils from the sun range from mere sunburn to possibly fatal cancer, as actor Donal Logue discovered. I am a redhead. Yes, I know we’re called “gingers” these days, but when I was growing up this was a term I only heard when visiting my equally pale, redheaded relatives back in Ireland or the UK, so I’ll … [Read more...] about The Perils of Being Pale

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