Becky Scott
By Becky Scott
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The Schmooze Happy #NationalGirlfriendDay! Here Are Your Top 5 Jewish Girlfriends
It’s #NationalGirlfriendDay which can only mean one thing: America needs a girlfriend and fast. The Schmooze has taken it upon itself to rank what we believe are the top five Jewish women who should be considered for the role. 1.Natalie Portman Portman is a natural selection for America’s Jewish girlfriend. She’s beautiful but not intimidatingly…
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The Schmooze 7 Reasons Why Kate Berlant Should Be Your New Favorite Comedian
Kate Berlant, who once described her features as “violently Hasidic” in a New Yorker interview, is funny. She’s really, really funny. A long time fixture in the New York City comedy scene, Berlant is known for what you might call “academic satire” and performs alongside a peer group that includes Cole Escola of “Difficult People”,…
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The Schmooze Tomi Lahren Gets Health Insurance Through Obamacare — Even As She Supports Its Destruction
If God has a sense of humor, it surely involves a deep appreciation for irony. At the highly anticipated PolitiCon debate between deceptively good-looking nutjob Tomi Lahren and female deviant Chelsea Handler, Lahren admitted that she, a 24-year-old child who hates poor people, is still on her parents’ insurance plan. In other words: Tomi Lahren…
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The Schmooze #NoConfederate Goes Viral During ‘Game Of Thrones’ To Protest New ‘Slavery Fan Fiction’ Series
Once again, Twitter demonstrates how it has forever changed the way people protest. Whereas once you had to heave your broken body from the couch and take to the streets, you can now relay your message from the comfort of your own home using whatever revolutionary hashtag happens to be trending. Sunday evening saw the…
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The Schmooze Mandy Patinkin Drops Out Of Broadway Show In Support Of Booted Actor Of Color
In an attempt to salvage the box-office cred of “Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet Of 1812”, first-time producers Howard and Janet Kagan tapped veritable Broadway superstar Mandy Patinkin to take over the role that was previously occupied by “Hamilton” actor, Okieriete Onaodowan. But the celebratory champagne had barely been popped before Patinkin abruptly dropped…
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The Schmooze John Mayer Defends Justin Bieber’s Decision To Cancel His Tour
John Mayer, the half-Jewish favorite lover of future VMA host Katy Perry, has been known to tweet a lot of things, most recently this: Where are we on body wash? — John Mayer (@JohnMayer) July 27, 2017 That’s why it came as no surprise when the most exhausting white man in the music business took…
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The Schmooze The Pfeffermans Return To The Motherland In Season 4 ‘Transparent’ Trailer
Just when you thought “Transparent” couldn’t get any more Jewish, the writers’ room books tickets to Israel for the entire Pfefferman family. The woefully dysfunctional and infinitely lovable clan will be touching down in the Motherland this season to get yet further in touch with their roots. The trailer, released Friday morning, teases the Pfefferman’s…
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The Schmooze Can Sarah Silverman’s ‘Aggressively Dumb’ New Hulu Series Heal America?
One need not be intimately familiar with Sarah Silverman to grasp her fiery hatred for the President of the United States. She’s been known to express her feelings on Twitter in no uncertain terms. If you haven’t had the pleasure of witnessing them, I’ve included a couple below that aptly sum up her sentiment towards…
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