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 Karen Gillan Will Star In Israeli Female Assassins’ Movie
Israeli directors Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado have realized something many of us have long felt deep in our hearts, yet never found the words to express: People want to see beautiful women murdering evil men and then drinking milkshakes. That is, we assume, roughly the plot of “Gunpowder Milkshake,” a film scripted by Israeli…
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The Schmooze This Israeli Army Thriller On Netflix Is Going To Be The New ‘Fauda’
Nothing’s been the same since the Hebrew and Arabic action-drama “Fauda” proved that — surprise! — the tensest geopolitical struggle of our time makes for pretty decent television. While you wait for the third season of the harrowing Israeli spy show to return, feast your fear hormones on “When Heroes Fly,” a riveting Israeli series…
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The Schmooze Academy Announces: No Oscar Host This Year.
After a serious misstep when intended 2019 Oscar host Kevin Hart was found to have made significant homophobic remarks in the past, this year’s Academy Awards will officially not have a host, Variety reports. Instead, the usual coterie of top stars will introduce individual segme — OH PLEASE. You’re telling me our girl Tiffany Haddish,…
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The Schmooze Controversial ‘Family Guy’ Shows Trump Admiring Ivanka’s Breasts
President Trump has said that she has “the best body.” He has shared that what he and his daughter have in common is that they “both like sex.” He’s said that if Ivanka wasn’t his daughter, “maybe I would be dating her.” He’s said of her, “What a beauty, that one. If I weren’t happily…
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The Schmooze Should Drake Be Cancelled?
Drake is one of the most bankable artists alive. He was the most streamed musician of the year on Spotify. He is drowning in awards. He has his own record label, clothing line, and deals on deals, from a $19 million partnership with Apple to major money in whiskey and sports. He seizes our hearts…
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The Schmooze 23 Jewish Moments At The 2019 Golden Globes
The 2019 Golden Globes began with a Jewish co-host examining the fine line between Jewish comedy and internalized anti-Semitism. Then, a Jewish Hollywood A-lister shouted the Yiddish phrase for “old s*****r.” 1.Andy Samberg represented our people alongside the godly Sandra Oh. Samberg snuck some of his typically understated pitch-black humor into the somewhat tepid awards,…
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The Schmooze Michael Douglas Shouts ‘Alte Kakers Rule!’ As He Accepts His Golden Globe
Accepting the Golden Globe award for best actor in a TV or musical comedy for his role in Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method,” Michael Douglas dedicated his win to his father, legendary actor Kirk Douglas. “I guess this has to go to my 102-year-old dad,” Douglas beamed. “Alte Kakers rule!” Will Google searches for this Yiddish…
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The Schmooze Jews Are Tweeting With The Hashtag #FirstAntiSemiticExperience, And It’s Horrifying
A penny to the head, a fist to the face, scanning for horns… when did it first happen to you? A call from a British Rabbi for Jewish Twitter users to share their #FirstAntisemiticExperience has yielded a surge of painful memories on the social media site. Rabbi Zvi Solomons serves the Jewish Community of Berkshire,…
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