The Schmooze lies at the intersection of high and low culture. Here, the latest developments and trends in Jewish art, books, dance, film, music, media, television and theater are all assimilated into one handy pop culture blog.
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Vogue Arabia posts a map of Israel labelled ‘Palestine’
Earlier this week, Vogue Arabia posted a provocative image to its website and Instagram page, showing a map of Israel festooned with flowers surrounding the Dome of the Rock. But instead of being labeled “Israel,” the map was captioned “Palestine.” View this post on Instagram Globally, the Palestine/Israel conflict is a hot-button, often controversial and…
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L.A. to get women’s soccer team thanks to Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman, patron saint of the vegans, the Marvel fans, and the Oscar-snubbed female directors, has stepped in to play fairy godmother to yet another constituency: fans of women’s soccer. On Tuesday, the actress and a largely female group of investors announced their intention to form a National Women’s Soccer League franchise in Los Angeles,…
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Is #JewishPrivilege a thing? Not so much, say Jews on Twitter
Family members lost to concentration camps. Last names swapped for less conspicuously Jewish ones. Pennies thrown on the school bus. These are a few of the anecdotes Jews shared on Twitter after the hashtag #JewishPrivilege began trending over the weekend. While the hashtag has existed for years, far-right anti-Semitic accounts resurfaced it on Sunday with…
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‘Let’s grab some burgers;’ Jewish NFL player invites DeSean Jackson to talk
After a football player shared anti-Semitic quotes on Instagram, his Jewish colleague invited him to visit a Holocaust museum, “grab some burgers, and have those uncomfortable conversations.” In a video posted to Twitter on Thursday morning, Julian Edelman, a wide receiver for the New England Patriots, addressed Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who on…
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Seth Rogen gets saved by the brine in the new trailer for “An American Pickle”
If you heard and dismissed the rumors that Seth Rogen was making a movie about Jewish pickling practices, you could be forgiven for chalking it up as another highlight in our year of fabrications and “fake news.” But because this is the kind of thing that actually happens in 2020, Seth Rogen really is making…
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Dave Portnoy declares he’s “uncancellable” as racist videos resurface
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is digging his heels in after videos circulated in which he used racist language, including the n-word. “I’m un-cancellable,” he said in a video posted to Twitter on Sunday. “You don’t cancel me, I cancel you!” Portnoy was responding to a 2016 Barstool video clip recently reposted by the Twitter…
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Celebrities pay tribute to comedic legend Carl Reiner
On June 29, comedic legend Carl Reiner passed away at the age of 98. The Bronx-born son of Jewish immigrants, Reiner served in the military during WWII and embarked on a long and storied comic career in the postwar era. With fellow jokester Mel Brooks, he formed one half of a hit comedy duo; he…
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Twitter’s newest meme has Jews sharing their (least) favorite “spots”
Twitter’s newest trend is a twisted travel game for the quarantine era. It’s the “I know a spot” meme: people suggest a “cool” place to go, which turns out to be a destination you don’t want to visit. For example: men be like “i know a spot” & then take you to rock bottom —…
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Timothée Chalamet has a new girlfriend and no one is pleased
Just two months after parting ways with his last poolside makeout partner, Timothée Chalamet seems to have found himself another. Photos released by the Daily Mail on Tuesday showed Chalamet, looking like he could stand to eat a few more of the New York bagels he purportedly enjoys, enjoying an unmistakably un-platonic afternoon with Mexican…
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Caroline Calloway says Harry Potter taught her anti-Semitic stereotypes
Caroline Calloway, the only person on the internet who can’t be cancelled (so it seems), is at it again with an curious explanation of latent anti-Semitism in her unstoppable social media presence. For the uninitiated, Calloway is an influencer making a name from her somewhat hate-able and extremely watchable online behavior. She’s gained (and embraced)…
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Kristen Wiig and her Jewish fiancé reveal the twins they’ve been hiding from us
“Bridesmaids” star Kristen Wiig and fiancé Avi Rothman just revealed they had twins and hid them for months — without anyone finding out. No prying eyes? No gory discussions of morning sickness? No “when-are-you-getting-married” dinner talk? We know there must be some disgruntled bubbies out there, but Wiig is living her best life and we’re…
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