Michelle Honig
By Michelle Honig
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The Schmooze What Does Natalie Portman’s Style Tell Us About Her Shifting Jewish Identity?
People are shocked (and I mean, shocked) by Natalie Portman refusing to come to Israel to accept the Genesis Prize. Something about that pesky right-wing Prime Minister who Americans hate but for some inexplicable reason, Israelis just keep electing him. In any case, the signs of Natalie Portman’s wishy-washy attitude on her birthplace were there…
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The Schmooze Drake’s Favorite Puffer Coat Canada Goose Announces A FDNY Collab
Jackie Martinez was just trying to do a boomerang. Inside the converted firehouse on a sunny yet chilly Friday morning earlier this month, Martinez, an FDNY firefighter, jumped up in front of a poster featuring an image of herself, as her family and friends and fellow firefighters snapped photos and laughed. On the poster, she…
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Recipes Natalie Portman Inspires Vegan Recipes
When Jonathan Safran Foer published “Eating Animals,” the anti-factory-farming and food-ethics manifesto, it inspired many people to adopt a vegan diet. One of them was Natalie Portman, who took her inspiration one step further: The A-list actress turned the book into a movie. “Eating Animals,” the documentary that she produced and narrated, debuted earlier this…
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Life Mark Zuckerberg Wore A Suit To Congress To Look Boring
What was perhaps most fascinating about today’s Senate committee inquiry into Facebook’s privacy policies in light of the Cambridge Analytica scandal was not the requisite public shaming and scapegoating, but what Mark Zuckerberg wore for his public castigation: a suit. Mark Zuckerberg looked bland and contrite — he avoided smiling, even smirking. When he did…
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The Schmooze This Magical Shirt Is Wine-Stain-Free — And Perfect For Passover
The Passover seder is not kid-friendly. Sure, it’s all about telling the next generation about the miracle of Egypt, and your cute three-year-old nephew sings a halting, off-key “Mah Nishtanah” while being helped by his parents. Maybe you even bring props and toys to make the seder more “fun” for fidgety little ones. But let’s…
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The Schmooze Ivanka Trump Wears A Lab Coat And Gets Mocked By Internet
Ivanka Trump has the kind of polished elegance that wouldn’t be out of place at a country club or a cocktail party where the food goes untouched and the waitresses get leered at by WASPy Ivy-bros. Ivanka on a private plane? Checks out. Ivanka lighting the Hanukkah candles wearing couture? Sounds about right. While visiting…
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The Schmooze Forget Dissent Collars, The Notorious RBG’s Favorite Fashion Accessory Is A Good Scrunchie
Ruth Bader Ginsburg always takes things to the next level. Take her collection of judicial collars. One plain collar just wouldn’t do — she has a literal closet full of collars of all shapes, sizes and designs. Colorful collars, lacy collars, even a bib necklace that she wears as her dissent collar. But collars aren’t…
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The Schmooze Do These Split-Hoof Shoes Make Me Look Kosher?
Heels make a lot of noise. The clap-clap-clap of the heels against linoleum or any other hard surface elicits stares when the wearer walks into a room. It’s why heels are often considered power plays: it takes a confident person to make a nuisance of oneself while walking through the open-plan office to go to…
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