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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Seth Rogen Says He’ll Still Work With Accused Sexual Harasser James Franco
Seth Rogen broke his silence today about accusations against his longtime friend and collaborator, James Franco. Franco, who has worked with Rogen since they shared the screen in the 1999 cult TV show “Freaks and Geeks,” experienced a massive shift in public opinion when his name was implicated in the #MeToo movement’s uncovering of accused…
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Who’s Afraid of Michelle Wolf? The Same Folks Who Hate ‘Filthy’ Women.
Michelle Wolf hosted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night. By Sunday night, the 32 year-old stand-up comic and “Daily Show” contributor was a household name. Credit is mostly due to the uniquely brazen and brilliant Wolf and her writing team. But the forces that made Wolf front-page-of-the-Internet news are a curious group of…
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Meet Josh Rosen: Football’s Mouthy, Jewish New Star
There’s a famous Jewish folktale that goes like this: long ago, the prophet Elijah met an elderly couple who were so righteous that they were deserving of great reward. “Wish for one thing and I will fulfill it,” said the prophet. The couple was very old, very poor, childless and almost blind — they lacked…
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Felicity Jones On The ‘Biggest Challenge’ of Playing Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg didn’t get the nickname “notorious” by staying quiet and keeping her questions to herself. Actress Felicity Jones says Ginsburg hit her with tough questions the first time they met, when Jones was preparing to portray Ginsburg in the upcoming biopic, “On the Basis of Sex.” “When I first met…
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Sarah Jessica Parker’s New Bridal Collection Is Gorgeous
Sarah Jessica Parker: feared by men, adored by women, influencer of the New York gubernatorial election, the swirling heart of the will-there-be-a-Sex-and-the-City-three controversy…added one more laurel to her couture wreath this week. She launched a line of bridal apparel, “SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker,” with the company Gilt. Gilt, an e-commerce fashion company, marks its…
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Chelsea Clinton Accused Reporter Amy Chozick Of Lying — About Her Hair
Chelsea Clinton and Amy Chozick, a reporter who recently published a book about covering Hilary Clinton’s presidential campaigns, are currently having an earnest Twitter dispute about gossip Chozick published concerning Chelsea Clinton’s hair. Chozick’s new book “Chasing Hillary” chronicles the Jewish writer’s experience on the campaign trail with Clinton and her family in the form…
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‘I Was Afraid For My Life’ Amy Schumer Shares Sexual Abuse Story With Oprah
“It happens to all women.” That’s comedian Amy Schumer’s message about sexual assault, something she has experienced several times, she told Oprah Winfrey. Schumer, newly married and currently promoting her movie “I Feel Pretty,” has a rare ability to navigate the personal, the political, and the comic. On an episode of SuperSoul Conversations through Winfrey’s…
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‘Disobedience’, Jake Tapper’s First Novel And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
It finally feels like spring in New York, which is a mercy. Everyone looks beautiful, the city is enchanting, the parks beckon and one can almost forget that the news is very, very strange. Let forgetfulness linger this weekend, and indulge in one of our top picks for new books, movies and cultural events in…
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That Time Trump Made Michael Cohen Look Bad At His Son’s Bar Mitzvah
On your bar mitzvah, you become a man. Unless your dad is Michael Cohen, and he holds up your whole service waiting for his boss to arrive, in which case you are a man and your dad is a little boy. Like so many crumbs of matzo crunching under the relentless foot of fate, this…
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Movie News: Rachel Weisz On ‘Disobedience’, Director Olivier Assayas’s Jewish Roots
It’s a well-known saying that the mark of a truly great person is having a story about encountering the British actor Bill Nighy. Okay, maybe not, but both Rachel Weisz and I have one such story, so the saying can’t be far behind. Here’s Weisz’s, according to Jenny Singer’s report on a recent talk she…
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Disney Will Sell These Rainbow Mouse Ears For LGBT Pride Month
“Micky Mouse Rainbow Love” is not the street name of a club drug. It is the name the Walt Disney Company has assigned the rainbow mouse ears they are now selling in Disney parks. in a ? full of people you’re all i ? thank you @disneyland for a day full of magic, new video,…
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