Pride and Prejudice
Vivian Stephens helped turn romance writing into a billion-dollar industry. Then she got pushed out.
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Vivian Stephens helped turn romance writing into a billion-dollar industry. Then she got pushed out.
Mimi Swartz Texas Monthly Aug 2020 35min Permalink
What happens when a wealthy patron wears out his welcome in the “strangest, most conflicted place in all of Texas”?
Mimi Swartz Texas Monthly Jan 2020 35min Permalink
World-famous Houston surgeon Bud Frazier spent decades developing a revolutionary device that could save millions of lives.
Mimi Swartz Texas Monthly Aug 2018 25min Permalink
Outside a cookie shop in Houstons, a council member spied Trump’s name on a teenager’s shirt and yelled a few of the president’s worst words at her. Then the internet found out.
Mimi Swartz Texas Monthly Jun 2018 20min Permalink
Inside the political battle over reproductive rights in Texas.
Mimi Swartz Texas Monthly Aug 2012 35min Permalink
Inside the world of underground sex trafficking in Houston.
Mimi Swartz Texas Monthly Apr 2010 35min Permalink
A decorated college track coach, forced to resign because of an affair she had with a athlete 10 years before, fights back.
Mimi Swartz Texas Monthly Sep 2013 50min Permalink
Two Houston performance artists faux-marry an oak. Controversy ensues about the live installation’s relationship to the gay marriage debate.
Mimi Swartz Texas Monthly Mar 2012 25min Permalink
On therapists who help people stay in the closet.
Mimi Swartz New York Times Magazine Jun 2011 30min Permalink
John Friend, who founded a new school of yoga, says the practice should be about both exercise and spirituality. Oh, and making money.
Mimi Swartz New York Times Magazine Jul 2010 Permalink