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Fran Drescher Speaks Of Possible ‘The Nanny’ Revival And We Are All Ears
After the ‘Roseanne’ spinoff almost happened, we didn’t know if we were brave enough to weather another 90’s sitcom revival that might start a slew of controversy. But we found a silver lining when ABC rightfully pulled the show and actress Fran Drescher announced that ‘The Nanny’ might make a comeback after 25 years, as…
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Arielle Charnas of ‘Something Navy’ Shares The Gory Details of Childbirth
If your fandom for Something Navy’s Arielle Charnas spans back as far as mine has, then you’ve probably impatiently awaited the birth of her second daughter, Esme. When that day finally arrived, and news broke out via her famed Instagram account (obviously,) both the fashion sphere and the Jewish sphere rejoiced. We welcomed one more…
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You Should Watch Rachel Maddow Break Down About Immigrant Baby Shelters
“OMG CRYING!” “I literally sobbed during “Queer Eye”!” “Stop, you’re going to make me cry!” The Schmooze isn’t really interested in the commodification of tears (almost always female) as proof of profundity. But the clip that’s making the rounds of Rachel Maddow trying and failing to work through her tears as she reports on “tender…
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Sarah Silverman Says She Won’t Apologize Just Because You’re Offended
Sarah Silverman, the woman who once wrote jokes about rape and AIDS, has taken to making television about love and extending radical empathy to bullies and bigots. But the famously offensive comedian, (who points out that, for what it’s worth, her most recent comedy special jokes about the etiquette of having sex with God,) still…
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Zach Galifianakis and Cardi B Are Funnier Than Jerry Seinfeld Now. Sorry.
Accidentally introducing him as “Jerry Sandusky,” comedian Zach Galifianakis welcomed Jerry Seinfeld onto his comedy interview show, “Between Two Ferns.” Below Seinfeld, the words “Funny: 1993-1997.” And where is the lie? After describing “Seinfeld” as “a real launching pad for whites” and forcing the whole room to acknowledge Larry David’s supremacy over Seinfeld, Galifianakis said…
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Upset With Facebook’s Algorithm Change, ‘The Onion’ is Ruthlessly Skewering Mark Zuckerberg
Priscilla Chan, the Harvard-educated pediatrician who has donated billions to philanthropic causes, is leaving her husband Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook, for a man who can truly fulfill her “intellectually and physically.” That man is Jeremy Rosenbaum, the CEO of The Onion. In the technical sense this is “fake news.” But in…
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We Officially Endorse David As Our (Jewish) ‘Bachelorette’ Pick
Please gather around, because we have an important announcement to make: we are throwing our support behind David Ravitz (aka “The Chicken”) as the winner of “The Bachelorette.” David, first of all, is your quintessential nice Jewish boy. His dad has served as the president of his home temple in New Jersey, and sits on…
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Sandra Bullock Says Men Are Now Afraid In Hollywood, After Harvey Weinstein
Sandra Bullock has spoken out for the first time about Harvey Weinstein. She had a few things to say. Bullock told the Sunday Times that she never personally had a bad experience with Weinstein, but she knew that other people did. “I heard about Harvey and I was afraid of him,” she said. Imagine Sandra…
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Black Jews and Allies Celebrate ‘Juneteenth’ — The End of Slavery — With A Seder
Try my variation on this classic riddle: A Jewish child gets into a terrible car accident and is rushed to the hospital. Emergency workers carry the stretcher off the ambulance and a black doctor runs over. But when the doctor lifts up the child’s oxygen mask, she gasps. “I can’t operate on her!” shouts the…
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Israeli Producer of Beyonce and Jay-Z’s Louvre Music Video: ‘Why Not?’
Israeli producer Natan Schottenfels says he produced a music video for Beyonce and Jay-Z’s surprise album, because, “Why not?” Yes, “Why not?” produce a secret, exorbitantly decadent, six minute video for the world’s biggest pop and rap stars? Furthermore, why not set in the Louvre? And once it’s up, why shouldn’t it get 18 million…
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‘Modern Family’ Creator Is ‘Disgusted’ By Association With Fox News
All’s not well in the family for “Modern Family” co-creator Steve Levitan. After conservative commentator Laura Ingraham called child detention centers “essentially summer camps” or “boarding schools” on Fox News, Levitan joined Seth MacFarlane in saying he was “disgusted to work at a company that has anything whatsoever to do with” Fox News. Let me…
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