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Evan Rachel Wood’s Character Is Both Wyatt And Dolores In ‘Westworld’ Season 2

The Season 1 finale of Westworld aired in December 2016 on HBO so, in advance of the show’s Season 2 premiere next Sunday, old fans are catching up. It’s not only entertaining to revisit the multilayered sci-fi universe that has soared beyond the original 1970s film and Michael Crichton novel — it’s almost a necessity, […]

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This Guy Nurtures Mark Cuban’s ‘Shark Tank’ Investments

Back in 2007, Abe Minkara was quoted in The New York Times about a new niche in personal grooming products: hair care for men who don’t have any. Minkara was the founder of a company called “Bold For Men,” and told The Times that he wasn’t much for the word “bald.” “I prefer being called […]

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Ada Vox’s Stunning ‘American Idol’ Audition Only More Fascinating Because Of The Singer’s ‘AI’ History

When American Idol came to ABC for Season 16, after 15 seasons on Fox, fans were expecting few changes. Ryan Seacrest, who had been there from the beginning, was back. The audition process, with the cheers of “You’re Going to Hollywood!” bestowed upon successful contestants, seemed to function just like in the old days. Sunday […]

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Lori Greiner Describes A ‘Shark Tank’ Fail That Didn’t Make It To Air

It takes a lot of time to film a season of Shark Tank. Back in 2015, Business Insider reported that the entirety of Season 7, which was comprised of 29 episodes, was filmed in 17 days. That means the sharks spend long hours in those comfy seats, listening to pitches of about an hour’s length, […]

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Kevin O’Leary Gets Help From ‘Shark Tank’ Co-Stars Mark Cuban And Barbara Corcoran To Settle Up Political Run

It’s been almost a year since Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary abandoned his bid to head up Canada’s Conservative Party. But his campaign remains heavily in debt, a problem he can’t handle on his own. The issue is not O’Leary’s lack of personal funds to cover the outstanding amount, which The Globe and Mail reported […]

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The Day ‘Shark Tank’ Star Barbara Corcoran Discovered $44 Million In Her Bank Account

Back in 2001, future Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran was still giving herself an allowance. Every week, she would take her cash card to the bank machine and withdraw $200. That was her spending money. Then, one day, she checked her receipt after claiming her cash. The account balance? $44 million. No, it wasn’t a […]

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Kevin O’Leary Explains Why Ring Did Not Get A ‘Shark Tank’ Deal

Amazon reportedly bought the company Ring, which produces a video-enabled doorbell, for $1 billion this week. As CNBC reported on Tuesday, the venture, then called Doorbot, had a less-than-successful appearance on Shark Tank in 2013. At that time, only one shark, Kevin O’Leary, offered to give the company’s founder, Jamie Siminoff, a deal. Siminoff turned […]

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‘Shark Tank’: Flashback To That Great Moment When Six Sharks Sat On The Panel

Shark Tank has not changed much over its nine seasons. But on the premiere of Season 8 in the fall of 2016, the show engaged in a bit of an experiment. Instead of featuring five sharks, it added another chair, so all six of the investors could hold court at the same time. It was […]

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‘Shark Tank’: The Hollywood Story Behind the Man Who Created Hugo’s Amazing Tape

On Sunday night’s Shark Tank, two sisters step on to the carpet to pitch a business started by their father, Hugo Maisnik. The product, Hugo’s Amazing Tape, is a bit of a wonder. It’s strong, holds fast but leaves no residue. It’s reusable and sticks only to itself. According to the company’s website, Maisnik discovered […]

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Watch Pre-Teen Tessa Virtue And Scott Moir Skate Together Years Before Their Olympic Triumphs

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have already taken home gold at the Pyeongchang Olympics — they mounted the podium with their fellow members of Team Canada to win the Team Skate competition last weekend — but they are not finished yet. The iconic ice dancing duo, who won gold in 2010, silver in 2014, and […]

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SolSource Had A Long History Before ‘Shark Tank’

On Sunday night’s episode of Shark Tank, Catlin Powers walked on set with a bold ask: $500,000 for 3 percent of SolSource. The company sells a solar-powered grill that eliminates air pollution caused by smoke. Powers’ pitch included an interesting backstory. While working on environmental issues in the Himalayas, she discovered that local families burned […]

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Robert Herjavec Of ‘Shark Tank’ Won’t Get Behind Cryptocurrency Right Now — Because He’s One Of The Good Guys

Given the meteoric rise — and fall — of Bitcoin over the past year or so, almost every Shark Tank investor has been asked how they feel about cryptocurrency. While it’s tougher to find comments by Barbara Corcoran or Lori Greiner on the issue, the other four sharks have had their say, and their opinions […]

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Daymond John’s Story About Robert Herjavec Shows The ‘Shark Tank’ Stars Are Real-Life Friends

Every episode of Shark Tank brings some dose of drama, none so captivating, usually, as a bit of a tiff between the sharks. There’s real money at stake on the program, so when there’s potentially a great investment on the table, it’s no holds barred between the panelists. But Daymond John’s recent interview with People […]

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The ‘Shark Tank’ Effect Can Fall Flat, As One Lori Greiner Investment Proved Two Years After Making a Deal

Part of the mythology of Shark Tank is the so-called “‘Shark Tank’ Effect.” Once the episode airs, entrepreneurs who are used to doing business out of their basements suddenly get an influx of orders, crashing their website servers and either pivoting their company into stratospheric success or miserable failure when they don’t have the capacity […]

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Rex Tillerson And James Mattis Attend International Summit On North Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis are in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, to discuss North Korea with more than a dozen U.S. allies. The State Department’s director of policy planning, Brian Hook, told CNN that past and future actions regarding North Korea are on the agenda. Specifically, discussions will […]

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Robert Herjavec Of ‘Shark Tank’ Says Private Jets Aren’t About Luxury

For most people looking in from the outside, it would seem like having a private jet is a pretty luxurious experience. There are no long lines to check in, no tripping over fellow passengers to visit the restroom, and no countless scrolls through the in-flight entertainment menu to find something worth watching. But according to […]

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James Franco Says He Would Take Tommy Wiseau To The Oscars

Watchers of the Golden Globe red carpet Sunday night may have noted James Franco didn’t take his Disaster Artist muse — director of The Room, Tommy Wiseau — to the awards ceremony. Instead, he was side-by-side with his co-star and brother, Dave Franco. Dave’s wife, Alison Brie, herself a Golden Globe nominee, attended separately with […]

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Kevin O’Leary’s ‘Shark Tank’ Investment Wicked Good Cupcakes Finds A Niche In The Bakery Gift Business

In Season 4 of Shark Tank, mother-daughter business owners Tracey Noonan and Dani Vilagie made a deal with Kevin O’Leary for their cupcake in a mason jar company, Wicked Good Cupcakes. At the time, critics called the royalty deal — which gives O’Leary a few dimes of every jar of cupcake sold in perpetuity in […]

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Sarah Oliver Handbags: The Unfortunate End To The Story Of The ‘Shark Tank’ Company That Warmed Hearts

Any Shark Tank fans who regularly consume reruns may have recently seen Episode 14 of Season 7 on Netflix or CNBC. That was the installment featuring Sarah Oliver Handbags, a company run by a California designer who hired residents of a Mill Valley retirement community to perform the initial knitting on her products. As part […]

Does Chewbacca Have A Vegan Epiphany In ‘The Last Jedi’?

Warning: This post contains minor spoilers from the new film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Probably the last thing anyone expected from Star Wars: The Last Jedi was a treatise on animal rights. But according to one commentator writing on the website of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the movie not […]

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