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 Why Did Marvel And Sony’s ‘Spider-Man’ Partnership Collapse?
With great power comes great — well, in this case, financial power. The partnership between Marvel, a subsidiary of Disney, and Sony Pictures has collapsed, Deadline reports. That relationship was responsible for the appearance of Tom Holland’s fresh-faced, ludicrously charming child Spider-Man in a handful of Marvel Universe movies, starting with 2016’s “Captain America: Civil…
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The Schmooze Judge Judy Schools RuPaul In Yiddish
This is the future that liberals want — a Jewish woman reality TV judge correcting a queer black business tycoon on his use of Yiddish. Judge Judy Sheindlin and RuPaul Charles, known as RuPaul — he’s the ultimate mononym — are one of a kind, having both used reality TV to become icons. For him,…
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The Schmooze What Controversy? Scarlett Johansson’s Future Looks Grand.
Depending on where you get your news, Scarlett Johansson is either the top of the A-list or a pathetically out-of-touch has-been. Which one is it? Considered by many to be one of the most beautiful women in the world, Johansson has been celebrated for stirring turns in movies by the Coen Brothers, Woody Allen and…
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The Schmooze Who The Hell Is Kristen Wiig’s Hot Jewish Fiance, Avi Rothman?
Kristen Wiig, very famous bridesmaid, will soon be a bride. Wiig is engaged to one Avi Rothman, per multiple news reports on Friday. At the Forward, Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray soda streamed out our ears, and the magen david chains tightened around our neck. For, nu — Avi Rothman is Jewish. Queen of comedy, “Saturday Night…
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The Schmooze The ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 3 Trailer Is Here, And It’s Raunchy
“In 1960 an unmarried woman will take the pill so she can have as much sex as she wants!” our Mrs. Maisel tells a delighted crowd during a standup set in the teaser for the third season of Amazon Prime’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” “As much sex as she wants” is a pretty clear thesis…
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The Schmooze Did The Producers Of ‘Angry Birds 2’ Have Dirt On Every Comedian In Hollywood?
There is a time in a reporter’s life when she has to stand up and tell the truth. Even if the truth is unpopular. Even if it’s weird, and upsetting, and makes people say, “Didn’t this newspaper used to be about socialism?” That time is now and the truth is this: The “Angry Birds Movie…
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The Schmooze An L.A. ‘Mrs. Maisel’ Cheap Gas Promotion Had To Be Shut Down By Police
Determined to buy Emmy-attention at any cost, Amazon Studios on Thursday turned Los Angeles into an homage to “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” the period piece show about the spunky absentee mom dipping a pedicured-toe into comedy. Ahead of September’s Emmy Awards — “Maisel” received 20 nominations — Amazon offered city-wide promotions of costly goods at…
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The Schmooze John Legend, Mayim Bialik And More Condemn Israel’s Ban Of Omar And Tlaib
Israel is in the news every day. Less common are days when every American in Congress, many major world leaders and R&B star John Legend publicly criticize the country. On Thursday morning, the Israeli Interior Ministry announced its decision to ban Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar and Michigan Representative Rashida Tlaib from entering the country. The…
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