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 Let’s Break Down ‘Pete Davidson,’ Ariana Grande’s New Love Song
We’re not sure we’re capable of objective criticism of Ariana Grande’s new album any more than we would be capable of objective criticism of an otter pup. But let’s attempt this emotional journey together. As you may recall, freshly minted and feline global superstar Ariana Grande began dating comedian Pete Davidson in May 2018. They…
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The Schmooze Why Jews Have Gotta See ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
I was so excited to see “Crazy Rich Asians” — I’d waited a whole three years, since I read the book by the same name by Kevin Kwan. Asian Americans are excited too — and they’ve been waiting decades. The movie is surprisingly phenomenal — a fairytale told at a clip, an extravagant confection of…
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The Schmooze Seth Meyers Showcases His Jewish Writer’s Refugee Story
Dina Gusovsky used to be a CNBC reporter before she “threw it all away” to write for the “Late Night With Seth Meyers.” And before that, she was a refugee. In a recent segment on the comedy news show, Gusovsky stepped in front of the camera to share her story as an American immigrant who…
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The Schmooze Pete Davidson Opens Up About Loving Ariana Grande
Donning an eight-hundred dollar cardigan and calling interest in him “bulls**t,” Pete Davidson talked to Allie Jones for GQ about fame, fortune, and life as the fiancé of Ariana Grande. “The day I met her, I was like, ‘Hey, I’ll marry you tomorrow,’” he said of Grande. “She was calling my bluff. I sent her…
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The Schmooze 14 Moments That Kept Our Faith In Humanity This Past (Jewish) Year
We’re only just past the halfway point of 2018, but the Jewish year 5778 is drawing to a close. And man, oh Manischewitz, it has truly been a whirlwind. As Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, rapidly approaches, we feel compelled to share some of our favorite moments from the past year. Biblically, Rosh Hashanah…
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The Schmooze Comedian Takes Down Woody Allen In Cruelly Accurate Impression
“Can you separate the art from the artist?” is a question we’ve asked at least 219 distinct times since the #MeToo movement kicked off a global reckoning about the powerful men who shape our world. Let go of your guilt, says “Late Night With Seth Meyers” comedian Amber Ruffin, who took it upon herself to…
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The Schmooze All The Celeb Gossip In The 1K Pages Of Emails Between Cynthia Nixon And De Blasio
This is just like that time Carrie dated the candidate for city treasurer, except so much juicier. via GIPHY Politico has obtained 1,320 pages of emails from City Hall using a freedom of information request — all between New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and various aides of…
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The Schmooze Nicki Minaj Slams Drake for Always Crying In Her New Album
Drake — the puppy-eyed, particularly self-aggrandizing Canadian Jewish rapper — is an ideal target for for friendly mockery. The “Degrassi”-rooted rapper, we observe with love, is sort of the worst of all possible worlds: his unique “sensitivity” as a rapper usually amounts to petty whining about women and his mom, while he still has the…
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