Lior Zaltzman was the Forward’s Digital Fellow. Follow her on twitter @liorca.
Lior ZaltzmanDigital Fellow
By Lior Zaltzman
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The Schmooze Amy Schumer Gives a $1,000 Tip to Hamilton Bartenders
Holy Hamilton! Comedian Amy Schumer went to see the beloved musical this weekend and gave quite a presidential tip to the theater’s bartending staff. She added cool $1000 for a tab of just $77. That’s an approximately 1230% tip. Which is crazy. Fortunately for you skeptics, actress, singer and bartender Madeleine DeJohn posted the following…
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The Schmooze The Story of Purim Told in Pop Culture GIFs
Purim is this week! We hope you have your costumes picked out, are getting ready to bake some hamantaschen and flexing your hands in preparation for all that vigorous grogger shaking. If you need a refresher on the story of Purim and only have, say, 30 seconds, we’ve got you covered. Here’s the story of…
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Food 5 Fun Hamantaschen Recipes for Maximum Purim Deliciousness
We got a behind-the-scenes peek at the making of Breads Bakery’s Purim treats. Watched our video of Breads Bakery making its famously delicious hamantaschen? Want to make your own? We have a collection of 5 of our favorite, most interesting hamantaschen recipes to help you impress all your Purim guests: 1) Classy, With an Asian…
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The Schmooze Hillary Clinton is Abbi and Ilana’s Bae in New ‘Broad City’ Episode
Hillary Clinton had a rough time in the media last week when she made a pretty serious slip-up speaking at Nancy Reagan’s funeral and lauding her for helping bring HIV/AIDs into the national conversation when in reality Reagan did exactly the opposite. She later published this apology. But this week, the only female candidate in…
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Opinion ‘Go Back To Auschwitz’ Shout at Trump Rally Is No Fluke
A man exiting a Trump rally this past Saturday yelled at a crowd of protesters, “Go back to Auschwitz, go back to f—king Auschwitz,” while seemingly imitating the Nazi salute. And he was caught on film. The original clip was deleted, so here’s a copy: Trump supporter yells “Go to Auschwitz. Go to fucking Auschwitz.”…
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The Schmooze Larry David Brings Bernie Back to SNL, Apologizes for Your Facebook Wall
Larry David made a much awaited comeback in Saturday Night Live yesterday when he reprised the role of Bernie Sanders in the show’s cold open. In the sketch, Bernie Sanders celebrates big win in Michigan and apologizes for his supporters’ social media zealotry. “I want to thank everyone who voted for me, and apologize to…
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News This Hipster Hero Helped Stop Tel Aviv Terror Attack With His Guitar
Yishay Montogmery wanted to spend Tuesday evening relaxing and strumming his acoustic guitar on the Jaffa waterfront. Instead, his evening turned a real nightmare situation. When a young terrorist with a knife started attacking him, he didn’t waste anytime, he bashed him on the head with the only weapon he had available: his guitar. “After…
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The Schmooze Watch a Bernie Sanders Impersonator Crash This John Kasich Rally
Governor John Kasich just got his most important endorsement and let us tell you, it is YUUUGE. It’s not from any millionaires or billionaires. It’s from one, very adorable Bernie Sanders impersonator who, after heckling the GOP candidate, went up to the center of the hall and thanked Kasich for “bringing some class to the…
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