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Comcast SportsNet Houston faces yet another obstacle: A la carte pricing changes the game

Hangover III could be year's most disappointing movie: Why it's so bad

The year of Queen Bey: Houston singer makes Forbes list of World's Most Powerful Women

Menil Picasso vandal sentenced to two years in prison; plans eventual return to UH

City Life

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Arsonist breaks into creepiest grin ever after getting caught: Molotov cocktail attack rocks apartments

The Procrastinator's Guide to Memorial Day Weekend

Fake pastor scam: Houston man pretends to be a religious leader to bilk divorcee out of $650,000

Everything is bigger in Texas: Houston is second-fastest growing city in the nation

Fashion/Style

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Designer Toni Whitaker makes a dramatic comeback after a forced hiatus from fashion

Diamonds, pearls & 1920s flair mark Tiffany & Co. collection for The Great Gatsby

Great Gatsby movie flapper gown can be yours — for a mere $19,000

Fashion with a conscience: Chan Luu creates jewelry line from a world perspective

Food/Drink

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The great Houston restaurant showdown: You decide which hotspots should reign supreme

Polarizing restaurant loses its chef: Goro & Gun gets a kitchen change a few months after opening

Big name Houston restaurant suddenly closes after only a year, cites "legal reasons"

New low-calorie, high-end chain restaurant tries to measure up to Houston's foodie powers

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Inside The Tinderbox: New craft shop emerges amid the restaurants and bars of Mid-Main

Inside great designer homes: Lifestyle blogger Ronda Rice Carman gives everyone house envy

The coolest gifts online: Houston entrepreneur aims to make handmade chic & cheap

Hometown girl turned celeb tastemaker Ronda Rice Carman lets you inside her drawers

Real Estate

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Houston is getting a new live music restaurant — and it comes with Montrose cred

Houston home sales hit highest point in six years as prices rise; no slowdown in sight

Defying the demolition craze: New $80 million downtown hotel to save a 102-year-old skyscraper

Historic Heights church to be bulldozed as more restaurants and stores move into 19th Street district

Social Scene

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Ready, set, grab! Securing top artworks becomes a game in this unique DiverseWorks fundraiser

Craziest wedding party ever? Always a Bridesmaid bash pushes the envelope at Rienzi

Carnaval hits Houston: Young visionaries rock Brazilian-themed party

Houston's most powerful room: Heavy hitters pack a ballroom to show H.E.A.R.T.

Sports

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J.J. Watt tries to clone himself: The Texans force changes things up, sets a new mission

Snow cone vendor at Minute Maid Park is caught with his pants down

Houston Super Bowl to include a rocket ship ride, a Space Needle and big-name concerts

Astrodome future not tied to Super Bowl, judge insists: But forget those neat save it ideas without money

Travel

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Houston airports among most expensive in the entire country: Hobby fares skyrocket

Vail in the summer? Colorado reps descend on Houston to try and pump up mountain tourism

Making flying sexy: Hooking up at the airport is easy thanks to a new niche dating website

National magazine dubs Houston one of most affordable travel destinations in America

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Shelby's Social Diary

American Idol finalist Scott MacIntyre raises the roof at Royal Sonesta for Nora's Home benefit

By Shelby Hodge

05.09.13 | 11:18 am

As the recipient of a kidney transplant, former American Idol finalist Scott MacIntyre holds a special affinity for Nora's Home, the soon-to-be-completed home-away-from home-for transplant pati ...

Idol Insider

American Idol finalist Kree Harrison wows big crowd at hometown concert as wacky season nears end

By Tara Seetharam

05.08.13 | 9:36 am

American Idol top three finalist Kree Harrison returned to her hometown of Woodville last weekend for a string of Southeast Texas celebrations, including a parade, a run at the mechanical bull ...

The CultureMap Interview

Weird Nicki Minaj advice, Kelly Clarkson love and an idle car: Houston's own Amber Holcomb breaks down her Idol run

By Tara Seetharam

03.27.13 | 10:52 am

The surprise of any American Idol season is often the most intriguing contestant, and Houston's own Amber Holcomb is no different. The 18-year-old Spring resident continues to show the promise ...

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Sizing up American Idol's Season 12 finalists: It's a man's world no longer — Girl Power Rules!

By Tara Seetharam

03.13.13 | 1:38 pm

Thanks to Nicki Minaj and a strangely alluring creature named Zoanette Johnson , American Idol’s Season 12 may be its most polarizing one since Adam Lambert rocked the stage four ye ...

Music Feud

Mr. Know It All? Kelly Clarkson claims Clive Davis is spreading lies about her in his new memoir

By Rachael Abrams

02.19.13 | 6:30 pm

Fort-Worth native pop star Kelly Clarkson called out record executive Clive Davis on Tuesday, accusing him of spreading lies about her in his soon-to-be released memoir. In The Soundtrack ...

Idol Insider

Nicki Minaj's hilarious feud propels American Idol to a new age: A sneak peek reveals plenty

By Tara Seetharam

01.10.13 | 12:16 pm

In 2002, Michael Jackson was dangling babies off of balconies. I was memorizing all the words to Nelly’s “Hot in Herre.” No one hated the Dixie Chicks. And a 20-year-old cocktail ...

TV Time

A new kind of dating game: Dumb but fascinating, The Choice is crazy like a Fox

By Michael Graupmann

06.07.12 | 2:30 pm

Well, TV just got dumber, y'all. And I, for one, can't wait to watch every minute of it unfold. In an utterly brilliant power play on the part of Fox TV executives, they have created an ...

Idol Insider

Five lessons from American Idol Season 11: Talent-rich competition promises another male winner

By Tara Seetharam

05.22.12 | 10:44 am

After a roller coaster of a season, American Idol’s final two will duel for the crown tonight on part one of the Season 11 finale. Whether you were captivated, frustrated or inspired over the ...

Rare Birds

She looks like a star now: Idol snubbed Kat Edmonson reveals all in an exclusive interview

By Chris Becker

04.30.12 | 12:48 pm

I've been really digging this track by Texas-born singer Kat Edmonson, "Lucky," from her new album Way Down Low. Listen to it if you can with headphones, and see if you don't ...

Idol Insider

The best American Idol ever? This Top Eight rocks, now Jessica Sanchez just needs to get her due

By Tara Seetharam

04.04.12 | 12:44 pm

Last week, one of my favorite writers, Michael Slezak, conducted a slightly insane American Idol analysis that compared the strength of each season’s Top 10 contestants. His conclusion? Seaso ...

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Happy Hour treats	Where the NFL/NBA Players Play

Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House	Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s Hotel Icon Sushi Raku Yao's Restaurant and Bar at Houston Pavillions (closed)
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Quirky Houston attractions	Frosty Sno Cone Stands

Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery	MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach
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Shops for the Hip H-Town Man	Late Night Bites

Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts	Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky Taqueria La Tapatia
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Free Museum Days	Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche

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	Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex
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Cool hotel pools for chilling	The Bow Wows of Dog Parks

Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City	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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Hotel Bar Great Escapes	Indie Coffee Joints

The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat	Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz
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Swell Party Venues	A-List Art Deco

The Corinthian Goode's Armadillo Palace Hotel ZaZa Houston House of Blues Houston Hudson Lounge La Colombe d'Or Lucky Strike Lanes	Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown
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Test Drives: Today's hottest cars	Gallery Hopping in The Heights

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	Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery
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Imperiled Architecture	Downtown Watering Holes

River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears	CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH
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Places to see an art house movie	Cupcake Heaven

Sundance Cinemas River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30	Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes
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05.25.13

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Acclaimed movie Frances Ha is another labor of love for indie filmmaker Noah Baumbach

05.25.13

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Taste test: How Whataburger mustard stacks up against French's, Grey Poupon & other competitors

05.25.13

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The new green: Shop, swap and recycle at innovative flea market

05.25.13

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Real life Sound of Music: Austin-based von Trapp singers team up with Pink Martini in Houston visit

05.24.13

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Ready, set, grab! Securing top artworks becomes a game in this unique DiverseWorks fundraiser

25 \| may at 1:00 pm	Art opening reception & lecture: "Morning Coffee"
Community Artists' Collective
25 \| may at 1:30 pm	Photography in the Gardens at Bayou Bend
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
25 \| may at 2:00 pm	Theatre Under The Stars presents Spamalot
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
25 \| may at 2:00 pm	Performance: Joan Jonas' Mirror Check
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston