Curt Schleier (JTA)
By Curt Schleier (JTA)
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The Schmooze Weiner! Offers Unflinching Look at Anthony’s Shocking Fall(s) From Grace
It’s just before Rosh Hashanah in 2013, and New York City’s mayoral campaign is heating up. Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner, who in a surprise move had thrown his hat in the ring a few months earlier, is doing one of those obligatory photo ops at a Jewish bakery in Brooklyn. All is going well….
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The Schmooze ‘Batman v. Superman’: Jesse Eisenberg on Taking on the Role of Lex Luthor
When the highly anticipated movie “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” opens nationally on Friday, several burning questions will finally be answered. Among them: Which superhero is tougher? Does Wonder Woman hold her own? And does actor Jesse Eisenberg, who often plays characters of a more sensitive sort, pull off a convincing Lex Luthor? Here…
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