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After a long journalism career at the Houston Post and Houston Chronicle, Clifford Pugh has discovered the joys of the web in creating a unique news and information site that covers Houston in real time. His claim to journalism fame came at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, when screenwriter Alexander Payne asked him to hold his Oscar while he went to the bathroom.
 

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Still Saucy

Jerry Hall dishes about Mick Jagger's retirement, plastic surgery and Texas love

By Clifford Pugh

06.02.13 | 10:45 am

You can take Jerry Hall out of Texas, but you can't take Texas out of Jerry Hall. The 56-year-old model/actress has lived in England for a while now ...


Wedding Visions

BHLDN holds its first ever sample sale just a short drive away in Houston

By Clifford Pugh

05.29.13 | 9:32 am

When BLHDN, the hip, accessibly-priced online wedding boutique owned by Urban Outfitters, decided to open its first free-standing location in the United States around two years ago, it chose Highland ...


Diva Behavior

Beyoncé's outrageous tour demands reportedly include red toilet paper and $900 straws

By Clifford Pugh

05.04.13 | 2:00 pm

Beyoncé has come a long way from the little girl who hung around her mother's Houston beauty salon. According to an alleged rider to her Mrs. Carter Show World ...


Breakfast Blues

Breakfast snubbed: Only one Austin restaurant makes list of 100 best brunch spots in the U.S.

By Clifford Pugh

05.01.13 | 10:41 am

We know Austin is a great restaurant town, so we always get suckered in by national lists of best restaurants to see where our top dining spots rank. Naturally, Open ...


Wedding Ice

Blue Bell debuts a new ice cream flavor just in time for wedding season

By Clifford Pugh

04.27.13 | 10:28 am

 Blue Bell, which prides itself on coming up with new and exciting flavors for its fanatically loyal clientele, has hit upon a wedding theme just in time for the summer ...


Presidential Duties

Obamas head to Texas for Bush library dedication and West memorial service

By Clifford Pugh

04.22.13 | 3:06 pm

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are headed to Texas for two important events. They will appear at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum ...


Congratulations!

It's a girl for Jenna Bush Hager and proud grandpa George W. Bush makes the announcement

By Clifford Pugh

04.15.13 | 11:09 am

Former first daughter and current Today show correspondent Jenna Bush Hager gave birth to a baby girl Saturday night in New York. The newest member of the Bush family is ...


Model Story

H&M teams with Beyoncé for new line of bikinis, beach gowns and fun summertime clothes

By Clifford Pugh

03.23.13 | 5:30 pm

Beyoncé at the beach. That's the theme of a big new advertising campaign to tout the singer's collaboration with gigantic Swedish retailer H&M for a line of ...


Know what we know

New and improved CultureMap Daily Digest delivers hot headlines in easy-to-read format

By Clifford Pugh

03.11.13 | 12:15 pm

Notice anything different about today's CultureMap Daily Digest? The email we send to subscribers every morning now has a new look. Bold, engaging photos accompany the seven top stories ...


Red carpet blues

It was an off-year for Oscar fashion, but there were 11 memorable moments

By Clifford Pugh

02.25.13 | 8:11 am

It wasn't a banner year for Oscar fashion but there's still plenty to talk about.


Oscar fashion buzz

Fashion faux pas: Anne Hathaway's wardrobe malfunction is talk of Oscar red carpet

By Clifford Pugh

02.24.13 | 9:27 pm

What's with Oscar's exposed body parts? Angelina Jolie's leg was the talk of last year's red carpet at the Academy Awards. It even got its own ...


Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

Tomboy with a twist: Rag & Bone highlights menswear look & flights of fancy for the hipster chick

By Clifford Pugh

02.18.13 | 3:20 pm

NEW YORK — The Rag & Bone runway show always draws one of the hippest crowds during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, so it was no surprise that Drew Barrymore, in a floppy hat ...


Sketch This

Designers reveal first hints of fall as Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week begins

By Clifford Pugh

02.07.13 | 12:44 pm

Get a hint of what's in store for fall 2013 as a host of designers showing at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week share their inspiration.


Power Surge

Backstage with Beyoncé: Laughs, hugs and a kiss from Jay-Z after electrifying Super Bowl performance

By Clifford Pugh

02.04.13 | 2:00 pm

Nearly everyone agrees that Beyoncé's Super Bowl performance was spectacular. She shared images of the backstage happenings.


An ICON in her own mind

Greatest hits: Victoria Beckham offers popular dresses from past collections on new website

By Clifford Pugh

02.04.13 | 12:49 pm

Victoria Beckham has discovered the power of the Internet. To celebrate the launch of her e-commerce website later this month, the pouty-faced singer-turned-fashion-designer is offering revamped versions of seven of ...


#WATCHHUNGERSTOP

Watch this: Michael Kors launches campaign to fight world hunger with ads and special products

By Clifford Pugh

01.30.13 | 3:59 pm

Having conquered the fashion world, Michael Kors is now setting his sights on efforts to end world hunger. The designer, who has become a billionaire — or close to it — since ...


Focus on education

Culture wars in the classroom: The fight to revise textbooks in Texas gets scrutiny in PBS documentary

By Clifford Pugh

01.29.13 | 12:17 pm

"The high school is no place to fight the culture wars," National Center for Science Education executive director Eugenie Scott said during a heated session of the Texas State Board ...


Sundance Film Festival 2013

What slump? Jeremy Lin rules at Sundance with crowd-pleasing documentary on his NBA ride

By Clifford Pugh

01.23.13 | 3:59 pm

PARK CITY, Utah — Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin is in something of a slump, having been benched in Saturday night's loss to Minnesota — the team's seventh defeat ...


Sundance Film Festival 2013

Texas Party at Sundance Film Festival draws full house of Lone Star revelers

By Clifford Pugh

01.23.13 | 2:33 pm

With so many movies from the Lone Star State at this year's Sundance Film Festival, it wasn't surprising that the Texas Party, hosted by the Texas Association of ...


The Influentials

Meet the Influentials: CultureMap highlights Texas leaders and tastemakers in new series

By Clifford Pugh

01.16.13 | 3:14 pm

Texas has long been a place that attracts people who want to make a difference. It doesn't matter who your parents are or how little money you have, if ...


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