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Mean girls rule at Sundance USA: Bachelorette is a big hit with Houston audience
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January 27, 2012 at 09:18 AM
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Cristo Rey Jesuits well-schooled in the art of party-rocking Disco dressing: When the invitation says funky '70s chic
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Introduction to Bootylicious
Beyoncé 101: A major college offers an entire course on diva, sex kitten Sasha Fierce persona
By Sarah Rufca
01.27.12 | 04:49 pm
01.27.12
04:14 pm
"Stoppard is like Shakespeare": Guy Roberts goes revolutionary in tackling The Coast of Utopia
By Nancy Wozny
01.27.12
03:07 pm
"Ultimate theater geek" Seth Rudetsky explains what's killing Broadway and why no one is popular in high school
By Tarra Gaines
01.27.12
02:03 pm
The headliners for a new, greener iFest are . . .
By Whitney Radley

City Life

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Guard dogs they're not
Doggie door burglar prowls Montrose: Wiggles through pet door and steals your stuff
By Whitney Radley
01.27.12 | 12:30 pm
01.26.12
05:47 pm
With a Subway stakeout, the police capture the Heights sandwich bandit
By Whitney Radley
01.26.12
02:57 pm
You hit us with your best shots: The winners of the Houston @175 photo contest
By Fayza A. Elmostehi
01.26.12
11:40 am
An insider's guide to the Houston Auto Show: It's back and supercharged
By Kevin McCauley, Nic Phillips

Fashion/Style

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Elle's belle
Triplets separated at birth: Who knew that Reese Witherspoon was an Olsen twin?
By Clifford Pugh
01.25.12 | 06:02 am
01.23.12
03:05 pm
Go north, famous designer: Michael Kors is headed to The Woodlands
By Clifford Pugh
01.22.12
07:28 am
H&M confirms plans to open store in Baybrook Mall
By Clifford Pugh
01.21.12
02:40 pm
Big and tall or broad and long? Lacoste offers trendy clothes for the oversized guy
By Clifford Pugh

Sponsored by: Stella
Food/Drink

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Hometown Glory
"Appropriately steamy:" Under the Volcano finally gets its due with magazine love
By Caroline Gallay
01.27.12 | 03:43 pm
01.27.12
07:16 am
Buffalo Bayou Brewing's flagship 1836 to hit taps Friday: Where to get your first sip
By Caroline Gallay
01.26.12
07:02 am
A new restaurant with ties to a historic Texas woman aims to reinvent Southern cuisine
By Sarah Rufca
01.25.12
05:42 pm
Ruggles 11th Street closed to become . . . a Ruggles Green — Seriously
By Sarah Rufca

Home/Design

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Rate Them Yourself
Houston's Trafalgar Square? Big name architects vie to design futuristic METRO Central Station
By Tyler Rudick
01.27.12 | 05:19 pm
01.23.12
03:15 pm
Inside the world of animal architecture: From a casino that welcomes bats to a farm on wheels
By Tyler Rudick
01.17.12
05:00 am
London designer and Houston furniture maker help Mary Ellen Carroll unlock the art of dining
By Tyler Rudick
01.13.12
03:46 pm
Texas Teapot Tournament celebrates the joy of clay
By Barbara Kuntz

Sponsored by: Highland Tower
Real Estate

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Mysterious Blaze
The million gallon fire: Woodlands castle mansion goes up in flames, requiring massive water output
By Karen Labuca
01.25.12 | 12:42 pm
01.21.12
04:00 pm
La vie Bohème Houston-style: How the new IAC arts complex will transform Midtown
By David Theis
01.19.12
12:28 pm
Forget the mega-mansions, this River Oaks home built in 1942 offers a world of charm
By Shelby Hodge
01.17.12
10:55 am
Houston's real estate rebound: Home sales finish up in 2011 with seven straight months of gains
By Ralph Bivins

Sponsored by: Texas Children's
Social Scene

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Shelby About Town
MFAH director Gary Tinterow makes his first museum outing at Rienzi dinner and it's applause, applause
By Shelby Hodge
01.25.12 | 04:21 pm
01.25.12
01:41 pm
A Grammy winner had them on their feet as the music went on all night at Cabaret for a Cure
By Shelby Hodge
01.25.12
10:34 am
Love note from a President, a kiss from the Mayor and lots of praise for Houston Ballet's C.C. Conner
By Shelby Hodge
01.24.12
06:20 pm
Big diamonds, a racing Porsche on a mission & a $2 million gift for Texas Children's take the spotlight
By Shelby Hodge

Sports

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Being Clutch
A day in the life of an NBA mascot: Stealing babies, spilling popcorn, sweating large & making smiles
By Jayme Lamm
01.25.12 | 11:50 am
01.24.12
11:07 pm
Longtime Channel 13 sportscaster Bob Allen announces plans to leave station at year's end
By Clifford Pugh
01.23.12
05:19 pm
Astros no more? Jim Crane considers changing name of team as it moves to American League
By Chris Baldwin
01.23.12
01:07 pm
Dead forever? Texas A&M & Texas game may never return — Kevin Sumlin sees Oklahoma-Nebraska repeat
By Chris Baldwin

Travel

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Tattered Jeans
A spa day from hell: Going for pampering and leaving with second degree burns
By Katie Oxford
01.25.12 | 01:23 pm
01.16.12
01:13 pm
The not-so-frugal traveler: Ron Paul flies first class — and taxpayers pick up the bill
By Whitney Radley
01.15.12
03:45 pm
Discovering Marfa: The remote, high-desert Texas oasis of art and culture is full of surprises
By Caitlin M. Ryan
01.12.12
11:16 am
Whiskey, skis & music: Steamboat rocks as wild Texans take over the Colorado resort town
By Whitney Radley
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