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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Forward 50 2018 Meghan Markle
The Royal Addition — Our Forward 50 Gets A Plus 1! Say it with us: Meghan Markle — not a Jew. But oh, oh, in our hearts she is! Markle, the 37-year-old American television actress and activist became Duchess of Sussex in May when she wed the Duke, aka Prince Harry, the Queen’s grandson. In…
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The Schmooze Kanye West Apologizes For Texting During The Cher Show
Do you believe in theater etiquette after portable cellphone technology? I feel something inside me sayin’, I really don’t think we’re strong enough. Join us in some profound second-night of Hanukkah silliness: music mogul Kanye West and mogul-mogul Kim Kardashian attended “The Cher Show,” a new Broadway production focused on the life of singer Cher,…
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Forward 50 2018 Ady Barkan
Giving His Last Breath To Democracy You’re dying, but Ady Barkan, 34, is dying faster. Maybe there are abnormal cells in your skin; maybe there’s plaque in your interior arteries; maybe you’ll be hit by a car. Ady Barkan’s death is less of a mystery. His motor neurons are dying, melting his muscles and gradually…
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Film & TV ‘Mrs. Maisel Is Just As Good — And Just As Annoying — The Second Time Around
Oy vey! We had to wipe a little shmutz off our tchotchkes, but you better bissel–gornisht–treyf believe it — the second season of Amazon Prime’s smash-hit show “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is just as bagel as ever. Jews! If you enjoy the tempo of crack-cocaine addicts, or podcasts played at 2x speed, you will enjoy the…
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The Schmooze In ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ The Forward Gets A Cameo
We are — as Miriam Maisel might say — totally plotsing. The highly anticipated second season of Amazon Prime’s runaway hit “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” will stream all ten episodes starting Wednesday. The Forward got a glimpse at the first five, and we’re happy to toot our own shofars and say that we get a…
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Forward 50 2018 Tiffany Haddish
She Ready! It’s Tiffany Haddish’s world, and we’re just living in it, lucky to laugh along. While the 38-year-old comedian has been ready for years — popping up in guest appearances on comedy shows like “That’s So Raven,” “New Girl” and “Chelsea Lately” — it’s only this year that her fame has caught up with…
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The Schmooze Michelle Obama Disses Sheryl Sandberg: ‘That Lean In S**t Doesn’t Work.’
In 244 glossy pages, Sheryl Sandberg put forth this thesis in her 2013 best-seller “Lean In”: Women can overcome external and internal impediments to their own accomplishments by becoming empowered and confident. In fifteen words, Michelle Obama responded, definitively: “It’s not always enough to lean in, because that s**t doesn’t work all the time.” Well,…
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The Schmooze Everything For Sale At This Pop-Up Shop Will Be Sent Directly To Refugees
Exchanging money for goods and services can inspire an (albeit brief) dopamine rush. Doing good works feels even better and lasts longer. A UK-based NGO, Help Refugees, decided to combine both. The result? Your head and your heart won’t even know what hit them. Choose Love is a pop-up store in Manhattan. In the style…
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