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Sneaker Wars

James Harden Could be Adidas's $200 Million Sneaker Man

More proof that the world needs a beard-tastic James Harden signature sneaker.

08/04/2015 By Samantha Ketterer

Feature

Close Encounters

The Texas Medical Center’s latest, greatest advance is neither pill nor procedure.

08/04/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Interview

The Wilfork: Two-Pronged and Barbecue-Friendly

Training camp is approaching, but the Texans’ new nose tackle looks forward to pursuing interests, shall we say, off the field.

08/04/2015 By Robb Walsh

Bayougraphy

The Art of Crime

Lois Gibson, Forensic Artist

08/04/2015 By Marianella Orlando

Ice House

August’s Perfect Party

Pat-Pat-Pat-Nope-Naw-Maybe-Maybe-Swoon edition

08/04/2015 By Catherine Matusow

Dept. of Inventions

Saving Children With—and From—Car Safety Seats

A Rice engineering team invents a system for saving infants left in hot cars, but will it make it to market?

08/04/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Newstonians

Escaped Converts: Marianella Orlando

Our occasional check-in with the flood of recent arrivals—poor, huddled and yearning to clog our freeways.

08/04/2015

Marriage Equality

For PopVows, Months of Wedding Preparations Pay Off

On a historic day, one Houston group made sure no couple would go without a wedding.

08/04/2015 By Catherine Matusow

Get Stuffed

The Dying Art of Taxidermy

It’s not only the animals that are endangered these days.

08/04/2015 By Trey Strange

A Textbook Case

Readin’, Writin’ and Rewritin’ History

Are Texas’ new history textbooks as bad as you’ve heard?

08/04/2015 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

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Back in (Ruggles) Black

Bruce Molzan Turns to Crowdsourced Fundraising for Baby Ruggles

Does the city need another Ruggles? Does it need a paleo bakery? Does Kickstarter actually work?

07/29/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Science

Hold Up—"E.T., Phone Home" is Real?

Houston artist Dario Robleto joins the $100 million search for alien life.

07/27/2015 By Nick Esquer

Houston Dash

The (Guessed) Right Stuff

Carli Lloyd and her Houston Dash teammates put women's sports in the spotlight.

07/17/2015 By Nick Esquer

Helping hands

Houston Enterprise Tackles the Refugee Problem You Don’t Know Exists: Floors

And they need your help!

07/10/2015 By Emma Hurt

Parks & Recreation

The Tide Turns on Buffalo Bayou

Houston’s Central Park passes its first test.

07/09/2015 By Catherine Matusow

Roller Derby

Skaters Gonna Skate

A derby dame finds her inner warrior.

07/09/2015 By Maggie Berardo

The Cyclist’s Guide to Houston

The Other Three-Foot Rule

In a car-friendly city, cyclist-rights activists are demanding attention—and saving lives.

07/09/2015 By Jeff Balke

The Cyclist’s Guide to Houston

Me, Myself and Bike

Discovering the Houston that drivers never see

07/09/2015 By Kyle Nielsen as told to Sarah Rufca

The Cyclist’s Guide to Houston

What’s Next for B-Cycle?

Houston BikeShare sets its sights on the Texas Medical Center.

07/09/2015 By Trey Strange

History

100 Years That Changed a City

A photographic inquiry into the nature of us

07/09/2015

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