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Fast Forward Is ‘Sext’-Happy Anthony Weiner Plotting a Comeback?
Disgraced ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner has spent more than $100,000 on polling this month alone, raising speculation that he may be planning a return to politics. The Tweet-happy Jewish lawmaker, who quit in 2011 after being caught sending inappropriate text messages and pictures to women, paid a San Francisco consulting firm $106,500 in March, the Daily…
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Fast Forward Jewish Lawmaker Who Voted Against Medical Marijuana Busted on Pot Charge
A Jewish Republican lawmaker who voted against legalizing medical marijuana in 2011 was charged with pot possession after New York state police found a bag of weed in his car. Steve Katz, a controversial Tea Party supporter who lives in suburban Yorktown, NY, was stopped for speeding at about 80 mph on the Thruway on…
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The Schmooze Hitler Reacts to Google Reader Shutdown
Users of Google’s RSS application, Google Reader, responded with a mixture of fury and indifference this morning when the company announced that it will end the service on July 1. Naturally, the occasion couldn’t pass without a “Downfall” parody, with Hitler responding to the unsettling news. Needless to say, the Fuhrer was less than pleased.
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The Schmooze Seinfeld’s New Standup
Jerry Seinfeld is really working the late-night talk show circuit these days. First he went on Letterman to talk about things that are annoying. And last night he went on Leno to talk about fat people on TV and what breakfast was like in the ’60s. Check it out:
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The Schmooze A Bob Dylan Farewell to the Chinatown Bus
Yesterday, we found out that Bob Dylan had been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters for his “iconic place in the American culture.” Now we have a pretty great example of that iconic status. Over at The New Yorker, Marc Philippe Eskenazi has created an homage to another iconic American institution: The…
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The Schmooze Bob Dylan Inducted Into American Academy
Bob Dylan has become the first rock star to be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Because of the multi-disciplinary nature of his work, Dylan will be an honorary inductee, joining such notables as Meryl Streep, Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese. “The board of directors considered the diversity of his work and…
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The Schmooze Sarah Silverman Launches New YouTube Channel
Comedian Sarah Silverman has launched a new YouTube channel called “JASH,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The channel was launched March 10 at the South by Southwest festival and is a collaboration between Silverman and fellow comics Michael Cera, Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim and Reggie Watts. The name stands for “Just Attitude So Hey.” “Literally,…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Defense Lawyer Wants To Bar Jews From Terror Jury
The lawyer for a Pakistani man accused of plotting jihadist violence is reportedly planning to try to bar Jews from the jury in his trial in Brooklyn federal court. Defense lawyer Frederick Cohn says the views of Abdel Hameed Shehadeh, who’s accused of lying about trying to join jihadists in Pakistan, are too repellent for…
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