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September Literary Events: Colson Whitehead, Chris Shepherd and Zines
Monday, September 2, 2019 at 4 a.m. by Susie Tommaney

Houstonians play a major role in the literary scene this month, with a visit by former UH teacher Colson Whitehead, a return of Zine Fest Houston, and even a new cookbook by Chris Shepherd. So stop by your favorite indie bookse...
50 Years After Apollo 11: Earthrise, A Giant Leap, and Mission Splashdown
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 4 a.m. by Susie Tommaney

This week we continue our citywide celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. There's tons to see and do, plus discover more events in the first two stories in our series (shown below). This week we've got m...
Trailblazing Houstonians Who Helped Get Us On the Moon
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 4 a.m. by Susie Tommaney

Raise your hand if your boss ever promised a project that was so absurdly ambitious that, knowing what it would take to make it happen, you let out a groan of despair but also found yourself oddly excited at the challenge. And so it...
Ray Viator Knows How Houston Earned the Name Space City
Monday, May 20, 2019 at 4 a.m. by Susie Tommaney

Almost 50 years ago, as those glued to television sets were collectively holding their breath while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin completed their lunar module landing tasks, we heard those now famous words: "Houston,...