Results tagged “thebachelor”

Good morning, Houston. The bad news: You've missed your chance to see the International Space Station this morning as it orbits above Texas. (We suppose it's only bad news if you're interested in seeing the space station — if you're not, hey, you won't be disappointed!) The good news: You'll have three more opportunities before the end of the week. The ISS will be visible at 4:08 a.m. Thursday (for nearly four minutes, beginning... more ›

Good morning, Houston. If you're like Houstonist, you've watched those TV specials about the University of Tennessee's body farm with morbid interest — and you were morbidly interested when you heard that a similar facility was being planned for Texas State in San Marcos. But the plan keeps running into roadblocks, the latest of which is a concern that the buzzards the body farm would attract could affect airplanes on their way to the... more ›

Good morning, Houston. As faithful Houstonist readers, you know we have trouble resisting a good crime report, so we were nearly beside ourselves when we read about the family that might have set a grocery store potato chip display on fire in February. Seriously. It happened at a Sellers Brothers on Telephone Road on Feb. 10, and surveillance video — which you can see if you follow the link — shows a young man... more ›

Good morning, Houston. Blah blah blah, et cetera. (Yeah, you can tell it's Friday again.) >> BP: Managers to blame for 2005 blast: An internal BP report on the deadly 2005 explosion at its Texas City refinery recommends that four top managers be fired for bad judgment and failing to do their jobs. The report — completed in February but kept confidential until it was released under court order Thursday — named Pat Gower,... more ›

Good morning, Houston. Are we the only ones who've had a really long week? Even though Thursday just reminds us that it's not yet Friday, we can still find some Thursday goodness. For example, did you know Thursday is named for Thor, the god of thunder? OK, then, how about what it meant if you wore green to high school on Thursday in the '60s? And did you know the universe was actually created... more ›

A Fort Bend principal who allowed one of her teachers to miss 22 school days to appear on ABC's The Bachelor will be reassigned to another campus. Tammie Carpenter, former Colony Bend Elementary School principal, was well-liked by children and parents, according to the PTO president, who was angered by the district's decision. The teacher in question, Amber Alchalabi, has not been disciplined. Several parents complained when Alchalabi, who said she was gone due to... more ›

Houstonist isn't going to lie and tell you that this is our first time watching America's Next Top Model. We did use "research" as our excuse last night when we watched it, though. It looks like it is going to be another fun season of ego vs crazy vs trashy vs know-it-all, etc. We hope "Little Tyra" (aka Felicia) from Houston stays on as long as possible, because we feel much less guilty watching... more ›

For Houston reality TV fans who have been waiting to see our city represented ever since Erica left The Bachelor, we have good news. This season - uh, cycle - of America's Next Top Model features a very pretty Houstonian. Meet Felicia. She's 19 and works as a sales associate. If she wins, she will receive a $100,000 modeling contract with Covergirl, a spread in Seventeen Magazine and representation by a top model agency. We... more ›

Ah, "The Bachelor". Last night marked the end of the new season. And even though we kind of stopped keeping up with the show after both women from Texas were given the proverbial boot, we had to watch the season finale to see who the Prince chose to be his Princess. Our money was on Sadie, and it had been since the beginning. (Though we realized last night that the name “Sadie Borghese” sounds ridiculous.)... more ›

Watching “The Bachelor: Rome” is, at this point, a bit like holding on to a bad relationship. You know something is awry, but you want so badly for it to be good again! The first few weeks, we could justify that maybe Prince Hottie Lorenzo just had bad taste in women. Now, all signs are strongly pointing towards puppet masters (otherwise known as producers) making the stupid decisions for him. Last night’s episode began... more ›

We love the "The Bachelor: Rome" so much that tonight, in honor of Prince Hottie Lorenzo, we'll be live blogging during the show. What that means is that you'll get our snide comments regarding Ms. Thang (aka Erica the socialite) in real time! The show starts at 8 p.m. on ABC 13. You can check out a preview of tonight's drama filled episode before you tune in to see what kind of reality show... more ›

We just want to know… are the people in charge of “The Bachelor” joking? Really? Are they kidding? Because this season is making us lose complete faith in the authenticity of reality TV shows. Especially ones that are meant to end in marriage. Our faith is being tested because on last night’s episode of “The Bachelor”, Prince Hottie Lorenzo actually offered a rose to native Houstonian Erica. This upsets us because we really think... more ›

Normally, when it comes to national reality tv shows, we’re all about rooting for any Houstonian. It’s a chance for people to see that not all Texans speak with slow drawls or chew straw between meals. We like that, right? Last night, we caught the 2-hour premiere of the ABC show “The Bachelor”. (Which we also love.) So imagine our surprise when we see that the Houstonian chosen to represent our city was a... more ›

Houston women had the chance to get a chance to become a princess over the weekend. (Yes, that confused us a bit, too.) There were open casting calls for the reality show The Bachelor: Rome on Friday at the local ABC studios and on Sunday at Katy Mills Mall. We’re a little surprised the casting wasn’t held outside of some fancy schmancy store in the Galleria, considering the social status of the new Bachelor.... more ›