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Food Take

Green Bean Casserole Is the Best Thanksgiving Dish

Sorry, mashed potatoes, turkey, and the like: You have no match.

11/22/2018 By Timothy Malcolm

Pets in the City

The Strange Joys of Living With Dogs in the Bayou City

Cities can be lonely places, but it’s hard to feel truly alone when you’re striding through Houston with your dogs.

06/22/2018 By Dianna Wray

Educational Purposes

The Poetry of Cuba

A young writer finds there's a lot more to Cuba than vintage cars and cigars.

06/08/2018 By Josh Davis

Essay

Why I Became a Taco Journalist

"I’ve spent almost every day since chasing the perfect taco."

03/28/2018 By Marco Torres

Life in Plastic, It's Fantastic

Happy Birthday, Barbie: An Ode to America’s Hottest 59-Year-Old

We look back on some of the doll’s biggest milestones.

03/09/2018 By Abby Ledoux

Flying the Friendly Skies

From Houston to Sydney In Only 17-and-a-Half Hours

A tale of United's first direct flight between the two cities.

01/22/2018 By Scott Vogel

Essay

Remembering David Bowie, Starman of Style

The common thread underpinning all of Bowie’s many styles is this: Do what you want.

01/10/2018 By Noah Nofz

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Home for the Holidays: A Tale of One Vile Voyage, Or: Why I'm Never Leaving Texas Again

I see your holiday travel story and raise you this 25-hour cross-country hell trip.

01/08/2018 By Abby Ledoux

Year in Reading

I Read 156 Books This Year. Here Are 3 Things I Learned.

"I think that's how and why I read so much: the possibility of discovering something that will grab me, shake me, and even change me."

12/27/2017 By Ryan Pait

Holiday Thievery

'Tis The Season For... Wallet and Purse Snatching?

At a Target in December, I got robbed in the Christmas section.

12/22/2017 With Gwendolyn Knapp

H-Town Diary

How My Dog Helped Me Make Friends in Houston

Getting a golden retriever made moving to the Bayou City a little easier.

12/04/2017 By Laura Furr Mericas

Essay

An Obituary for Emma, My First Car

Just as you never forget your first love, you never forget your first car.

11/28/2017 By Nicki Koetting

Grandfathered In

The Critic's Notebook: Say No to Lines

Whether you're type A or just entitled, those guys don't need you.

11/06/2017 By Alice Levitt

Heroes of Harvey

The Unexpected Hero of Harvey: Technology

Harvey was America's first major natural disaster of the modern tech era—which was lucky, as the internet and social media saved lives during the storm.

10/02/2017 By Jeff Balke

#HarveyHmag

The Monster That Won't Die: A Hurricane Harvey Diary

This wan't her first hurricane, but it was her worst.

09/11/2017 By Harriet Riley

#harveyhmag

The Ballad of the Hurricane Coca-Cola To-Go Cup

Or why patronizing your local businesses is its own important donation.

08/30/2017 By Alice Levitt

Essay

A Vermonter Discovers Houston Food

Space City tastes like an exotic vacation.

08/21/2017 By Alice Levitt

Everything now

Notes on Arcade Fire from a Native Son

"I decided this band was the coolest thing ever to emerge from the bougie patch of reclaimed swamp I called home—a belief I more or less hold to this day."

08/10/2017 By Morgan Kinney

Skoolz out 4evr

A Tale of Three Schools: One Last Walk Down the Halls of Robert E. Lee Wisdom High

One writer reflects on her years at a historic Houston high school as it faces demolition.

06/26/2017 By Shondrika Cook

Fifth Quarter

Fearsome Feast: Pepper Pot Soup

How a can of Campbell's soup haunted our dining editor's childhood.

04/27/2017 By Alice Levitt

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