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 The Fourth Season Of ‘Broad City’ Is More Jewish Than Ever
The season 4 premiere of “Broad City” dropped last week on Comedy Central. Now, the “Broad City” creators must reckon with the feedback of their most-feared reviewers: the Schmooze ladies. Where does this premiere fall on the spectrum of “Broad City” premieres? Jenny: This felt like a “love-letter to the fans” if you will (and…
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The Schmooze Feeling Stressed About The High Holy Days? Try ‘Religious Reefer’
When you’re feeling the strain of planning a break-the-fast for 50, try a strain of Religious Reefer. A new humor video from LA comic Benny Spiewak imagines a brand of weed called “religious reefer” (technical term, “besamim”), to get you through the holiday season. The yamim noraim have never been this awesome. Whether it’s a…
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The Schmooze Richard Dreyfuss And His Son Joke About Rehab, Legitimizing The Existence of The Internet
Among immediate family members, an innocuous question about movies can swiftly escalate into a public fight about money, religion, and stints in rehab. Such was the case with Richard Dreyfuss, legendary “Jaws” actor, and his son, actor and Mother Jones writer Ben Dreyfuss, earlier this week on Twitter. Behold the magnificence: Let’s unpack what’s happening…
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The Schmooze Rachel Bloom Introduced The Emmy Accountants With Vaudeville
Rachel Bloom, the unlikely star of the 21st century (it’s not too early to call it), did a bit at the Emmy Awards. We’re all gathered here to discuss: was this trash or not? Dressed in a spangled tuxedo, Bloom stormed the stage with her signature aplomb, followed by a quartet of dancers. Swiveling her…
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The Schmooze Billy Eichner Doesn’t Accept That He Should Be “Grateful For a Crumb Of Success” Just Because He’s Openly Gay
While you were deciphering Taylor Swift music videos and drafting your fantasy football teams, Billy Eichner was quietly taking over pop culture. Eichner’s big start was his self-produced Youtube series, “Billy On The Street,” which is now on a network. He currently stars in that show, Hulu’s “Difficult People,” “Friends From College,” and “American Horror…
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The Schmooze Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo Are Having Another Baby
Adam Levine has been a light to unto the nations for as long as we’ve known him — singing slurpy-sexual pop songs in a falsetto, marrying a Namibian model named Behati, bringing boychik-charm to “The Voice” and generally telegraphing to the world that looking conventionally Jewish can be hot if you gain mastery over your…
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The Schmooze Attention, Children of Israel: Ben Platt and Beyonce Met Each Other
It happened. pic.twitter.com/yBVnlY2uiL — Ben Platt (@BenSPLATT) September 15, 2017 Ben Platt is not “waving through a window” at Beyoncé any more.
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The Schmooze Zach Braff Accepts His Place As Face Of Russian Erectile Dysfunction Ads
Rabbi Levitas of Yavneh would say, “Be very, very humble in spirit, for the hope of man is worms.” Zach Braff has clearly been reading his Talmud and his Forward, because he has humbled himself since voicing his hope, last week, that he resembles the new Bachelor contestant. That hope, as we know, is not…
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