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Danielle Bradbery's amazing Voice win hits home — and now League City wants a piece

Big change at MFAH: Rich Kinder elected new chairman of renowned museum's board

The Heights' feel-good yarn art is destroyed by a vicious old woman vandal: This happened

Drake dials up the arrogance for his new concert tour — and Houston is in his cross hairs

City Life

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Bikini Season 101: How to stay sane and love your hot body — no fat questions allowed

A hybrid that actually looks good? Lexus shakes up the gas-saving game with its CT 200h

Teenage lifeguard drowns while trying to prove his underwater swimming prowess in Katy

Hazmat suit team pulls off a bold Woodlands jewelry store robbery: They got it at Jared (quickly)

Fashion/Style

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The hottest looks for summer: Ditch that boring, basic black for summer pastels

Who needs high heels to be sexy? 10 wedges that will blow away any boring shoe notions

Must-shop Houston boutiques: Break free of the chains to shop local

H&M partners with hip Paris designer for new collection

Food/Drink

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In-N-Out Burger threatens a high-end Houston chef in burger flap — and the response is hilarious

How Texas' new beer laws are changing the local craft beer scene: Everything you need to know

Houston bar king rails against spirit rep "hookers" and other Big Liquor games

New Midtown bar promises to serve only "American" craft beer: Is the USA, USA chant next?

Home/Design

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Color your world: Sofas in bold shades are among popular new furniture trends

Bayou Planting Guide helps your garden grow: Five foolpoof plants that thrive in the Houston climate

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

Real Estate

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Houston home sales break an all-time record: Has a white-hot market reached its peak?

Galveston ups its luxury game: New multi-million homes to include private helipad access

Mansion fever grips the real estate market: Is a $200 million home on the way?

A $6.7 million party house? Six bedrooms, a Zen vibe and not your ordinary design up the cool factor

Social Scene

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A red letter night at the Louvre with Diana Ross and Princess Charlotte brings in $3 million

Murder, super powerful Texas women and liver transplants all touch the Houston party scene

Young professionals raise a glass to Houston Ballet finale — and to never growing up

Party in Paris: Gypsy Queens rock Luxembourg Palace but Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes won't sing

Sports

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Johnny Manziel has a point on College Station: Is Twitter or the truth hurting Texas A&M?

Racists on Twitter taught a lesson by the NBA Finals 11-year-old National Anthem hero

Astrodome debate continues: 19 ideas for redo; nominated to National Register of Historic Places

Ed Reed stands up to Obama: Questioning his heart is absurd — Houston fans should know better

Travel

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United Airlines ups the Dreamliner ante, orders more new stretch planes — and look at that fuel burn

Galveston to get a new bridge? Historic old bridge seen as an economic block

With love from Paris, romantics lock up a controversial new tradition on Seine bridge

Carmen Electra's boobs to be bronzed for breastaurant Hall of Fame: You're surprised?

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The Arthropologist

Cinema Arts Festival gets happy feet with dance movies, from Trash Dance to American in Paris

By Nancy Wozny

11.04.12 | 2:13 pm

When I introduced Wim Wender's Pina in front of the sold-out crowd at Houston Cinema Arts Festival 2011, I thanked artistic director Richard Herskowitz for including dance in his festival ...

Celebrity activists

Scarlett Johansson is ready to shoot down Clint Eastwood: Has Dirty Harry met his match?

By Whitney Radley

09.06.12 | 5:45 pm

As is inevitable when the prevailing political parties gather one after the other, every move of the Democratic National Convention looks like a reaction to the GOP platform. A speech by ...

HIPSTER CHRISTIAN HOUSEWIFE

The kindest cut: When chopping off your hair is a spiritual experience

By Cameron Dezen Hammon

09.02.12 | 12:06 pm

The summer before I started college, I cut off my hair. For years it had tormented me with its plainness, running down the length of my back but otherwise unnoteworthy. I talked about cutt ...

Virgin queen vs. queen of Scots

The real Game of Thrones: Houston Grand Opera's reign of terror continues with Mary Stuart

By Joseph Campana

04.20.12 | 10:01 am

Hell hath no fury like a sovereign scorned. Or so it would seem in the world of Gaetano Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda, or Mary Stuart, which the Houston Grand Opera premieres Saturday at the ...

The CultureMap Interview

Houston's Hippie Hannah dishes on America's Next Top Model, confidence & Tyra Banks

By Steven Thomson

04.21.11 | 11:11 am

High fashion is the key theme of the 16th season of America's Next Top Model. Among the remaining five contestants on shoot in Morocco is 21-year-old St. Edwards University student and&nbs ...

Pre-pregnancy tush

Natalie Portman depends on a thong bikini: Oscar winner uses her hiney to promote Your Highness

By Caroline Gallay

04.08.11 | 4:47 pm

It's as if Natalie Portman won her Oscar, James Franco was nominated for his and the two got together and said, "Now that serious stuff is out of the way, want to team up for a stoner medi ...

Designer Dish

Carmen Marc Valvo's whirlwind Houston visit includes Red Carpet & blue stars

By Heather Staible

03.10.11 | 11:30 am

Watching a Carmen Marc Valvo fashion show, it’s easy to imagine the runway is the red carpet and the models, Hollywood’s most sparkling stars. That’s because his gowns beg to be w ...

Don't rush the talent

The real Oscars winner: Heidi the opossum's star is rising faster than Natalie Portman's

By Jennifer Patterson

03.01.11 | 2:20 pm

Crossed eyes didn't stop one opossum’s psychic vision. Heidi, Germany’s cross-eyed opossum who rose to stardom through YouTube videos, is back in the spotlight, correctly predicting ...

Oscar Watch

Stars on the beach & Oscar favorite Natalie Portman highlight Indie Spirit Awards

By Joe Leydon

02.27.11 | 11:02 am

Natalie Portman and Black Swan were big winners at the Independent Spirit Awards. But will they repeat at the Oscars? ...

Natalie's Teacher

There's no Oscar Black Swan without Billy Elliot: The dance trendsetter hits Houston

By Nancy Wozny

02.23.11 | 5:18 am

Face it, tutus rule. Blackswanarama just keeps on coming. Even sales of cakes with pink icing are up. But before Natalie Portman did her first Hollywood tendu, there was Billy Elliot ...

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Happy Hour treats	Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche

Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House	Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex
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Quirky Houston attractions	Free Museum Days

Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery	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	Swell Party Venues

Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown	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	Cool hotel pools for chilling

Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky La Tapatia Taqueria	Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City
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Imperiled Architecture	Shops for the Hip H-Town Man

River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears	Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts
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Frosty Sno Cone Stands	The Bow Wows of Dog Parks

MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach	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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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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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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Downtown Watering Holes	Test Drives: Today's hottest cars

CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH	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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Gallery Hopping in The Heights	Where the NFL/NBA Players Play

Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery	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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French diplomats open up their River Oaks manse to celebrate cave man life

06.19.13

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Bikini Season 101: How to stay sane and love your hot body — no fat questions allowed

06.19.13

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Danielle Bradbery's amazing Voice win hits home — and now League City wants a piece

06.19.13

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In-N-Out Burger threatens a high-end Houston chef in burger flap — and the response is hilarious

06.19.13

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How Texas' new beer laws are changing the local craft beer scene: Everything you need to know

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Plate & Bottle
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Philippe Restaurant + Lounge
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MKT Bar
19 \| jun at 6:00 pm	Emerging Leaders' Networking 101
Advantage BMW Midtown