The Bachelor Watch: Sean Lowe Is Back

Emily Maynard’s castoff is ready for his closeup. Yes, Sean Lowe is The Bachelor and he is ready to find love or die trying—and by “die” we mean date a lot of very attractive yet seemingly emotionally unstable women on national television in the hopes of finding love the old fashioned way.

In the intro to the show’s 17th season, Sean assures us that he loves his job, he loves Dallas, he loves his family, and he loves working out. Unfortunately it also appears he hates shirts, because he doesn’t wear one for the first five minutes of the show. Then a series of golden light-tinged montages reminds us about Sean’s “journey” with Emily, highlighting the important paving stones on their path to love, like the time he ran through the streets of a small Czech town yelling her name until he could make out with her. Then she broke his heart by passing him over for his more heavily hair-producted competitors, race car driver Arie and entrepreneur Jef.

California TV Personality Huell Howser Dead at Age 67

California television personality Huell Howser, known for his affable interview style as he toured some of the state's landmark locations, died Sunday night at age 67, according to KCET.

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Howser, the host of TV's "California's Gold", retired from the show at the end of November after nearly two decades on public television stations. Howser died Sunday night from "natural causes," according to KCET.

Ryan Morris, Howser's producer and long-time friend, confirmed he died Sunday night at home after a "long illness."