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The Grand Gesture »
Why Texans stand out in crowds.
March 2009 by Mimi Swartz
Going Out In Style »
A Houston funeral home where the dead do not go modestly into that good night.
March 2009 by Skip Hollandsworth
Hostile Makeover »
Nobody told me an eyebrow plucking would hurt this much!
March 2009 by Gary Cartwright
Rhinestone Cowboy »
Or how I came to be known as “the man who put the glitter on Loretta Lynn’s titter.”
March 2009 by Kinky Friedman
Updating Your Closet »
Ken Downing on updating your closet.
March 2009 Interview by Jordan Breal
Neal Shudde »
54, Hatter.
March 2009 As told to Katy Vine
Styles and Styles of Texas »
The thirty Texans with the most iconic, unforgettable, eye-popping looks, from Davy Crockett to Beyoncé.
March 2009 by Jordan Breal, Gary Cartwright, Michael Hall, Skip Hollandsworth, Kristie Ramirez, John Spong, Mimi Swartz and Brian D. Sweany
Downsizing Houston »
If the crash that followed the boom hasn’t exactly been our fault, the result has been that same sad sense that maybe we’ll never have fun again.
February 2009 by Mimi Swartz
Abby McAfee Daigle »
25, Wedding Planner
May 2008 As told to David A. Herron
Ice Age: Video
What could be more fun than hopscotch and burgers with Dad?
April 2008
The Searcher »
When a UFO streaks across our skies— c’mon, the truth is out there!—Ken Cherry gets to work.
April 2008 by Skip Hollandsworth
The Easier Life »
My Mexican housekeeper’s son had the troubles of many American teens. If only I could have helped him more.
March 2008 by Antonya Nelson
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes »
Why cigar haters make ashes of themselves.
March 2008 by Kinky Friedman
Long Time Coming »
The Long Center performs; FotoFest flashes; Diboll gets husk-y.
March 2008 by Jordan Breal
Tomorrow Never Dies »
The perils of prediction.
February 2008 by Jake Silverstein
The Class of 2017 »
The future according to third-graders.
February 2008 by Katy Vine
The Skinny On Obesity »
What Comptroller Susan Combs is doing to make sure that everything is not always bigger in Texas.
February 2008
Third Grade Social Studies
They may only be kids in third grade, but you’re looking at the future of Texas.
February 2008
The Fabric of Our Lives »
I know her as my mother, whose womb I emerged from more than fifty years ago. They—the million or so quilting fanatics, mostly women, who spend hours a day with needle, thread, fabric, and sewing machine—know her as a celebrity. She can’t believe it either.
January 2008 by Michael Hall
International Quilting Convention
A look inside the world of quilting at the International Quilting Festival—the largest convention in Houston.
January 2008
Fabric Softener »
A quiltmaker’s musings on yards of fabric, windmill patterns, and the stories behind the quilts.
January 2008 by Marilyn Carter
Getting Fit »
Kenneth Cooper on getting—and staying—fit.
January 2007 Interview by David A. Herron
Ace of Cakes »
Wes Hurt makes people happy—one cupcake at a time.
April 2009 by Jena A. Williams
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