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The biggest fashion icons of the 20th century

Throughout the 20th century, fashion influenced — and was influenced by — the culture and social movements of its time, across global and hyperlocal spaces. Today, for instance, we still associate flapper dresses with the Prohibition era, for example, or Kangol hats with the birth of hip-hop.

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How 9/11 changed travel forever

When this century began, you could pull up to the airport 20 minutes before a domestic flight in the United States and stroll straight over to your gate. Perhaps your partner would come through security to wave you goodbye. You might not have a photo ID in your carry-on, but you could have blades and liquids.

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Miller Outdoor Theatre Announces November 2022 Performance Schedule All Performances at Miller are Always Free

Since 1923, Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park has been one of Houston’s most beloved cultural treasures, a gathering place for the community and the site of thousands of memorable free performances.

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HISD inducting inaugural class into newly created Athletic Hall of Honors

The Houston Independent School District (HISD) has a rich history of student athletes not only making an impact but making history in the sports world.

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24h Daytona: ahead of the debut of the BMW M Hybrid V8 in the IMSA GTP class

After months of intensive preparation, the wait is over. This weekend, the BMW M Hybrid V8 – the first BMW M Motorsport prototype race car with a hybrid drive system – will make its race debut at the ‘Rolex 24’ at Daytona (USA). BMW M Team RLL will run two BMW M Hybrid V8 cars in the GTP class at the opening round of this season’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The team will be supported by numerous strong partners. The BMW M Motorsport Media Guide takes a detailed look at the technology and design behind the car, as well as the team and drivers. You can find the media guide attached and in the BMW Group Pressclub at the following link: http://b.mw/M_Hybrid_V8_Mediaguide. As well as the BMW M Hybrid V8, the BMW M4 GT3 will also feature in both GTD classes at Daytona, while the new BMW M4 GT4 competes in the BMW M Endurance Challenge, the opening round of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge.

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Summer is nice, but fall is better — for travel

Sure, an escape to the beach or cooler mountain air or the arctic air-conditioning of a museum comes not a moment too soon when summer really starts to heat up.

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Bryson Tiller Announces His 2024 North America Outing ‘The Bryson Tiller Tour’

Today marks a pivotal moment in the world of contemporary R&B and Hip-Hop as Grammy-nominated artist Bryson Tiller announces the upcoming release of his eagerly awaited album, aptly titled Bryson Tiller, along with his upcoming North America tour featuring 30 performances this spring and summer. Scheduled to drop on April 5 via Trapsoul/RCA Records, this album is set to define the next chapter of Tiller’s illustrious career. In a move that’s sure to excite fans across the globe, Tiller has also released the album’s first single, “Calypso,” and revealed the album’s cover art, with pre-orders now officially open HERE.

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What to watch on the first night of the Republican convention

Republicans will kick off night one of the Republican National Convention Monday with a theme focused around the "Land of Promise."

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The NFL, Charlottesville, and Trump's Pattern of Racial Division

The overwhelming defiance in the NFL on Sunday to President Donald Trump's attacks on protesting players encapsulates the high stakes for the GOP in his belligerent approach to race relations.

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Trump sets off a GOP tax cut scramble

President Donald Trump couldn't get Obamacare repeal, an infrastructure plan or a border wall, but there's one big wish-list item he's succeeded in conjuring into reality: tax cuts.

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Flirting with a Ketogenic Diet for Weight Loss and Health

In my younger years, I was used to always being at the top of my game physically. I was an athlete. I played lacrosse in high school and college. I played tennis. I lifted weights. I skied. But like most Americans, there came a time when I started putting on weight, to the tune of about a pound a year. The weight crept up on me, so slowly that I barely noticed. Then I was laid up with Lyme Disease and my weight really ballooned! Last year, I was looking at pictures from my last vacation and wondered, “Who is this person next to my beautiful wife?” I wanted a do-over.

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Interview: The All Access Art Show team Creates an Artistic Movement

The All Access Art Show: Winter Edition is giving Houston a heavy artistic dose of culture and grooves right before the turn of a new year.

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CDC Initiative Reports Decline in Death Rates from Diseases That Disparately Plague African-Americans

Diseases resulting from tobacco use, obesity, and diabetes; plus heart disease and stroke. These are some of the leading causes of death among African-Americans, according to the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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This tiny town is the site of Disney's 'lost' park

You may have paid to see gussied-up variations of the quaint town of Marceline, Missouri. The community of about 2,500, two hours northeast of metro Kansas City, was the hometown and emotional lodestone of Walt Disney.

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Flirting With a Ketogenic Diet for Weight Loss and Health

In my younger years, I was used to always being at the top of my game physically. I was an athlete. I played lacrosse in high school and college. I played tennis. I lifted weights. I skied. But like most Americans, there came a time when I started putting on weight, to the tune of about a pound a year. The weight crept up on me, so slowly that I barely noticed. Then I was laid up with Lyme Disease and my weight really ballooned! Last year, I was looking at pictures from my last vacation and wondered, “Who is this person next to my beautiful wife?” I wanted a do-over.

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AboutThatCar.com: 2019 Volvo XC40

It has taken eight years and $12 billion and some good old fashioned Scandinavian patience. But Volvo has finally righted the ship and is ready to reassert itself in the premium luxury market. What’s more, those big bucks don’t include the additional billions spent to build assembly plants in China and South Carolina.

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James Beard Foundation Announces the James Beard Foundation Food and Beverage Investment Fund for Black and Indigenous

In acknowledgement of the immeasurable contributions the Black and Indigenous communities have made to the modern American foodscape, the James Beard Foundation announced today the James Beard Foundation Food and Beverage Investment Fund for Black and Indigenous Americans, a new grant initiative to provide financial resources for food or beverage businesses that are majority-owned by Black or Indigenous individuals. The initiative is a component of the organization’s Open For Good campaign launched in April to rebuild an independent restaurant industry that is stronger, more equitable, more sustainable, and more resilient post-pandemic.

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Houston Symphony Announces March Classical Programs

The Houston Symphony debut of celebrated conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen highlights the orchestra’s classical offerings in March, which also include Houston Symphony Principal Clarinet Mark Nuccio as soloist in Aaron Copland’s Clarinet Concerto.

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Custody Case Over Newborn Shows How Blacks Are Criminalized

A Black Texas couple has been reunited with their newborn daughter after authorities removed the baby and placed her in foster care last month citing a doctor's concerns about how they were treating a jaundice diagnosis.

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Death toll in Surfside building collapse rises to 60 after search efforts turn from rescue to recovery

The death toll in a condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida, has risen to 60, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said, after authorities made the decision to shift the search effort from rescue to recovery.