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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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Book gift guide

Sex, satire, fashion, food & literature: Nice and naughty books for everyone on your list

By Tarra Gaines

12.19.12 | 1:48 pm

With less than a week left for holiday shopping, we at CultureMap would like to offer a happy medium between street brawls in Target and Neiman Marcus and just giving up and throwing gift cards at ...

Hometown Glory

Unstoppable! National Mayors Conference projects Houston will grow faster than any other city

By Whitney Radley

07.23.12 | 5:21 pm

Last week was a busy but triumphant one for Mayor Annise Parker. In a mid-week repartee with comedian-cum-pundit Stephen Colbert, she touted Houston's livability and its robust job market; the ...

Props For Houston

Annise Parker & Stephen Colbert are in love: Highlights, surprises and misses from mayor's moment

By Sarah Rufca

07.18.12 | 11:41 pm

Oh, that tricksy Colbert. Just when we thought Houston was safe from his mockery, with Mayor Annise Parker as Wednesday night's guest on The Colbert Report, he opens the show by saying, &q ...

Hometown Glory

Annise Parker bonds with Stephen Colbert: What to expect from the mayor's surprise comedic TV turn

By Sarah Rufca

07.18.12 | 11:25 am

It's been more than two years since Stephen Colbert's trip to NASA and failed attempt at astronaut training, but on Wednesday night's episode of The Colbert Report, he's giving Hous ...

Art for everyone!

It's Upstairs, Downstairs at MFAH: Art you're supposed to laugh at contrasts serious sittings

By Leslie Loddeke

07.14.12 | 12:32 pm

What’s that sound I hear in the customarily tranquil Museum of Fine Arts, Houston? Could it be someone laughing? As it happens, it is — and it’s perfectly appropriate in the c ...

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Links we love: Jobs of the 1 percent, concept garbage trucks, psychic Simpsons and more

By Samantha Pitchel

01.16.12 | 9:00 am

Assistant Editor Samantha Pitchel reads everything so you don’t have to. Here are the links she (and we) loved today: Rick Perry defends marines accused or urinating on corpses: " ...

Colbert for President

PAC attack: Stephen Colbert skirts the law (with Jon Stewart's help) in plans for presidential run

By Minh Vu

01.14.12 | 2:47 pm

Stephen Colbert teased the idea of entering the Republican primary in South Carolina on Thursday evening, after having signed over his super PAC to Jon Stewart. He announced to viewers on The C ...

dream team

Beyond Billy Crystal and more than Eddie Murphy: Examining our fantasy Oscars host

By Brendan K. O'Grady

11.16.11 | 9:15 am

It’s probably safe to say that the Academy Awards telecast has never seen so much pre-show news coverage as it has in 2011. The Oscars first made modest waves with the announcement of cri ...

Born this way

Nivea's afro ad rings offensive, but where's the furor over the negative women's body ads?

By Sarah Rufca

08.22.11 | 10:20 am

OK, here's the idea: We get a suave-looking black guy, and he's carrying around a decapitated head of another black guy by the afro, and he's throwing it like a discus. Then we add a ta ...

All's fair in love and politics

Revenge for Parry ads? Rick Perry poaches Stephen Colbert's PAC-man

By Sarah Rufca

08.19.11 | 6:00 am

Rick Perry and Stephen Colbert have so much in common it's hard to tell them apart sometimes. Both love to espouse provocatively conservative talking points on camera (though Colbert hasn't ...

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Indie Coffee Joints	Test Drives: Today's hottest cars

Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz	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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Shops for the Hip H-Town Man	Quirky Houston attractions

Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts	Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery
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Frosty Sno Cone Stands	Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche

MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach	Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex
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Gallery Hopping in The Heights	A-List Art Deco

Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery	Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown
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Cool hotel pools for chilling	Where the NFL/NBA Players Play

Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City	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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Swell Party Venues	Happy Hour treats

The Corinthian Goode's Armadillo Palace Hotel ZaZa Houston House of Blues Houston Hudson Lounge La Colombe d'Or Lucky Strike Lanes	Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House
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Downtown Watering Holes	Places to see an art house movie

CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH	Sundance Cinemas River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30
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Free Museum Days	The Bow Wows of Dog Parks

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	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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Imperiled Architecture	Cupcake Heaven

River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears	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	Late Night Bites

The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat	Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky Taqueria La Tapatia
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A big name chef's new food truck more than lives up to expectations: Houston's new best tacos contender?

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Gyro Hero: Winner sets world record in Greek sandwich eating contest

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Arian Foster jumps out at Texans practice, but Andre Johnson wowed by one DeAndre Hopkins trait

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Downtown tower evacuated when workers fall ill after suspicious package arrives

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Steakhouse favorite plans move to plush new digs near the Galleria

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
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