Year in Review

Our 10 Most Popular Arts & Culture Stories of 2018

From hot takes, to museum news, to NSFW tree art, y'all loved it all.

12/24/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Historical House TV

Will Restoration Island Be the Next Fixer Upper?

Islanders are keeping an eye on the work Ashley and Michael Cordray are doing.

08/28/2018 By Anna Lassmann

Rah Rah Rah

Be Princess of the Pregame With These Texas Tailgate Looks

Who said there's no fashion in football?

08/27/2018 By Anna Lassmann

Medicine

Divining the Flu Virus of the Future at UTMB

How UTMB researchers can predict whether the 2019 flu vaccine will (or won't) work.

08/15/2018 By Anna Lassmann

No Games Here

B. Anele Engineers a Collision of Color and Counterculture

The transdisciplinary artist skewers traditional symbols and images in a new Houston Center for Contemporary Craft exhibition.

08/10/2018 By Anna Lassmann

Water color

This Artist Created Beautiful Images From Photographs Destroyed by Harvey

When life gives you floods, make art on display starting August 4 at Vaughan Mason Fine Art.

08/02/2018 By Anna Lassmann

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Chasing Anatomy and Inspiration at the Houston Center for Photography

The 36th Juried Exhibition recognizes outstanding photographers from all backgrounds and subject matter.

07/27/2018 By Anna Lassmann

Another Brick

You're Not Crazy: Lego Humans Have Arrived in Houston

Nathan Sawaya's unusual body of art takes over the benches of downtown.

07/24/2018 By Anna Lassmann

How Can I Resist You?

Dress the Part As Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Hits the Big Screen

Local stores have everything you need to conjure that boho chic meets Greek vacation look.

07/19/2018 By Anna Lassmann

Crisis

What's Going on at the Border? The Rothko Chapel Asks Questions and Offers Answers.

A Tuesday community gathering grapples with the evolving immigration crisis.

07/16/2018 By Anna Lassmann

Trojan Goat

At Archway Gallery, a Decade of Recognizing Local Talent

Archway's 10th Annual Juried Exhibition sifts through hundreds of submissions to shine the light on unrecognized local artists.

07/10/2018 By Anna Lassmann

I Need Space

Coach and NASA Meet for a Stellar Collection

Repping Space City has never been trendier.

07/06/2018 By Anna Lassmann

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Seems Like A Pretty Good Time to Reread the Constitution, Eh?

The Houston Great Books Council holds an annual civics discussion each Fourth of July. Even in 2018, they plan to keep things civil.

07/03/2018 By Anna Lassmann

I Don't Wanna Grow Up

It's the End of an Era: Toys R Us Shutters Its Last Stores

We'll always be Toys R Us kids.

06/29/2018 By Anna Lassmann

Blue Jean Baby

7 Ways to Rock a Denim Skirt

Thankfully, today's denim is chicer than its early-2000s iteration.

06/19/2018 By Anna Lassmann

In Rainbows

Crêpe Paper Meets Carpet at This Piñata-inspired Exhibition

We Make Carpets—the Dutch art collective whose works employ cocktail umbrellas, coffee stirrers, and pasta—brings its love of everyday objects to Rice's Moody Center.

06/19/2018 By Anna Lassmann

It's Getting Hot In Here

5 of the Summer's Hottest Swimwear Trends

Retro or ruffled, these suits are all ready to make a splash.

06/12/2018 By Anna Lassmann

Cheap Eats

Bargain Banh Mi and Bo Kho at Hoàng Sandwich

Hoàng Sandwich gives you a lot of banh mi for your buck: a college student's dream come true

06/03/2014 By BoJanay Posey

The Drawl

Nine Houstonians With Startlingly Accurate Horoscopes

Some folks have had trying times of late. If only they’d read their horoscopes...

06/02/2014 Illustrations by Lucky 11 Studios

picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: May 30–June 1

Where to go, who to see, and what to do

05/28/2014 By Michael Hardy