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 Move Over, Soup Nazi: Here’s The Secret To Making ‘Seinfeld’ Food
YouTube phenomenon Andrew Rea has finally, definitively, said, “Yes, soup for you.” The disarmingly pleasant self-taught chef has captured the attention of the food-loving internet (known also as: the internet) by creating a YouTube channel that teaches viewers how to cook recipes from popular movies and TV shows. On “Binging With Babish” (named for Oliver…
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The Schmooze QUIZ: Who Said It — Amy Schumer Or Judge Judy?
Real Cases. Real people. Judge Schumer? Comedian Amy Schumer visited the set of “Judge Judy” this week, in what she called a “dream day.” The comedian and her sister, writer Kim Caramele, took a break from the press tour for their new movie “Snatched” (starring Schumer and Goldie Hawn) to try out life from Judge…
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Fast Forward Kathy Berman, Wife of ESPN’s Chris Berman, Dies In Car Accident
Katherine Berman, a 67-year-old former public school teacher and wife of ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman, died tragically in a car crash Wednesday afternoon in Woodbury, Connecticut. The accident also took the life of 87-year-old Edward Bertulis, ESPN reportshttp://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/19349242/kathy-berman-wife-espn-icon-chris-berman-dies-car-accident. Berman was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident; Bertulis was taken to the nearby Waterbury…
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The Schmooze This Stunning Hebrew and Arabic Peace Anthem Is Going Viral
Based on the premise that women are a “necessary, essential, and inseparable component” in the project of building a peaceful world, Yael Deckelbaum has released a new song called “This Land.” The Israeli-Canadian singer-songwriter is already famous for “Prayer of the Mothers,” a call-to-no-arms celebrating the two week “March of Hope” led by Jewish and…
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Fast Forward Trevor Noah Thanked His Jewish Mom During Moving MTV Speech
Comedian and “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah was awarded Best TV Host at the MTV Movie & TV Awards Sunday night, and thanked his Jewish mother during a moving acceptance speech. “There’s one person who I’ve aspired to be every single day and that is my mom, a powerful, strong black woman, who never listened…
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The Schmooze The Final “Wonder Woman” Trailer Is Out — And We’re Feeling All The Feels
Despite Warner Bros. Studios’ desire to release a superhero summer blockbuster without telling anyone except a diet energy bar company, a new trailer for the upcoming “Wonder Woman” movie dropped last night. The movie, in theaters June 2nd, stars Gal Gadot as Diana, an Amazonian princess warrior who joins forces with the good guys to…
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The Schmooze ‘Don’t Use My Story’: Women React To Being Included in Ivanka Trump’s New Book
Ivanka Trump already has a thrilling history of pulling quotes slightly out of context: last September she tweeted a meme of the words “If not me, who? If not now, when?” in a cutesy font and attributed them to the actress Emma Watson. Critics were quick to point out that while Watson did say those…
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The Schmooze Why Isn’t Gal Gadot’s ‘Wonder Woman’ Getting The Marketing It Deserves?
Wonder Woman is an Amazon warrior princess, a founding member of the Justice League, and an iconic superhero. So why isn’t her movie being given the marketing attention it deserves? The Warner Bros movie starring Israeli actress Gal Gadot comes out in less than a month, but the studio has given it negligible promotion compared…
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