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By Thea Glassman
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The Schmooze Did Bar Refaeli’s 2-Month-Old Baby Really Just Make ‘Most influential Israelis’ List?
Well, if cuteness was a factor then we guess we get why Bar Refaeli and Adi Ezra’s baby nabbed a spot on Channel 2’s most influential Israelis list. Liv Ezra, who turned two-months-old in August, was the youngest person to land on the list, followed closely by the three-year-old son of former Likud minister Gideon…
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The Schmooze This Encounter Between Lena Dunham and a Male Producer is Horrifyingly Sexist
Today in misogynist news, “Girls” showrunner Jenni Konner penned a note for Lenny Newsletter about a hideous encounter that went down between Lena Dunham and a male television producer. The story began when Dunham was “cornered” by the producer while out to eat with a few “Girls” co-workers. According to Konner, he asked Dunham to…
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The Schmooze Chelsea Handler Destroys Ann Coulter After Bailing on Talk Show Appearance
Chelsea Handler was just attempting a balanced dialogue when she invited Ann Coulter onto her Netflix show. “Since I’m always accused of not representing both sides in this election I went out on a limb and booked one of the most vocal Trump supporters in the country,” the comedian told her audience on Wednesday. But…
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The Schmooze 6 Shofar Shockers: You Won’t Believe Number 5!
It’s almost Rosh Hashanah, and we’re rounding up all the wacky, quirky, delicious (yes, delicious) things you might not know about shofars. 1. They might break your bank. This one goes for $1,678. Pricey, but definitely easy on the eyes. It’s got some intricate, colorful designs of candlesticks, challah, the moon and animals. 2. You…
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The Schmooze Meet the Man Who Gave Shofars a New Calling: Musical Instrument
If you listen closely to the opening notes of “West Side Story,” you’ll hear the gentle blow of the shofar. That’s because the shofar is a musical instrument, not just a ritual one, according to composer Raphael Mostel. “You can’t really pin [shofars] down,” Mostel said. “They do all sorts of things you don’t expect….
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The Schmooze Daniel Radcliffe Compares Trump to Voldemort—Finds One Big Difference
Daniel Radcliffe doesn’t think it’s so crazy to compare Donald Trump to Voldemort. When asked by Sky News yesterday about similarities between the Republican nominee and Harry Potter’s fictional nemesis, the 27-year-old gave his own insightful analysis. “I sort of think Donald Trump might not be as ideologically pure as Voldemort,” he said. “My thing…
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News 5 Things About Shimon and Sonia Peres’s Undying, Tumultuous Love Story
“I married a dairy farmer,” Sonia Peres once said when asked about her husband, Israel’s honored statesman Shimon Peres. The couple, together for 67 years, shared a tumultuous love story, strained by Peres’ lifelong commitment to public service — and his wife’s equally powerful distaste for the spotlight. But if you go back to the…
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The Schmooze Why ‘Nice’ Donald Trump Didn’t Bring Up Monica Lewinsky
Donald Trump explained why he didn’t make a Monica Lewinsky dig during the debate last night — and it all had to do with Chelsea Clinton. “When [Hillary] hit me at the end with the women, I was going to hit her with her husband’s women and I decided I shouldn’t do it because her…
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