WHILE SOME FOLKS may use the holiday season as their reason to give, entrepreneur and fitness and lifestyle influencer Yami Mufdi uses her business savvy to give back year-round. She’s the founder and CEO of Levavi, a sustainable and size-inclusive activewear and swimwear company, and has garnered more than 120,000 followers on IG thanks to her body-positive content and workout vids. Having built her biz from the ground up, the newlywed is enjoying her first holiday season with her filmmaker husband, Taz Frase — specifically, by a firepit with a glass of wine. Here’s how she responded to our quirky Q&A!

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HOUSTON BALLET SOLOIST Harper Watters dances his heart out on the Wortham stage — and on TikTok. You’ve probably seen his viral videos circulating on the platform, or on Instagram, where he boasts nearly a quarter-million followers. The Nutcracker Prince — a “gay Black man with a gift for the absurd and a passion for platform heels,” per a Texas Monthly profile last month — has enjoyed being back in the spotlight after a year of canceled performances due to Covid, and will continue to spread holiday cheer … fiercely, of course. Here’s how he answered our, well, absurd questionnaire!

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SEXY, SOUTHERN-FRIED charmer Cabe Nowlen wears many hats, including that of committed singer-songwriter. And then sometimes he doesn’t wear a hat at all, or anything else, describing himself as a “naked hippie” on his popular Instagram page, where more than 15,000 follow his colorful, occasionally bod-baring posts. He’s also proprietor and top stylist of Montrose’s venerable Craft Salon. Here’s what he had to say in our quirky Q&A. You won’t believe what he gets up to on Wednesday nights!

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