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Fayza A. Elmostehi

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Fayza A. Elmostehi is the Director of Social Media at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, which means she plays around online all day and gets paid for it. Score.

After graduating from law school, she did everything but practice, which was the smartest move she ever made. Her careerhopping around the country eventually led her to a lovely stint as the social media editor, tech writer, and advice columnist at CultureMap from 2010-2012. She's also written for the Houston Press in a former life, which garnered a lot of interesting hate mail. 

She is a native of the Midwest, but if you find a place she hasn't lived, you win a prize. Now that Fayza calls Houston home, you can find Fayza all over the Internet.

Photo by Tracy Tesmer.

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You Know What I Mean?

Dear Fayza: Should I have children with the HIV-positive man of my dreams?

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

Why, hello there. It's been a little while, hasn't it? I could blame it on you, but let's be frank with each other — mama's got a ...


3 to 4 p.m. today

It's the Super Bowl of advice: Tune in to Dear Fayza's live chat on CultureMap

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

I know what you're doing this Super Bowl weekend. You're going to eat fried chicken, salsa, chips and queso (maybe even all at once). You're going to ...


2 to 3 p.m. today

Get your head right in the new year: Join Dear Fayza in a live chat on CultureMap

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

Happy New Year! Has your holiday hangover passed yet? I certainly hope so. Because it's time to get to work. If I know you at all, Houston, I know ...


A Wiki-less Wednesday

Will the Wikipedia blackout mean more than Kim Kardashian dying on Twitter? Internet protests rated

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

If you're dying to know where Shakira was born or must find out at once how many pages comprise War and Peace, don't even think of consulting Wikipedia ...


2012 Houston Marathon

It's a beautiful day: There was no better weekend for the Houston marathon and half marathon

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

If Saturday morning's Olympic marathon trials showcased 300 of the country's most elite athletes, then Sunday morning's Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon was reserved ...


Houston Marathon 2012

Clean sweep: Ethiopians claim top spots in 40th annual Houston marathon and half marathon

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

Compared to the dreariness of last year's races, the 2012 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon were practically dreams come true. The 40th anniversary of Houston's ...


first place is as good as third

Road to London: The triumphs & tribulations of the Houston Olympic marathon trials

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

On Saturday morning, almost 400 elite athletes from all over the country gathered in Houston, each hoping to find his or her way to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in ...


You Know What I Mean?

Dear Fayza: Will I be a single lady for the rest of my life because I intimidate insecure men?

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

Being single is awesome. But that's mostly because modern dating is draconian. Confession: I just hate hate hate dating. It's the worst game of Keep Away ever invented ...


Click that shutter

Pretty as a picture 175 years later: Hit us with your best Houston photo, and we'll make you famous

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

How much do you love Houston — past, present, or future? Well, we want you to show us, and we'll make you Houston-famous in return. The Bayou City is having ...


You liked these

The Top 10 stories of 2011: Michelle Obama's $15,000 jewels, LeBron James' H-Town love triangle & Leo's Rice love

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

One thing's for certain, Houston: When you like it, you really know how to put a click on it. With more than 4,000 stories published this year alone ...


Just click play

Thumbs up or thumbs down? CultureMap ranks YouTube's top 10 videos of 2011

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

YouTube — the end-all be-all of what you watch on the Internet — has unleashed its definitive list of 2011's 10 most popular videos on hungry viewers worldwide. That high honor ...


You're not working anyway

Holiday edition: Get Dear Fayza's advice for free Friday in a live chat on CultureMap

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

Ugh. Why do we even work the week before a holiday anyway? It's not like anyone's doing anything but buying presents, sending frantic email messages about harried travel ...


Skype Wi-Fi is comin' to town

We were good this year: Skype provides free Wi-Fi to 50 U.S. airports, including Bush and Hobby

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

Oh, the traveler's eternal dilemma: Will the airport or won't the airport have Wi-Fi? Thanks to Skype, travelers will find that signal they're searching for more often ...


You Know What I Mean?

Dear Fayza: Can I make a relationship work if he's an utter fool about money?

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

'Tis the season of your wallet's folly! I know there's nothing like some juicy holiday cheer to completely drain the dinero to the very bottom of your bank ...


Mountains beyond mountains

Rock with Régine: New Arcade Fire video is heavy on interaction, light on Win Butler and the band

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

If you're looking for conventional or Win Butler in Arcade Fire's latest music video, don't be surprised to find a startling lack of both. Not that it ...


Not Safe For Kids

Strangers want to tell your kids the truth about Santa: A mean-spirited Twitter trend

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

If my articles regularly double as read-aloud bedtime stories for your young children, here's your spoiler alert: This one's exclusively for the grownups. The topic? Santa Claus. Past ...


The sport of stealing

A rash of "smash and grab" break-ins at Memorial Park put joggers & bikers in crime's crosshairs

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

When you make your way to Memorial Park, you're usually on a mission — a fitness mission. Whether it's to ride your bike on the Picnic Loop or stretch ...


Easter Seals Benefits

See what everyone wore on Pajama Day at work: Mayor orders offices to go cozy

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

If you've ever dreamed of rolling out of bed and going straight into the office, then you're going to wish you'd participated in the Easter Seals of ...


You Know What I Mean?

Real talk in real time: Get your advice from Dear Fayza on Friday in a live chat on CultureMap

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

By now, the holidays are in full swing. Parties! Family! Food! Gifts! Niceties! Obligations! I can see your meltdown coming from a mile away. Join me Friday, and I'll ...


You Know What I Mean?

Dear Fayza: How do I deal with a co-worker bully without killing her?

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

Americans work, and we work hard (well, if you equate hours worked to effort levels, that is). It's pretty startling to think that we spend more time with our ...


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