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Links we love today: SX Survival, willpower training, illustrated Missed Connections and more

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By Samantha Pitchel

02.08.12 | 09:05 pm

Assistant Editor Samantha Pitchel reads everything so you don’t have to.

Here are the links we loved today:

With the help of Pinterest, GSD&M has created a pretty killer SX Survival Guide (only 29 days, y’all).

(Love Pinterest? Thank Skimlinks.)

New episode of Who Charted? with guest Jake Fogelnest (appropriately titled “Indie Cred”).

15 wacky US town names; 13 awesome tweets from Kumail Nanjiani.

Happy birthday to Seth Green, here’s seven reasons why you rule.

BBC News explores the stand up scene in Qatar; The Awl interviews Hansky, a street artist who remixes Banksy’s iconic imagery with the equally compelling visage of Tom Hanks.

Can you improve your willpower through…sheer willpower?

The Millions’ guide to literary Tumblrs.

On “The Narrative Eros of the Infographic”; Craigslist Missed Connections, illustrated by Sophie Blackall.

Amy Poehler and Carol Burnett talk comedy:

Are you watching Fridays at Galweather? The Showtime web series is on its fourth ep, but start with the first and catch up nowwww:

Bad Veins’ “Dancing on TV,” featuring Chris Hardwick:

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St. Paul's United Methodist Church
23 \| may at 4:00 pm	Robert Graham Grand Opening benefiting Rally for Kids with Cancer
The Galleria
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Intero Real Estate Services

Free Museum Days	Quirky Houston attractions

The Menil Collection Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Houston Museum of Natural Science Children's Museum of Houston Holocaust Museum Houston Blaffer Art Museum	Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery
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Gallery Hopping in The Heights	Cupcake Heaven

Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery	Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes
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Test Drives: Today's hottest cars	Happy Hour Feasts

Formula One technology hits the streets: A sneak peek at McLaren's new supercar Revving up summer in the 2011 Chevy Camaro convertible: Does the top down love stack up? A sporty new Range Rover that's big on style: CultureMap previews the new Evoque The Ford Mustang GT convertible is the original pony car, but is it the best? An exotic tour of the town with Houston Motor Club: Inside the culture of hot car swapping Volvo S60 T5 strives to be a little naughty, but with nifty features it sure is nice The comeback kid: Chrysler experiences a renaissance with the 200 and 300	Alto Pizzeria Benjy's-Washington Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Indika RA Sushi
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Where the NFL/NBA Players Play	Hotel Bar Great Escapes

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s Hotel Icon Sushi Raku Yao's Restaurant and Bar at Houston Pavillions	The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa QBar Line and Lariat
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Downtown Watering Holes	A-List Art Deco

CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's notsuoH State Bar	Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown
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Shops for the Hip H-Town Man	Places to see an art house movie

Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts	River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30
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Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche	Frosty Sno Cone Stands

Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Samba Grille Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex	MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach
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Swell Party Venues	Indie Coffee Joints

The Corinthian Goode's Armadillo Palace Hotel ZaZa Houston House of Blues Hudson Lounge La Colombe d'Or Lucky Strike Lanes	Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz
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Late Night Bites	The Bow Wows of Dog Parks

Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky La Tapatia Taqueria	Market Square Park Danny Jackson Family Dog Park Congressman Bill Archer Dog Park Millie Bush Dog Park Discovery Green Ervan Chew Dog Park
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Cool hotel pools for chilling	Imperiled Architecture

Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella	River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears
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