Bayougraphy

Into the Deep

Deborah Mouton, poet, shows us the road to honesty and confrontation, paved with pencils.

06/01/2013 By Peter Holley Photography by Charles Ford

Elements of Style

Stand Up Straight

The personal style of “modern soul” singer-songwriter Brandon West.

06/01/2013 By Alex Gilbert Photography by Felix Sanchez

A Fable

The Prince and the Bakery

The story behind the medieval castle—moat, dungeon and all—in Bellville, TX.

06/01/2013 By John Lomax

The Perfect Party

Contradictions: from Macklemore to Orbit

Five people with whom we’d like to spoon in June

06/01/2013 By Catherine Matusow

Poets Laureate

In the Company of Gwen

Gwendolyn Zepeda, poetry and po’boys at Jimmy’s

06/01/2013 By Catherine Matusow

Lone Star College

Maida in Houston

Of terrorism and terroir

06/01/2013 By Peter Holley

Classical Music

A Farewell Toast

Maestro Hans Graf ends his 12 seasons as music director of the Houston Symphony with Mahler's "Resurrection" Symphony

05/17/2013 By Michael Hardy

The De Menils

Slow Dancing with the Muse

William Middleton landed a contract to write a biography of John & Dominique de Menil in 2002. After more than a decade and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of supplemental fundraising in support of the project, there’s still no book. What happened?

04/29/2013 By John Lomax

Perfect Party

Taylor Swift, the NRA, and a Dog Whisperer

The people we’d most like at our dinner table this month

04/29/2013 Illustrations by Charlie Powell By Alese Pickering

Essay

Strip Search

God and Man on Boone Road

04/25/2013 By Peter Holley

H-Town Diary

Fiesta Patrias

Sometimes, home is where the groceries are.

04/25/2013 By Javier O. Huerta

Bayougraphy

Setting the Bar

A chat with the dowager queen of Houston nightlife

04/25/2013 By John Lomax

Women in Combat

Don’t Ask, Compel

How Washington cemetery views the sea change in Washington, DC

04/25/2013 By John Lomax

Poop Cruise

That Ship Cray

A Katy native was aboard the Carnival Triumph's fateful voyage—and lived to tell the tale

04/25/2013 By Catherine Matusow

The AR-15

Silence Emboldens

Losing our innocence to America’s favorite firearm

04/25/2013 By Kerry H.

The Drawl

For Your Amusement

04/23/2013 Illustrations by John Patrick Thomas

Discovery Green

Celebrate Houston! Celebrate Klineberg!

This year, Stephen Klineberg's annual area survey rates a downtown party

04/19/2013 By Eric Harrison

Astrodome

A Modest Proposal for the Astrodome

Here is an idea for the Eighth Wonder of the World that no one has thought of yet

04/18/2013 By Terry Doody

Theater District

Alley Theatre Plans Major Renovation

Alley Theatre announces $73 million fundraising campaign to renovate iconic building's interior

04/17/2013 By Eric Harrison

Sports

Eyes on the Prize

To wish the Astros luck, Houston's Japanese sister city sent the team president a Daruma doll

04/11/2013 By Phaedra Cook