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Kings battle in Houston: It's Camelot vs. Spamalot, may the best Arthur win

TV drives partners to cheat on their spouses: A new shocking adultery study

Artist Mark Fox manipulates text and blurs lines in If That Then This

Hans Graf's farewell: Hang on to your Wunderhorn, this is Mahler like you've never heard it

City Life

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Secrecy still surrounds Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup: Please don't look at those tar balls!

The best city for young families? The Woodlands runs away with that honor in new rankings

Mystery solved: Bizarre mega-aircraft at Hobby Airport is part of Space City's forgotten past

Epiphany at the Villa: How a serene retreat of silence turned into a terrifying encounter with God

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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What would zombie survivors eat? A must-read blog for foodie fans of The Walking Dead

Max's Wine Dive comes clean on its 2nd Houston restaurant, promises a "unique" surprise

Another longtime sushi restaurant suddenly closes: Is this food craze on the wane?

Big restaurant win: Houston dubbed America's great new food capital by wowed national magazine

Home/Design

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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

Billionaire developer swoops in from NYC to present Decorative Center Stars of Design awards

The design event of the year: Your cheat sheet to Decorative Center Houston's Spring Market

Real Estate

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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

A major Houston grocery store is closing as trendier options crop up all around it

Houston art rumblings: Another theater jumps into the renovation craze, trying to update its Rice Village digs

Social Scene

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Guns do good: Shooting competition raises more than $770,000 for children in Houston

Hot cars, fine watches and beautiful Italian models build LaFerrari anticipation

Spring Fling brings the ladies out to shop, eat and coo over a sweetie designer

Music, dance & spoken word from top arts groups highlight Pink at the Brown

Sports

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Forget Collin Klein and even Case Keenum, this country music star's son is real impact Texans longshot

Reid Ryan a better pick than Nolan Ryan for Astros, but Luhnow still ultimately controls franchise's fate

What it really takes to be a pro triathlete: Behind the intense prep for Ironman Texas

No wives, no gala: Astros explain cancellation of Women's Center fundraiser, pledge $18 million for kids

Travel

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

Punk times are back: New NYC fashion exhibit shows off spiked hair, safety pins and more

Films from French comedy master inspire dreams of a romantic Paris getaway

Another win for Southwest Airlines: Nonstop service slated for Washington D.C.

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Hometown glory

Houston — America's "coolest city" — gets another stamp of approval from style magazine

By Tyler Rudick

01.14.13 | 10:52 am

While many of us joked about Houston's recent designation as "America's Coolest City" — let's face it, the statistics were compiled by Forbes — the Bayou City ...

A Big Deal

Houstonians line up to see Philip Glass put on a piano show for The Menil's 25th anniversary

By Joel Luks

12.03.12 | 1:19 pm

Listening to and performing the works of Philip Glass are two exceptionally different experiences. It's relatively dangerous to dismiss the notes on the staff as repetitive, technically facile ...

Celebrating in Yves Klein blue

Menil Collection 25th anniversary raises $3 million from illustrious, international art world crowd

By Shelby Hodge

12.02.12 | 2:55 pm

Art world cognoscenti jetted in from five continents as old guard stalwarts bowed in in their typical understated style and fresh faces in the social scene drove up in their Maseratis and Bentleys ...

Take the audio tour

Secrets of The Menil: Priceless letters give an unprecedented look into behind-the-scenes art history

By Tyler Rudick

09.17.12 | 3:13 pm

The Menil Collection show Dear John & Dominique covers roughly half a century of correspondence between the de Menils and some of the brightest luminaries in modernism — ranging from ...

Silver anniversary memories

Menil magic: Exclusive photos from the opening of Houston's magnificent museum 25 years ago

By Clifford Pugh

06.04.12 | 12:32 pm

Twenty-five years ago today, the Menil Collection was officially dedicated, immeasurably boosting Houston's arts scene. ...

secrets

A Houston hotel unveils its little-known stash of art, including works by Picasso, Man Ray & Dalí

By Tyler Rudick

05.24.12 | 7:38 am

Taking its name from the French inn where Henri Matisse and Marc Chagall purportedly settled debts with paintings, La Colombe d'Or on Montrose Boule ...

cliff notes

1987: The year Houston became a more livable, more interesting city because . . .

By Clifford Pugh

05.15.12 | 5:59 am

At the time, 1987 didn't seem like an especially eventful year in Houston's history. Historians could argue that other years made much more of an impact: 1836 (when the Allen ...

Cliff Notes

How Nancy Allen's magnificent obsession gave Houston a building worth shouting about: The Asia Society Texas Center

By Clifford Pugh

04.12.12 | 9:30 am

Fortunately for Houston's cultural arts scene, women have continuously stepped up to make things happen. Dominique de Menil created a museum for her collection that has garnered the city intern ...

Now What?

The painstaking process of saying goodbye to the Byzantine frescoes: Roof's off and the art is gone

By Tyler Rudick

03.07.12 | 5:19 pm

And then they were gone . . . After nearly two decades in Houston, Menil officials oversaw the careful removal of two of the city's most storied artifacts — the 13th century artworks ...

digital homecoming

In video conversations, new MFAH director Gary Tinterow recalls his "wild and woolly" Houston past

By Tyler Rudick

02.08.12 | 3:15 pm

Newly-appointed Museum of Fine Arts, Houston director Gary Tinterow recently introduced himself online by way of a series of video conversations posted on the museum's website. After three ...

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Market Square Park Danny Jackson Family Dog Park Congressman Bill Archer Dog Park Millie Bush Dog Park Discovery Green Ervan Chew Dog Park	Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House
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The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat	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
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A-List Art Deco	Downtown Watering Holes

Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown	CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH
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Where the NFL/NBA Players Play	Shops for the Hip H-Town Man

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s Hotel Icon Sushi Raku Yao's Restaurant and Bar at Houston Pavillions (closed)	Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts
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Cupcake Heaven	Indie Coffee Joints

Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes	Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz
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Places to see an art house movie	Frosty Sno Cone Stands

Sundance Cinemas River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30	MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach
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Quirky Houston attractions	Imperiled Architecture

Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery	River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears
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Test Drives: Today's hottest cars	Swell Party Venues

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	The Corinthian Goode's Armadillo Palace Hotel ZaZa Houston House of Blues Houston Hudson Lounge La Colombe d'Or Lucky Strike Lanes
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Late Night Bites	Gallery Hopping in The Heights

Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky Taqueria La Tapatia	Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery
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Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche	Cool hotel pools for chilling

Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex	Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City
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05.21.13

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

05.21.13

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Marking end of an era, Houston Symphony Maestro's Wine Dinner is a sentimental affair

05.21.13

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Houston wins Super Bowl on its own merits: Super Bowl LI belonged back in rising city all along

05.21.13

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Computer geeks seek innovative solutions to city problems at first annual hackathon

05.21.13

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Best memories: Eight terrific performances that made this arts season special

21 \| may at 6:00 pm	Margaret Alkek Williams Crain Garden Performance Series: Houston Girls Chorus
Crain Garden Lobby at Methodist Hospital
21 \| may at 6:00 pm	CultureMap Mixers on the Map with SEARCH Homeless Services, Friends for Life, Young Neighbors and Holocaust Museum Houston's Next Generation
Hotel Derek
21 \| may at 7:30 pm	Alley Theatre presents Warrior Class
Alley Theatre
21 \| may at 7:30 pm	Theatre Under The Stars presents Spamalot
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts