Bonnie Azoulay
By Bonnie Azoulay
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The Schmooze Jodi Kantor Quotes Harvard Study: Children With Working Moms Grow Up To Succeed In Life
New York Times investigative reporter Jodi Kantor and her colleague Megan Twohey have gone where no man or women has gone before. The daring mother of two and her workmate exposed Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault scandal through incriminating exposés, sparking the #MeToo movement. It came as no surprise when they both won a Pulitzer Prizefor…
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The Schmooze How Ivanka Trump Brushed Up On Her Speaking Skills
Ivanka’s first segue into the media arena was by way of her father’s status. At first, she was known as the daughter of real estate tycoon and TV personality, Donald Trump. But when she established her eponymous brand, Ivanka Trump, she created a name all her own, in true Kardashian-like style. As she became more…
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The Schmooze ‘Simpsons’ Creator Matt Groening Still Doesn’t Get The Probem With Apu
Jews are not new to cultural appropriation in the media. We’ve long been stereotyped as big-nosed and anxiety-stricken. Paul Rust’s character Gus in Netflix’s current hit “Love” is perhaps the most recent of countless examples. No minority is immune to dominant cultures trying to adopt aspects of their own culture on screen or in real…
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The Schmooze Timothée Chalamet’s Fan Account Transforms Him Into Works of Art
On October 20th, the producers of “Call me by your Name” gave the undeserving world a gift by introducing us to rising Jewish star, Timothée Chalamet. Climbing aboard his rocket ship to fame, Chalamet has since announced upcoming roles in more coming of age films like “Dune”, “Hot Summer Nights” and “Beautiful Boy”. If you’ve…
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The Schmooze Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott’s GQ Photoshoot Mimics Young Jane Birkin
Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott broke the internet yesterday with their cover photo for GQ Magazine’s July issue. Amidst the rabid quenching of the collective celebrity news-thirst, you may have missed the secrets hidden in their photoshoot. The image of Jenner and her baby-daddy (lingua franca for “father of her child) is an homage to…
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The Schmooze Amy Schumer Wants You To Know That She Is Not Pregnant
Much like giving up your seat for a lady on the train you falsely assume is pregnant, Amy Schumer’s Instagram followers were quick to claim she was sporting a “pregnant bump.” @leesaevansstyle and i are cookin somethin Up A post shared by @ amyschumer on Jul 12, 2018 at 8:53am PDT After the 37-year-old actress…
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The Schmooze Sacha Baron Cohen Duped Ted Koppel for ‘Who is America’ Showtime Series
What do Ted Koppel, Donald Trump, Joe Walsh, Sarah Palin, and Dick Cheney all have in common? (Besides for the fact that they are all white, wealthy, political-like figures.) They’ve all been duped by Sacha Baron Cohen for his new Showtime “Who is America” show. The comedy star is up to his old tricks again…
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Life I Don’t Want To Marry Young — Despite Pressure From My Syrian Jewish Community
When my ancestors escaped Aleppo decades ago, settling in what is today’s 60,000-strong Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn — they had left Syria behind, but brought with them our language, food, and values. For the community’s women, the expectations were clear: Women wed young, had children, and became shaatras — the ultimate homemakers. While our…
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