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Thea Glassman
By Thea Glassman
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The Schmooze Why Zac Posen Won’t Dress Ivanka Trump
Don’t count on the Trumps wearing Zac Posen anytime soon. The Jewish designer, who has lent his creations to both Ivanka and Melania Trump in the past, told The Daily Beast that he doesn’t have any upcoming plans to dress the first family. “Right now, I’m staying away from bringing my brand into politics,” he…
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The Schmooze Scarlett Johansson and Ilana Glazer Murder Comedy Is Already Getting Backlash
The beginning of the trailer for “Rough Night,” a comedy starring Scarlett Johansson, Ilana Glazer and Zoë Kravitz, starts out standard enough. A group of old college pals get together for a bachelorette party, and plenty of alcohol, reminiscing and general debauchery ensues. Only this time, one of the women accidentally kills a stripper and…
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The Schmooze This App Helps You Drown Out President Trump During Purim
You can drown out more than just Haman this Purim. “The Donald Noisemaker,” a free app available in the iTunes store, allows users to shake away their distaste for President Trump during the holiday. Wave your phone up and down and you’ll get sound bytes of Trump saying the words “wrong,” “oy-ya-ye,” and “boo” over…
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The Schmooze 6 Hilarious Videos To Watch For Purim
Purim is coming up this Saturday, and we found the perfect six videos for you to watch in celebration. You know, in between digging through your closet for a last minute D.I.Y costume and shoving endless hamantaschen into your mouth. “Esther’s a Jew” by Erez Cohen Esther, JSwipe and a well-produced spin on Ellie King’s…
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The Schmooze In The Writers’ Room: An Exclusive Look Behind-The-Scenes Of ‘Girls’
Sarah Heyward’s rise from personal assistant to writer on a hit HBO show can be traced back to a graduate school essay about sex. Fresh out of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, the 24-year-old got her start in television as an assistant to Jenni Konner, executive producer of the then soon-to-be shot series “Girls.” “Jenni knew I…
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The Schmooze LISTEN: Sean Lennon Sings Carrie Fisher’s Last Song
This weekend, Sean Lennon, son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, released a stunning recording of a song he co-wrote with Carrie Fisher. The tune, sung by 16-year-old Willow Smith, was penned during one of Lennon and Fisher’s late night hang out sessions. “Carrie and I wrote this song years ago,” Lennon wrote on his…
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The Schmooze Will ‘Gilmore Girls’ Creator’s New Show Make For The Most Jewish TV Ever?
“Gilmore Girls” fans, take a long, deep breath. Amy Sherman-Palladino, creator of the mother-daughter hit show, is coming out with a new TV pilot next week — and it looks delightfully Jew-y. “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” which lands on Amazon March 17th, centers around a 1950’s Jewish housewife who decides to break into the comedy…
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The Schmooze When Lorne Michaels and George W. Bush Talked That ‘Saturday Night Live’ Impression
If you’ve never seen Will Ferrell doing George W. Bush on “Saturday Night Live,” you missed out on some pure comic gold. Ferrell squinted and drawled his way through impressions of the former president, invoking classic “Bushisms” as he went. Turns out, Bush had a few issues with that. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel…
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