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 Jared Kushner’s Brother Joshua May Be Our Moses
The Exodus — Livingston, New Jersey Edition: An Illuminated Manuscript Let’s say that a new king, or semi-dubiously elected leader, arose over America, and that he courted his base by demonizing minorities. He did not care for the Jews (with rare exceptions, like Gary Cohn.) And let’s say that through some act of fate, or…
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The Schmooze Aly Raisman Says Banning Leotards Won’t Stop Sex Abuse
Back-to-back Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman’s tumbling passes are nearly unparalleled. Her winning floor routine begins with a roundoff one-and-a-half step out into a roundoff back handspring followed by an Arabian double front, finishing in a punch layout. Not to be outdone, critics of Raisman’s historic justice work have contorted themselves into backflips and handsprings…
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The Schmooze Is Celebrating Passover Any Different From Having A Psychological Disorder?
Here’s a fun game: pour yourself a glass of wine. Dip your finger in it. Move one drop of one to a plate or a napkin every time you answer yes to one of the following questions: Lately, Do you find yourself attempting to quell anxiety by actions like getting rid of certain foods that…
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The Schmooze Jenny Slate And Chris Evans Are No Longer A Couple
America’s sweetheart (subcategory: brunette, subcategory: Jews) Jenny Slate and “Captain America” actor Chris Evans have broken up again. And I don’t mean to be dramatic, but it feels like this is God’s way of saying “Brown-haired women aren’t meant to be happy.” The news is devastating at face value (why can’t two attractive people I’ve…
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The Schmooze Jim Carrey Made A Jungian Painting Of Jared Kushner On Fire
Between 1914 and 1930, psychologist Carl Jung created an illuminated manuscript, “The Red Book,” illustrated with images of his theories and inner life. In 2013, American illustrator K.C. Green created a web comic called “Gunshow,” one frame of which includes an image of a big-eyed, cartoon dog being engulfed in the flames of a burning…
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The Schmooze ‘Star Trek’ Actor’s Family Reaches Settlement With Fiat Chrysler After 2016 Killing
The parents of treasured Jewish actor Anton Yelchin, who died in a horrific accident in 2016, have reached a settlement with the company that produced the car that killed him. Yelchin, who was best known for his leading role in the new “Star Trek” movies, was killed in 2016 when his 2015 Grand Cherokee Jeep…
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The Schmooze Drew Barrymore Ranks Adam Sandler Her Best Co-Star, Jake Gyllenhaal Worst
Drew Barrymore has gone from troubled child star to revamped Charlie’s angel to America’s most laid back sweetheart to, currently, doing one of the best celebrity press junkets we have ever seen. Barrymore is promoting the second season of her (disgusting-looking) zombie Netflix series “Santa Clarita Diet”. And instead of the dazed anecdotes us members…
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The Schmooze Harvey Weinstein’s Company Owes Malia Obama Money
Harvey Weinstein is bankrupt. Morally, and now also, in terms of his company, financially. The Weinstein Company filed for bankruptcy on Monday, and in documents obtained by several news organizations and reported first by The Blast, the company has 300 pages of creditors, including former first daughter Malia Obama, who interned for The Weinstein Company…
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