Jenny Singer is a freelance writer and a former Forward staff writer. She writes a weekly Substack about living with anxiety, called “Uneasy Going.”
Jenny Singer
By Jenny Singer
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The Schmooze Katz’s Deli Had A ‘When Harry Met Sally’ Fake Orgasm Contest. Here Are The Photos.
“Have I ever faked an orgasm? Yes, of course. I spent most of my 20s faking orgasms,” 32-year-old reporter Georgette Culley told the New York Post on Friday, a comment that would make millions of women say “Ah” in recognition (but probably not “AhhhhhhhhAHHhhhh”). Culley joined a group of pleasure-seekers who congregated at Katz’s Deli…
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The Schmooze Pink’s Powerful Defense For Letting Her Kids Play At Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial
“Pink” — it’s actually a common Jewish name! Just not a common first name. The 39-year-old artist Pink (she named herself after a Steve Buschemi character, for what it’s worth) vacationed with her family in Berlin, where they visited the Berlin Cathedral, and the singer enjoyed a mixology class. The singer and her husband, motocross…
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The Schmooze Gal Gadot Will Star In The Biggest Movie Netflix Has Ever Made
Where in the world is Gal Gadot? While we shuffle through icy A/C-filled theaters this summer, filling time before her long-awaited return as “Wonder Woman,” our girl Gal has casually signed on to star in what seems to be the biggest movie Netflix has ever made. The Israeli 34-year-old will star in “Red Notice,” alongside…
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The Schmooze Daniel Radcliffe Cries, Learning About Anti-Semitism His Ancestors Faced
Daniel Radcliffe, the 29-year-old star of “Harry Potter,” “Viktor Frankenstein,” and multiple Broadway hits, is one of the wealthiest and best-known actors in the world. Radcliffe is Jewish on his mother’s side and considers his heritage a central part of his identity, though he’s not a person who’s usually associated with being Jewish. Samuel Gershon,…
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The Schmooze Bernie Sanders Insists That He’s Not A Grumpy Self-Hating Jew
In a quippy new social media video, Bernie Sanders cracks a joke, then talks about race, Judaism, abortion, and basketball. Not Elizabeth Warren. Not Cory Booker. Bernie Sanders. In 2016, when Sanders faced off against Hillary Clinton, he enjoyed a cache of coolness, despite the two candidates’ matching papery white skin. Now, with all the…
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The Schmooze Aziz Ansari, In Comeback After Sex Scandal, Mocks Sensitivity Around Swastikas
Did you hear the one about the swastika? You must have! Aziz Ansari has told it hundreds of times. After all, he needed material for his comeback. In January 2018, Ansari was enjoying exceptional success. After starring in a cult-hit sitcom, writing a bestseller, and developing broad appeal as a standup, he was showered with…
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The Schmooze Former Miss Iraq May Lose Citizenship After Defending Israel At United Nations
Nearly two years after the Miss Universe competition where beautiful women in sashes preened and paid lip service to world peace, Sarah Idan is still embroiled in geopolitics. And lipstick. After she publicly supported Israel and rebuked her government and country’s media before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva this month, some Iraqi…
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The Schmooze Ariana Grande On Pete Davidson Engagement: ‘I Didn’t Know Him’
Ariana Grande, after ending her whirlwind engagement with Saturday Night Live actor Pete Davidson last summer, shook global popular culture with a song called “Thank U, Next,” which called out her exes by name. Now, in case she wasn’t clear the first time, Grande is elaborating on just what spelled the downfall of her relationship…
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