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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Movie News: Cynthia Nixon’s Connections To Judaism, Paddington Tries Matzo
Everyone seems excited by Cynthia Nixon’s gubernatorial run, the announcement of which provides a good opportunity to revisit her small but crucial role in Milos Forman’s masterpiece film “Amadeus” (1984). Nixon, who was 17 during filming, plays a maid employed by the jealous composer Salieri to spy on his rival: Mozart. Without her, Salieri would…
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Jonah Hill’s Grandfather May Have Dated Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Everybody! Everybody. Take a deep breath, make sure you have a light nosh on hand, affix your favorite collar, and pray that you’ll survive this announcement: According to “Lady Bird” star and America’s newest sweetheart Beanie Feldstein, who also happens to be the sister of comedian Jonah Hill and the childhood best friend of Broadway…
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Amy Poehler Is Producing A Movie Starring The Funniest Women Alive
Amy Poehler. Maya Rudolph. Tina Fey. Rachel Dratch. Paula Pell. Ana Gasteyer. Emily Spivey. These are seven of the funniest people alive. They all happen to be women. They all happen to be in their 40’s and 50’s. They all happen to be best friends. And they are making a movie. If you aren’t screaming,…
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Arianna Huffington Wants YOU! (To Keep Shabbat)
The Huffington Post casts a wide net: “Woman Effortlessly Annihilates Opponent In Cotton-Candy Eating Contest” is a headline you could read on the site today. But Arianna Huffington, the founder of the site, which holds the remarkable distinction of being the most popular news website in the United States, is once again calling for readers…
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WATCH, SERIOUSLY: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Invited Stephen Colbert To Work Out With Her
Say what you will about the evils of the internet, but watching a comedian challenge the oldest Justice on the Supreme Court to a wrestling bout makes the whole thing feel worth it. On Wednesday night, Stephen Colbert released the most delightful video to hit YouTube since the sneezing panda: a clip of himself working…
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Ivanka Trump Wears A Lab Coat And Gets Mocked By Internet
Ivanka Trump has the kind of polished elegance that wouldn’t be out of place at a country club or a cocktail party where the food goes untouched and the waitresses get leered at by WASPy Ivy-bros. Ivanka on a private plane? Checks out. Ivanka lighting the Hanukkah candles wearing couture? Sounds about right. While visiting…
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Forget Dissent Collars, The Notorious RBG’s Favorite Fashion Accessory Is A Good Scrunchie
Ruth Bader Ginsburg always takes things to the next level. Take her collection of judicial collars. One plain collar just wouldn’t do — she has a literal closet full of collars of all shapes, sizes and designs. Colorful collars, lacy collars, even a bib necklace that she wears as her dissent collar. But collars aren’t…
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Do These Split-Hoof Shoes Make Me Look Kosher?
Heels make a lot of noise. The clap-clap-clap of the heels against linoleum or any other hard surface elicits stares when the wearer walks into a room. It’s why heels are often considered power plays: it takes a confident person to make a nuisance of oneself while walking through the open-plan office to go to…
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What’s The Dill With The Pickle-Juice Slushies Coming This Summer?
Drive-through chain Sonic announced that it will sell pickle-juice flavored slushie drinks this summer — but is this news sweet, or just half-sour? The gimmicky, gherkin-y beverage will be available for a limited time at Sonic locations beginning in June. From what we can gather, the drink will be frosty, flavorful, and the color of…
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PETA Begs Newly-Vegetarian Drake To End His Partnership With Canada Goose
Who could ever forget that time Drake danced inside a box bathed in colored fluorescent lights for his music video, Hotline Bling. Clad in a red Moncler puffer, he showed off the kind of awkward dance moves that is endemic to a middle aged suburban dad who is trying too hard to be “hip” at…
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Barbra Streisand Says She Has Never Had A #MeToo Moment
On a clear day you can see forever, but if you’re Barbra Streisand looking back on your own career, you might be seeing it through rose-colored glasses. Streisand told “Glee”-creator Ryan Murphy that she has never felt sexually harassed in her career, which has lasted 61 years and counting. At an interview at the television-focused…
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News Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s selection as JTS commencement speaker roils graduating class
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Film & TV A new documentary challenges stereotypes about Orthodox Jewish women — and their wigs
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Sports NBA coach Steve Kerr: ‘Israel sought revenge for Oct. 7 and now 72,000 Palestinians have been killed’
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