Results tagged “snl”

We knew it was coming, but that doesn't make it any easier. Patrick Swayze died tonight after battling pancreatic cancer for nearly two years. The Houston native began his career as a dancer and made his way from Waltrip High School in Oak Forest to the big screen as his star grew throughout the 1980s.

Houstonist landed her after departing from a small media market town where the most colorful television news personality was the local weatherman with the bad toupee - think Brick from Anchorman. Naturally we were blown away by the loud delivery, blue sunglasses and long earlobes that were Marvin Zindler. His ear splitting delivery of his tag line - "MAR-vin ZINDLER, EYE-witness NEWS!" - emblazoned the phrase in the memories of Houstonians despite hearing it only...

It’s been almost three and a half years since The Shins released their last album Chutes Too Narrow. Since that time, their popularity has soared – mainly thanks to Zach Braff for showcasing two songs from 2001’s Oh, Inverted World in the movie and soundtrack Garden State. In that movie, the lead female character explains to Braff that The Shins will "change your life." They may or may not change your life, but they just...

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Ah, this is what we've been waiting for: Ex-Enron executive Jeff Skilling gave us a taste of what his cross-examination might be like today when he lashed out at government prosecutors, claiming they conducted a "rewriting of history" to blame Enron's downfall on him and former Chairman Ken Lay rather than the people actually responsible. "I think they have purposely not looked at facts they should have looked at if they wanted to come to a more balanced and accurate conclusion," Skilling, Enron's former CEO, said during testimony in his and Lay's trial yesterday.