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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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Piss off women at your own risk: Opera in the Heights' Macbeth whips you like a dominatrix

By Joel Luks

02.07.13 | 3:38 pm

Lessons learned from Shakespeare's Macbeth: Listening to women may be hazardous to your health. May cause visions, delusion, psychotic episodes and unwelcome ghosts to manifest at the most inco ...

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Mad Max, Poltergeist and Shakespeare merge: Opera in the Heights embraces the supernatural

By Joel Luks

01.31.13 | 1:36 pm

It's quite possible that Giuseppe Verdi didn't understand one word of William Shakespeare's Macbeth when he saw it for the first time. Scholars say that the Italian Romantic c ...

Calendar Closeup

Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events

By Joel Luks

09.27.12 | 10:30 am

On tap this week are events that strive to keep Houston verdant, the premiere of an opera written more than a century ago, a dirty adventure race, walking tours, a whimsical costumed race and conte ...

Toi Toi Toi

Shakespeare in the house: Opera in the Heights' new season tunes to 19th century Italy

By Joel Luks

03.18.12 | 7:32 am

Toi Toi Toi! Opera in the Heights 2012-13 program lineup may be ambitious. But since artistic director Enrique Carreón-Robledo stepped up to the conductor's podium, the company ...

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Opera in the Heights finds the magic touch: New maestro and a rising star lift Il Trovatore

By Theodore Bale

03.17.12 | 6:44 am

There might have been only two anvils, but at least they were authentic and hammered with unrelenting gusto. One of the most beloved scenes in all Italian opera, the rousing “anvil chorus&rdq ...

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Your weekly guide to Houston: Proud comedy, St. Patrick's Parade, burnings at the stake, blooming azaleas & a dance party

By Joel Luks

03.15.12 | 10:05 am

I may not know the difference between a battement frappé and a battement fondu développé yet — albeit the dance junkies at Houston Ballet's Ballet Barre are surely wo ...

Texas water good for sopranos?

Sexy death: Two hometown girls take on a Tudor Queen in Opera in the Heights' Anna Bolena

By Joel Luks

01.26.12 | 1:33 pm

In real life, death isn't sexy. It's a very dull, dreary affair, so said Somerset Maugham. Crossing over to the hereafter isn't the apex of our existence nor the pinnacle of our accompl ...

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Houston's new maestro: Enrique Carreón-Robledo tabbed to lead Opera in the Heights

By Joel Luks

04.22.11 | 5:04 pm

After a year-long search, snazzy and chic Opera in the Heights, better known as Oh!, has finally honed in on its new artistic director. Mexican-born Enrique Carreón-Robledo will be the n ...

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Sundance Cinemas River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30	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
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Kings battle in Houston: It's Camelot vs. Spamalot, may the best Arthur win

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

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

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

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

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