Odd Couple: Lady Gaga & Chelsea Clinton dominate CultureMap's top stories

What is it about Lady Gaga that's so appealing? Her visit to Houston was closely followed by CultureMap readers, snagging three of the top five most viewed stories of the week.

Gaga finally overshadowed Lois the corpse flower, who had her swan song, but not before the voice of the wildly popular CorpzFlowrLois was revealed at a rollicking midnight party at the Houston Museum of National Science. It was none other than CultureMap's own Steven Thomson.

No one can resist a fairy tale wedding, so Chelsea Clinton's nuptials also revived interest in a story about her engagement ring that originally was posted on CultureMap three months ago. Additional posts about the Clinton wedding were the top stories of the day on Sunday.

And everyone seemed interested in Shelby Hodge's guide to proper party attire. With the social season kicking in high gear next month, we bet it will remain a reference guide for Houston's social set.

Our "Rx in the City" special editorial series included fascinating interviews with Harris County Hospital District CEO David Lopez and UTHealth president Larry Kaiser. It's a big subject, so expect to see additional interviews and health-care related stories in coming weeks.

Most viewed stories week of July 25-July 31

1. Lady Gaga dines late at Spanish Flowers, but goes unnoticed

2. Tracking Lady Gaga's Houston adventure: From St. Regis to Dirt Bar

3. Chelsea Clinton's engagement ring blinds Hugh Jackman

4. At last: The voice behind Corpse Flower Lois is revealed (with video)

5. Backstage with Lady Gaga: Only Lynn Wyatt and her friends get to share the love

Editor's Picks:

1. What to wear when the invitation is indecipherable? Check the CultureMap Guide to Proper Party Attire

2. Outspoken Harris County CEO David Lopez has a plan for health care in the Obama age

3. Pharmeceutical drugs often hide truths: How the Western diet is killing you

4. Would you follow, like & friend this dance lover? Lessons from my social media arts gurus

5. UTHealth prez Larry Kaiser talks about the name change, the future of medicine & why he still scrubs into the OR