Jenny Singer is a freelance writer with pieces in Vox, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, Teen Vogue, and more. She was previously a staff writer at Glamour and the Forward, and she’s currently getting an MFA in nonfiction writing at the University of Iowa.
Jenny Singer
By Jenny Singer
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The Schmooze Joshua Kushner Takes Supermodel Girlfriend Karlie Kloss To The Holy Land
Joshua Kushner, the prodigal son of the Kushner family (in the sense that ‘prodigal’ means loosely liberal) the founder of Oscar Health insurance, the man who some see as a modern-day-Moses figure, is currently cavorting around Israel (in the sense that ‘cavorting’ means ‘taking spectacular photos for Instagram’.) A proposal seems imminent. A conversion of…
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The Schmooze Here’s A Hilarious Interview With ‘Traitorous’ Michael Chabon And Ayelet Waldman
Ever wanted to call someone a “leftist s***head” right to their face? Aviva Zimmerman has. Well — her satirical alter-ego “Avi” of “Avi Does The Holy Land,” has. In brand new episodes the very funny, slightly raunchy web series, Zimmerman interrogates Israeli-American relations in brief aggressive interviews. First up: “celebrated lefty sh*$-head authors” Michael Chabon…
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The Schmooze ‘I Feel Pretty’ Failed At The Box Office Because We Can’t Handle Women Who Hate Their Bodies
In ‘I Feel Pretty,’ Renee Bennett (Amy Schumer) hates herself. She hates her face and she hates her body. She hates her clothing and her job and her office. She hates her life. Then she hits her head and believes she has transformed into the form of a runway model, and every aspect of her…
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The Schmooze Bette Midler Will Return To Star In ‘Hello Dolly’ On Broadway
Promise you’ll never go away again, Bette! The 2017 Tony Award winner for the titular role in “Hello, Dolly” will return to the Broadway stage for the final weeks of the production she made a smash hit. Bette Midler, who received rave reviews last year for her portrayal of Dolly Levi opposite David Hyde Pierce,…
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The Schmooze Brad Pitt’s New Girlfriend Is A Supersmart Israeli MIT Professor
It was late April 2018, and the soul of the people of Israel was stretched to the breaking point. Actress Natalie Portman, long thought of by Jews as God’s emissary here on earth, was taking a vague and confusing stance on Israel that was probably well intended but felt like the snuffing out of 1,000…
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The Schmooze Sarah Jessica Parker Campaigns For ‘Formidable Woman’ Cynthia Nixon
Sarah Jessica Parker, the de facto face of New York City for most of the early 2000s, has begun to campaign for New York State gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon. Parker endorsed Nixon, her co-star in HBO’s “Sex and the City,” in late March, just days after Nixon announced her campaign to challenge Andrew Cuomo for…
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Fast Forward Jim Carrey’s Terrifying Portraits Of Michael Cohen
The pen is mightier than the sword but the paintbrush of Jim Carrey ain’t half bad. The comedian, adding to a growing series of political artwork he has been posting on Twitter, has produced two artistic renderings of President Trump’s lawyer, the unctuous Michael Cohen. Auto-moronic ASSphyxiation. ;^P pic.twitter.com/VA6mmkjtk0 — Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) April 19,…
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The Schmooze Ruth Bader Ginsburg Still Plans To Attend Genesis Gala That Natalie Portman Is Snubbing
Natalie Portman, it was announced on Thursday, will not attend the ceremony to accept the Genesis Prize in Israel, citing “recent events in Israel” that are “extremely distressing to her.” But as the news of Portman’s shocking stand ripples across the globe, the question remains: will Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the inaugural winner…
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