Michelle Honig
By Michelle Honig
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Food Tina Fey Says ‘Eat Cake’; Here Are Jewish Bakeries To Buy It From
When Tina Fey appeared on SNL’s Weekend Update to weigh in on the violence in Charlottesville, she shared her personal coping method, which she calls “sheet caking.” Instead of protesting neo-Nazis in person, thereby giving them attention and increasing the risk of getting hurt, Fey suggested something far more superficial, at least on the surface….
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Life Is This Miu Miu Dress Mocking the Holocaust?
A photo of a Miu Miu plaid dress with a yellow star appliqué seen in the window of Canadian luxury retailer Holt Renfrew circulated on social media over the weekend, and people are outraged. Comments on a closed Facebook forum ranged from, “They spelled Jew wrong,” to “Shame on them!” Some observed that the star…
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The Schmooze Don’t Blame Macklemore: ‘Nazi Youth Hair’ Is The Preferred Hairstyle Of Pop Stars Nowadays
Yesterday, Twitter went crazy (as it often does in the Trump-era) when Jon Hendren, whose Twitter handle is @fart, made a startling observation: macklemore hair seems to be the chosen haircut of the racists now. i call on @macklemore to get online and denounce his own haircut — jon hendren (@fart) August 15, 2017 Yes,…
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Food The Secret Jewish History Of Rum
Today is National Rum Day. Little-known fact: Rum has some very Jewish origins. Sure, it’s not the syrupy, cloyingly sweet atrocity known as Manischewitz. But rum, which is derived from the molasses of sugarcane, was perfected by Jews escaping another atrocity: the Inquisition. In the year 1500, Brazil was claimed by the Portuguese and many…
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Food The Soup Nazi’s Got Nothing On Gorka’s Goulash
Did you know that before Sebastian Gorka was exposed by this publication for allegedly having ties to groups allied to the Nazis in Hungary, he had a brief stint as a talk show chef? In June of 2016, he made a splash in the kitchen, on a cooking segment on “Fox and Friends.” Watch the…
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Food Orthodox ‘Chopped’ Teen Star Will Compete On Guy Fieri’s Cooking Show
An Orthodox teen is competing on a Food Network cooking show — for the second time. Eitan Bernath, or as he’s known to fans, Chef Eitan, is soon to appear on Guy Fieri’s “Guy’s Grocery Games.” In the show, four chefs cook with ingredients found in the supermarket as Fieri foists unusual challenges upon the…
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Food WATCH: Learn How To Make 2 Perfect Beet Salads (In Yiddish!)
I hate beets. Even though I have some Russian blood through my mother’s side, I have never really gotten the appeal. Sure, they’re gorgeous to look at. Sure, they’re fun to cook with because they stain your hands like you’re a victim of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. But delicious? No. However, this video by the…
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The Schmooze Vogue Deems Hillary Clinton’s Wedding Caftan A ‘Best-Dressed’ Look — But We Disagree
On Sunday evening, Hillary Clinton attended the wedding between two prominent Jewish families wearing a long, flowing blue caftan. Was the dress fun? Yes. Was it fashionable? Not really. Hence my shock that this glorified muumuu made Vogue’s best-dressed of the week list. We get it, Vogue loves Hillary. We love her too. But this…
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