Becky Scott
By Becky Scott
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The Schmooze It Doesn’t Matter How ‘Punk’ Ivanka Trump Was, Kurt Cobain Would Have Hated Her
“At this point I have a request for our fans. If any of you in any way hate homosexuals, people of different color, or women, please do this one favor for us — leave us the f*** alone! Don’t come to our shows and don’t buy our records.” — Kurt Cobain Today is October 18,…
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The Schmooze Jewelry Line Hopes To Cash In On #MeToo Movement
An Upper East Side jewelry line, Adornia, is selling a necklace that spells out in rose gold letters “ME TOO,” a response to the social media campaign that saw thousands of women speaking out online about their own experience with sexual harassment and assault. Finally, for only $44, you too can wear the constant memory…
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The Schmooze Ilana Glazer Proves That We Need More Women In Positions Of Power
Ilana Glazer is a powerful, young woman. At the age of 30, she is the creator and star of “Broad City,” one of the most popular comedies on television. She and her partner, Abbi Jacobson, are The Bosses. That means they’ve got creative control over what they produce — and, more importantly, it means they…
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The Schmooze 6 Vegan Alternatives For Threatening Sexual Predators (Just Like Carrie Fisher Did!)
The late, great Carrie Fisher is once again posthumously in the news for being the baddest chick in the game. This time, Fisher has been remembered by her good friend, screenwriter Heather Robinson, for having sent a cow’s tongue to an executive as a threat after he attempted to force himself on Robinson. It’s the…
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The Schmooze All Three Evan Hansens Made A Disco Music Video To Mark The Passage Of Time
Talk about passing off the baton in style! In the relay race that is life, theater kids have proven once again that only they know how to properly mark the passage of time. And no matter how famous he becomes, make no mistake — Ben Platt is first and foremost (and forever will be) a…
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The Schmooze Donald Trump Jr. Dines At Manhattan’s Fanciest Kosher Restaurant
It can be jarring to remember that Donald Trump’s children are still among us, living as normal civilians — weaving through the crowds at Rockefeller Center, pretending to be a guest at the Plaza Hotel so they can use the bathrooms, peering intently through the tinted windows of a Lamborghini out onto the crowds of…
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The Schmooze ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Is Back And This Season They Are Making Sweeping Generalizations About Men!
Last season of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” ended with Rebecca Bunch vowing to ruin the life of Josh Chan, the man who abandoned her at the altar. Once a lovesick maniac, Bunch is now a heartbroken maniac, and Chan will inevitably pay the price. The third season premiered Friday evening to solid reviews — and all evidence…
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The Schmooze Mayim Bialik Responds To Criticism: ‘I Am A Bleeding Heart Liberal AND A Social Conservative’
Mayim Bialik is the latest celebrity to insert herself into the debate about sexual harassment and assault in Hollywood — and she’s also the latest celebrity to find herself at the center of a fiery backlash over her words. Bialik took part in a Facebook Live video Monday morning to explain what many saw as…
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