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 Julia Louis-Dreyfus Is Living Her Best Post-Cancer Treatment Life
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is a wildly talented actress who has won seven Emmy awards and seems like a genuinely great person. She is the only performer who starred on “Seinfeld” and is now more famous for acting in something that isn’t “Seinfeld.” And she has been so generous with her fans with news about her September…
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The Schmooze There Is An Epic ‘Prince of Egypt’ Live Musical Happening In Utah
Hundreds, if not thousands of miles away from you, a group of determined people is putting the final touches on a massive, musical production of the Exodus story. The biblical story is being given epic treatment — in Utah, of course. Tuacahn Center, an arts complex that includes a nearly-2,000 seat outdoor amphitheater, sits on…
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The Schmooze Jared And Ivanka Avoid Harassment By Exercising In The Dark
Democracy dies in darkness…the darkness of an indoor cycling studio. The Washington Post reports that Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump like to start their mornings with an early stationary biking class at the Flywheel Studio in Dupont Circle, near their home. The classes, which ring in at $30 for single sessions or over $250 for…
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The Schmooze Pete Davidson’s Ex Cazzie David Continues Her Vacation Revenge Tour
Cazzie David is the daughter of Larry David and the ex-girlfriend of Pete Davidson. But she’s not defined by her relationships to men. She is defined by constantly being on vacation. Some background: David has the hair of a monied Orthodox newlywed and a body like those which appears in subway ads for weight loss…
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The Schmooze ‘Americanah’ Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Takes On Philip Roth’s Misogyny
“I am not interested in writing about what people should do for the good of the human race and pretending that’s what they do do, but writing about what they indeed do,” Philip Roth once told The Paris Review. Roth died this year, and as readers grapple with his legacy in 2018, leading feminist thinker…
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The Schmooze Is Scooter Braun The Matchmaker Behind Ariana Grande’s And Justin Bieber’s Fast Engagements?
We owe some major mazels to two celebrity couples: Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson dated for a maximum of five weeks before confirming their engagement in June. Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin (who, to be fair, are exes) dated for an estimated four weeks before becoming engaged over the weekend. We have a lot of…
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The Schmooze Harvey Weinstein Is Now Working As A Paralegal…For His Own Lawyer
In a statement so nonsensical it almost works as a palindrome, on Monday morning Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer Benjamin Brafman told reporters at Weinstein’s arraignment that Weinstein is working as a paralegal for Brafman. Steven Zeitchik, a reporter for the Washington Post who is on the scene in the courtroom and has been live-tweeting the scene…
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The Schmooze Watching Seinfeld’s Netflix Show Feels Like Visiting Your Racist Grandpa
Jerry Seinfeld is as synonymous with American Jewish culture as a bagel and lox. He stands for successful acculturation without total assimilation. He is the spokesperson for contemporary Jewish comedy and is perhaps the most outwardly Jewish celebrity. He represents us. “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee,” is exactly what the title describes — each brief…
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