NEVER STOPPED SERVING CUSTOMERS

Underhanded tow truck games: Fusion Taco owner's car is towed while she cooks

By Caroline Gallay

Sep 2nd, 2010 at 4:02 PM

The lot used for Wednesday lunches by Fusion Taco at 3440 Richmond had some unwelcome guests this week. Tow trucks hauled three cars from the vacant lot, including ...


I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE

Is shirtless wonder Matthew McConaughey changing his image? Or did Dolce & Gabbana go too far?

By Sarah Rufca

Sep 2nd, 2010 at 3:19 PM

If Dolce and Gabbana wanted to present Matthew McConaughey in his natural state, they would have photographed him on Venice Beach, shirtless and preferably playing the bongos. But ...


FIRE IN THE GULF

Who is Mariner Energy? Houston firm that owns the latest oil rig to explode has Enron and BP ties

By Sarah Rufca

Sep 2nd, 2010 at 1:14 PM

Just over four months after an explosion on BP's Deepwater Horizon rig caused the largest oil spill in history, tensions are running high with the news of ...


HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT

No. 1 with a Bullet: Country superstar Miranda Lambert showcases Houstonian's unique jewelry line

By Clifford Pugh

Sep 2nd, 2010 at 1:05 PM

Houston's Bullet Girl sure gets around. InStyle magazine reports that country music sensation Miranda Lambert wore a Bullet Girl necklace crafted by Houston designer Jessica Meyer when ...


CULTUREMAP EXCLUSIVE

First picture of the Mariner Energy oil rig fire

By Chris Baldwin

Sep 2nd, 2010 at 12:39 PM

CultureMap acquired the first picture of the Mariner Energy oil rig fire. The photo taken from a distance shows the platform burning. Thirteen workers were rescued from the ...


MFAH SCREENINGS ALL WEEKEND

Metropolis finally gets its happy ending: The mother of all science fiction movies is reborn

By Joe Leydon

Sep 2nd, 2010 at 11:47 AM

Call it the mother of all science-fiction movies, and you won’t be far off the mark. To view Metropolis, Fritz Lang’s deliriously extravagant 1927 allegory of ...


ONE INJURED, ALL SAFE

Updated: Mariner Energy oil rig explodes in the Gulf, oil spotted in the water

By Sarah Rufca

Sep 2nd, 2010 at 10:53 AM

Update at 1:14 p.m.: A Coast Guard officer now tells Bloomberg News that a one-mile oil sheen from the platform is already visible in the water ...


GREEN CHA-CHING

Texas' energy-efficient appliance rebate party gets a do-over

By Steven Thomson

Sep 2nd, 2010 at 10:29 AM

Ever tried to throw a blowout party, only to find yourself overwhelmed with an onslaught of guests without an appropriate welcome committee? The thing about parties is that ...


TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Houston Fashion Week is set: Project Runway winners & up-and-comers plan October catwalk debut

By Heather Staible

Sep 2nd, 2010 at 9:27 AM

Talk about making an entrance. After much chatter and speculation, Fashion Houston is set to unveil plans for five days of runway shows and parties Oct. 11-15 at ...


FIRST TASTE

Let there be light: Samba Grille injects hope into post-Angelika Bayou Place with South American swagger

By Sarah Rufca

Sep 2nd, 2010 at 7:46 AM

By opening day, Bayou Place's new Samba Grille was already nearly an old haunt to many well-connected foodies. Between the well-connected quartet of managing partners Estella Erdman ...


THE RUMBLE PART II

Heights Walmart heats up: Mayor Annise Parker won't defend the project, notes she's no SuperCenter shopper

By Carolina Astrain

Sep 2nd, 2010 at 12:54 AM

Traffic was one major concern at the public meeting Mayor Annise Parker held on the Heights Walmart plans Wednesday night at the High School for Law Enforcement and ...


A TOWN SAVER?

A full house: Galveston businesses press for casino gambling

By Caroline Gallay

Sep 1st, 2010 at 7:09 PM

In a survey conducted by Texas A&M University of 499 members of Galveston's Chamber of Commerce (which is owned by local business leaders), an enormous 79 ...


By Joseph Campana - September 2, 2010
Modern Museum of Art

Crossing over to the other side: Big D offers a feast for your art eyes and foodie stomach

If Big “D” is for Dallas, then the little “a” that comes next is definitely for the “arts.” Or so it seemed on a quick weekend getaway to Houston’s ...

TATTERED JEANS

The real story of dispersant in the Gulf and its magic trick of horrors

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By Katie Oxford - September 1st, 2010

Editor's note: Katie Oxford is on the ground and in the boats in Louisiana, reporting from the heart of the Gulf oil spill disaster. This is her 11th column ...

More than a naked snow man: Dance with Camera blurs the line between artist and lens

By Nancy Wozny - September 1st, 2010

A naked man dances in the snow, while the late modern dance legend Merce Cunningham sits motionless at the opposite end of the room. A tarantella ritual explodes with a ...

By Caroline Gallay - September 1, 2010
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B Corps take hold in Houston: Companies like New Living make doing good a rule

There's a new breed of business in town, literally. Benefit Corporations continue to gain notoriety — the concept was profiled in depth in Esquire earlier this month — but the term ...

Fall For Fashion
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Style points: Why we fall for fashion any time of the year

By Clifford Pugh - September 1, 2010

In the fashion world, September is the most wonderful time of the year. After the long hot summer, there's a hint of fall in the air in the fashion ...

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

A doggy dilemma for Houston: Restaurant pet ordinances create confusion, Annise Parker wonders if there's a better way

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By Marene Gustin - August 31st, 2010

A lamb lollipop is, and isn’t, what you think. At Hotel ZaZa’s Monarch it is simply a perfectly cooked little lamp chop on a frenched bone. They come ...


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