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No doubt many of you have spent the morning laboring over your NCAA tournament bracket (for some help on that, check out the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times), but around here, we’re more intrigued by the idea of Beard Madness — it’s just more in our wheelhouse. Will Gandalf upset Dumbledore? Can Shel Silverstein really go all the way? “The selection committee has chosen the best beards from this year’s highly competitive field,” explains Beard Madness creator Grant Snider. “The last four out were Leo Tolstoy, Zach Galifianakis, Ben Bernanke, and the dude from Iron & Wine.” To order it as a $15 poster, send him an email here. [via Laughing Squid]