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.
The Schmooze
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Joy Behar Apologized To Mike Pence For Comparing Christianity To Mental Illness
Faith is a funny thing. It has divided the world throughout history, the cause of countless bloody deaths. It has torn families apart, it has been used to justify torture and enslavement, but it has also provided comfort and hope and order — elements of existence that are hard to otherwise come by. Panic as…
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Sally Fields’ Son Thanks Mom For Finally Introducing Him To Adam Rippon
Olympic figure skater and newly minted cultural icon Adam Rippon and celebrity offspring Sam Greisman’s love is written in the stars. However, it took Adam Rippon a little while to figure this out. After a highly publicized saga in which Greisman and his mother, actress Sally Fields, hatched a plot for Griesman and Rippon to…
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Which Jewish Celebrity Are You?
Inside of us all, there is a Jewish celebrity. Are you Mayim Bialik or Lena Dunham? Natalie Portman or Zac Efron. Daniel Day Lewis or Ben Platt? Finally, we have the technology to find out which celebrity that is. Just take our awesome quiz!
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Rachel Bloom Invites Entire Audience Onstage To Perform Song About Boobs
How did you celebrate International Women’s Day? Did you split a bottle of wine with your best friend and pep talk each other about asking your boss for a raise? Did you post an Instagram photo of you and your girlfriends looking good at Monica’s bridal shower last May? Did you tweet something inspiring at…
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‘The Royals’ Pits A Dysfunctional Family Against Each Other In A Dramatic Season 4
Obsessed with the royal family? So are we, which is why the show The Royals is nail-bitingly addicting. “The Royals”, a scripted show on E!, has a self-explanatory premise — a British Royal family whose dysfunction takes family drama to a whole other murderous, sexually promiscuous level. Created by now-disgraced Mark Schwann, the Jewish producer…
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Anton Yelchin’s Last Film, Ira Glass At RadioLoveFest And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
Astonishingly, it’s nearly spring; Daylight Saving Time kicks in on Sunday, and it’s almost possible to imagine what it might be like to no longer be cold all the time. (Yes, it’s true that last year winter extended practically through May in New York. Nonetheless, sunshine is nigh!) If you aren’t quite ready to embrace the…
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Lena Dunham And Billy Eichner To Guest Judge Upcoming Season Of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
Some people achieve their dreams and other people ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS. (And then there are those who live lives of quiet desperation but this isn’t about you right now). RuPaul, the host and creator of “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, falls solidly into the second category. The actor/model/author/television personality/personal role model to all is the most internationally…
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How My Maternity Leave Woke Me Up To My Screen Addiction
As an observant Jew, I unplug every week for 25 hours straight — my phone is shut down, no notifications, no news, no alerts. For 25 hours straight, I don’t even think about what might be going on ‘online’, in the virtual world. For 25 hours, I stick to the real world instead. But I…
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‘The Arrangement’ Takes A Dark Turn In Season 2
If you think Judaism has got problems, you’ve clearly never heard of IHM — the Institute For The Higher Mind. This self-help organization, which has some creepy similarities to Scientology, provides the dramatic setting of E! Network’s scripted show_ The Arrangement_, whose first season premiered last year. Produced by Jewish producer Jonathan Abrahams — known…
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Yet Another White Man Picked To Direct The New ‘Star Wars’ Series
As the “Star Wars” franchise has taught us, anything can happen in space. A princess can become a senator, a spy, and a general. A neurotic robot can form an enduring friendship with a flippant droid. An orphaned scavenger can lead a resistance movement. Laser swords can be used alongside mental manipulation in an intergalactic…
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Movie News: Oscars Analysis, Al Pacino’s Unlikely History At Commentary Magazine
The Oscars are over, but never fear: Movie news remains relentless. The Daily Beast reports that the NYPD wants to arrest Harvey Weinstein; per Vulture, Netflix is developing its own universe of superhero movies; Deadline reports that, in line with the current craze for revivals, “Sopranos” creator David Chase is developing a movie that will…
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