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 Lea Michele Wants To Do A ‘Glee’ Reboot
What would the TV show ‘Glee’ look like if it was made in 2017? Kumail Nanjiani might guest star as a rapper who remixes the Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape for his podcast. Maybe Kurt would develop a crush on Justin Trudeau and the whole gang would put on an gender-bent musical version of “Wonder…
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The Schmooze Watch: Amy Schumer Watches Her Dad Stands Up, Despite MS
“My dad stood today with the help of a device,” Amy Schumer captioned her Instagram post. “But he stood.” The comedian captured a moving video of her father, Gordon Schumer, standing upright with the help of a standing frame, a doctor, and a nurse in a medical facility. Gordon Schumer was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis…
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The Schmooze Jon Stewart Solves The ‘Bernie Bernstein’ Robocaller Mystery In ‘Daily Show’ Return
Jon Stewart impersonating a political scammer impersonating a made-up Jewish journalist named Bernie Bernstein — it’s a Russian nesting doll of anti-Semitism and pop culture, just in time for the Hanukkah shopping season. Stewart appeared on the ‘Daily Show’ on Thursday night as ‘Bernie Bernstein,’ the sham Washington Post reporter in whose name fake robocalls…
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The Schmooze George Clooney Is Coming Back To Television After 18 Years With ‘Catch-22’
Great news for anyone who loves George Clooney or hasn’t gotten around to reading the 453-page Joseph Heller masterpiece “Catch-22” – the former will star in and direct a television adaptation of the latter, ending Clooney’s 18 year absence from the small screen. 56 year-old Clooney will play Colonel Cathcart in an adaptation of the…
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The Schmooze Sarah Silverman’s Response To Louis CK Is Devastating
What do you do when a person you love does bad things? Sarah Silverman loves America, but she doesn’t understand what led to the outcome of the 2016 election. She made the TV show “I Love You, America” to try to get to the bottom of it, and laugh along the way. And Sarah Silverman…
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The Schmooze Pregnant Gal Gadot’s Trick For Morning Sickness On Set
An assistant. A bucket. The human larynx. This is how Gal Gadot handled her morning sickness while filming “Justice League” and doing reshoots of “Wonder Woman.” Read on if you have the stomach for another story about the approachable heroics of Gal Gadot, alias “Wonder Woman,” alias “Diana Prince,” alias the world’s sweetheart. Doing press…
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The Schmooze Miss Iraq Issues A Statement About Posing With Miss Israel At Pageant
The universe is sending Adar Gandelsman and Sarah Idan mixed messages. The two women, representing their respective countries as Miss Israel and Miss Iraq at the Miss Universe pageant this month in Las Vegas, posted pictures posing together on Instagram on Tuesday. “Peace and love from Miss Iraq and Miss Israel”, Idan captioned her photo….
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The Schmooze It’s The 5th Yartzeit Of The ‘Twilight’ Movie Franchise
Five years ago today, the final movie in a franchise that reframed the national conversation around sex and romance was released. “Twilight: Breaking Dawn 2” represented the end of the general public’s formal relationship with the pedophilia, incest, bestiality, and necrophilia-flexible world of the “Twilight” saga. Stephanie Meyers wrote four “Twilight” series books, and those…
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