Blair Thornburgh
By Blair Thornburgh
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The Schmooze Mayim Bialik Will Not "Bedazzle" Her Splint
Modesty maven Mayim Bialik had bit of formalwear good fortune this week. The 36-year-old “aspiring Modern Orthodox” sitcom star made a big bang on the red carpet for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Performers Peer Group Reception with a lovely, lacey, long-sleeved gray gown that covered all the requisite parts: arms, legs, and…
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Breaking News Tennis Judge Beat Hubby With Mug: Police
It sounds like a scene from a bizarre round of Clue: the tennis judge, in the living room, with the coffee cup. But according to a criminal complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, prominent tennis referee Lois Ann “Lolo” Goodman was dead serious when she bludgeoned her husband to death in their Woodland Hills,…
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The Schmooze Natalie Portman’s Nude Photo Shoot Benefits Charity
The Iconic Nude Photo Shoot Of Jewish Actor Natalie Portman
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Life ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comments Dangerously Immature
Perhaps it’s not shocking that Representative Todd Akin, the Republican Senate nominee from Missouri who’s backed by the Tea Party, opposes abortion even in the case of rape. More surprising is the backward and scrambling way he justifies his position. In an interview with a St. Louis television station, Mr. Akin presented a muddied “clarification”…
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The Schmooze Drake Hit With $16 Million Lawsuit
Chris Brown and Drake, the sparring pair of musicians as synonymous with “feud” as Capulet and Montague or Hatfield and McCoy, has just received that most American of official recognitions: a lawsuit. W.i.P., the New York nightclub where the two entertainers had a doozy of a dust-up earlier this summer, is suing Brown and Drake…
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Food Mixing Bowl: Kosher 7-Eleven, Babka Love
Is there actually something in the water that makes the classic chew of a New York Bagel the best, or is it all just bragging? [Smithsonian Food & Think] The world’s first kosher 7-Eleven in Monsey, N.Y. is now serving up Slurpees, snacks, and specialty hot dogs, cooked on a rabbi-blessed grill with a convenient…
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Opinion Ayelet’s Legacy
Just over six months have gone by since little Ayelet Galena passed away, following a bone marrow transplant. The toddler’s struggle with a rare disease drew an outpouring of sympathy and support online. And Ayelet’s short life continues to have an impact. The effort of her parents, Seth and Hindy Poupko Galena, modern Orthodox Jews…
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Culture Hillels Stage College Drives To Save Lives
For Ohio University senior Lauren Kahn, the most significant test of her college career wasn’t a term paper or a final exam. It was a quick swab on the inside of her cheek her sophomore year, an easy, painless way to gather genetic information for a national database of potential bone marrow donors. On February…
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