Becky Scott
By Becky Scott
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The Schmooze Jake Gyllenhaal Plays Boston Marathon Bombing Victim In ‘Stronger’
America’s second Hollywood recap of the Boston Marathon bombing released its first trailer Thursday and it looks significantly less awful than Hollywood’s first endeavor, “Patriots’ Day.” While “Patriot’s Day” was a too-soon, nationalist piece of garbage film that started shooting about sixteen seconds after the first bomb went off, ‘Stronger’ tells the story of Jeff…
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The Schmooze Trevor Noah Says He Was ‘Broken’ By Dashcam Video Of Philando Castile’s Murder
Trevor Noah faced more than his fair share of criticism upon replacing beloved “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart but the comedian has repeatedly since proven that he is the best man for the job. Tuesday night, Noah took a few minutes out of the show to react to the Philando Castile verdict. In one of…
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The Schmooze Michael Kors Attacked By Rabid Animal Rights Activists At Met Fashion Talk
A lot of people are angry about a lot of things in this world but perhaps no one group expresses that rage with more blood-chilling vehemence than animal-rights activists. What is it that makes an organized group of vegans so positively terrifying? Just ask Michael Kors. He was the subject of their unhinged vitriol during…
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The Schmooze The Counselors Of Camp Firewood Are Back In Trailer For ‘Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later’
Today is a truly blessed day for Netflix has released its first trailer for ‘Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later’ and, if it’s any indication of what we can expect from the series, we are in for episodes on par with the original cult classic. In the (second) follow-up to the 2000 comedy, the…
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The Schmooze Your Child Can Now Own A ‘Dad-Bod’ Ken Doll
Are you the kind of person who is kept up at night thinking, “Mattel’s Ken doll has such an unrealistic body! No one has that much time for the gym!”? Have you ever dared to hope that Mattel might one day acknowledge that men come in a variety of shapes and sizes? Are you the…
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The Schmooze ‘The Most Interesting Man In The World’ Is A Nice Jewish Boy From The Bronx
If you’ve ever watched a sports game on cable TV, you know who The Most Interesting Man in the World is. His passport requires no photograph. The circus ran away to join him. He can kill two stones with one bird. And so on and so forth. He flashed across our screens for the better…
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The Schmooze Avi Kaplan Leaves Pentatonix, Official A Capella Group Of Your Heart, To Pursue Solo Career
Because the year is 2017 and all good things must die, Avriel Benjamin Kaplan announced via a funereal Facebook video that he has made the decision to leave Pentatonix. For those of you whose lives remain somehow untouched by the freakishly talented fivesome, Pentatonix is an a capella group that shot to stardom after placing…
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Fast Forward Corinne Olympios Vows Her Own Probe Into ‘Bachelor In Paradise’ Sex Assault Claims
“Bachelor in Paradise” producers are no stranger to drama but a private investigation launched by contestant Corinne Olympios into allegations of sexual assault on-set may be more than even they know how to handle. Olympios, the Jewish contestant at the center of the drama, vowed to pursue her own investigation into the matter after Warner…
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