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Actually . . . You Can Buy A Thrill

The 2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe: An antidote to the middle age blues, but is it wife/kid approved?

By Matthew Williams

Well-weathered leather Hot metal and oil The scented country air Sunlight on chrome The blur of the landscape Every nerve aware -Lyrics to Red Barchetta by Rush As told in ...


A Man Walks Into A Bar...

Texan busts stereotypes in attempt to teach New Yorkers about tolerance and civility toward gays

By Matthew Williams

Ever weary of the stereotype of a man from Texas: the Yankee dreaded Texan Homosapien? A wild-eyed, whiskey drinking, gun-toting loud mouth who invariably ends up in bar fight with ...


POETIC PUPILS

"Ms. Z is a big cup of cocoa": In a era of budget cuts, school's out but great teachers will always be in

By Matthew Williams

The hit song, "School's Out", by Motor City's Vincent Damon Furnier (known as Alice Cooper), is in full play today — much as it was when it was released ...


Video Tale

The science of surviving: Doctor/patient bond is key in the fight against breast cancer

By Douglas Newman, Matthew Williams

Over 250,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. Rodronda Smith was one of them. But she has been cancer-free for two years, in ...


Edge Life

The Cindi Rose of Texas: When a socialite's silhouette is not quite what it appears

By Matthew Williams

Edge Life is a periodic CultureMap column that chronicles unusual people with uncommon passion. People out on that thin ridge of life where not many of us have the courage ...


Edge Life

listenlisten up: Texas-sized Gothic folk group creates music with a global reach

By Matthew Williams

Edge Life is a new CultureMap column that chronicles unusual people with uncommon passion. People out on that thin ridge of life where not many of us have the courage ...


Edge Life

The greatest living Texas artist you don't know — but should

By Matthew Williams

Edge Life is a new CultureMap column that chronicles unusual people with uncommon passion. People out on that thin ridge of life where not many of us have the courage ...


Are You Influential?

Houston Twitterentials: My search for the real local stars of the 140-character world

By Matthew Williams

I want to talk about the most influential people in Houston on Twitter because while I appreciate and fully endorse its benefits, I'm simply not a strapping Twitter stud ...


Revenge of the nerds

Appetites for disruption: Houston's iPhone developers hungry for innovation

By Matthew Williams

"Computer nerds," "geeks," "code junkies"  — call them what you will, they typically don't enjoy the limelight unless they are starring in the Hollywood classic Revenge of the Nerds. But ...


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