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.
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By Jenny Singer
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The Schmooze Natalie Portman’s Husband To Perform in Tel Aviv — Will She Join Him?
Well well well well well well well. via GIPHY All things must eventually wash up on the shores of Zion, and Natalie Portman’s French ballerina trophy husband is certainly not an exception. Benjamin Millepied and the dance troupe he founded will travel to Israel this Fall to give three performances in the Tel Aviv neighborhood…
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The Schmooze WATCH: Felicity Jones Is The Perfect Ruth Bader Ginsburg In ‘On The Basis Of Sex’ Trailer
“On the Basis of Sex,” the upcoming Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic, dropped its first trailer on Monday. The screenplay for the buzzy movie was written by Daniel Stiepleman, Ginsburg’s real-life nephew. The feminist pop anthems, high-definition jewel tones, and the 6’5” Ken doll playing Martin Ginsburg might not look familiar to our favorite Supreme Court…
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The Schmooze Bernie Sanders Gave Sacha Baron Cohen Impeccable Side-Eye On His New Show
Reaching across the aisle, Sacha Baron Cohen released footage scamming both liberals and conservatives in the premiere episode of his new TV show “Who Is America” on Sunday. In his opening interview as Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr., ph.D., with Bernie Sanders, Baron Cohen provided the best arena for Sanders’ patented side-eye since the advent of…
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The Schmooze How To Watch Some Of Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Who Is America’ Without A Showtime Subscription
We’re not in Bernie Sanders’ America yet, so television isn’t free and paid for by the state. If you want to watch Sacha Baron Cohen’s surreal new tv experience “Who Is America” on Showtime, you’ll need to pay for a subscription, or at least keep very close tabs on your 30 day free trial. But…
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The Schmooze Weinstein Denies Saying He Offered “Acting Jobs In Exchange For Sex”
In a purported exclusive interview with gossip columnist Taki Theodoracopulos of the conservative magazine The Spectator, Harvey Weinstein pled a personal case: “You were born rich and privileged and you were handsome. I was born poor, ugly, Jewish and had to fight all my life to get somewhere,” Theodoracopulos says Weinstein told him. “You got…
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The Schmooze Scarlett Johansson Drops Controversial Trans Movie Role After Outcry
Scarlett Johansson has dropped out of “Rub and Tug,” the movie in which she was cast to play a transgender man. The actress gave a statement to Out.com, saying, “In light of recent ethical questions raised surrounding my casting as Dante Tex Gill, I have decided to respectfully withdraw my participation in the project.” This…
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The Schmooze Ariana Grande’s ‘God Is A Woman’ Makes Us Wonder — Why Is God A ‘He’?
God has been having a busy couple of days. “God told me I was a feminist when he gave me three daughters,” Andrew Cuomo announced this week in a bid to retain his position as New York Governor over challenger Cynthia Nixon. Then, late Thursday night Ariana Grande released the song “God Is A Woman,”…
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The Schmooze A Jewish Woman Will Direct ‘Black Widow’ Standalone Movie
Australian director Cate Shortland will direct Marvel’s standalone “Black Widow” movie, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed. Shortland is a decorated director known for films like “Lore,” a 2012 drama about the lives of the children of Nazis immediately following the Holocaust. She will direct Scarlett Johansson in a movie focused on her character the Black Widow,…
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