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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Sacha Baron Cohen Pranks Gretchen Rossi And Slade Smiley With … Guns?
There are two kinds of people in this world — the kind of people who will laugh about it later when you prank them by holding a gun to their head and the kind of people who don’t have a sense of humor. Gretchen Rossi, former Real Housewife Of Orange County, has made it clear…
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Jeffrey Tambor Has Been Fired From ‘Transparent’
Jeffrey Tambor will not be returning to “Transparent” for the fifth season. Deadline has confirmed that the actor has been let go from the hit Amazon series. His dismissal follows an investigation of several sexual harassment allegations made against him. In a statement, Jill Soloway, the series’ director and creator called Tambor’s actions “heartbreaking.” “I…
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Movie News: Syrian Hero Unable To Get Visa For Oscars, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, A Harvey Weinstein Lawsuit
Between a new lawsuit against The Weinstein Company, an update on how increased strictures on travel from the Middle East will impact the Oscars and a health update from Julia Louis-Dreyfus, this week’s movie news is, well, heavy on the news. Don’t worry, though: We have plenty of “movie” to mitigate the “news,” including Daniel…
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Gloria Steinem Says She Made Vice CEO Cry
Gloria Steinem is a true one-of-a-kind. The feminist icon came of age at a time when famous people weren’t subject to a deluge of uninformed opinions railing on about each and every word and action they perform over a 24 hour period. She is a saint like figure who has managed to maintain her moral…
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Amy Schumer Got Surprise-Married
Human nature is funny. We are so easily distracted by things like our cell phones and our computer screens and nuclear warnings that turn out to be a false alarm that we are missing the life happening right in front of our very faces. Like, Amy Schumer’s marriage to a man named Chris Fischer. Surprise!…
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On The 20th Anniversary Of ‘The Wedding Singer’, There’s No Room Left For Adam Sandler
For so many of us, Adam Sandler was a hulking comedic figure of our youth. He played the same character in every single film for nearly a decade — the irredeemable idiot who was redeemed in the end despite his best efforts. But today, roughly 20 years after one of his biggest successes, “The Wedding…
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Drake Takes Random Hotel Maid On A $10,000 Shopping Spree
Picture this: a country in which everyone is assured affordable healthcare, affordable housing, a living wage with which you can purchase fruits and vegetables and, sure why not, a pair of shoes every now and then. Picture a country in which every person is assured time off directly after they’ve given birth and mothers and…
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Marc Jacobs Presents A Fantastical, If Unwearable, Vision Of The Modern Woman
Designer: Marc Jacobs Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 Location: Park Avenue Armory Jewish? Most definitely, yes (didn’t the biblical-sounding last name give it away?). For a long time, Marc Jacobs was the most overrated designer in American fashion. True, fashion’s elite continue to dutifully trudged out to his twice yearly shows, which are known to…
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Michael Kors Tries To Please Everyone With His Fall Collection, But Mostly Fails
Designer: Michael Kors Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 Location: Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center Jewish? His mom is Jewish, his dad is Swedish. It’s been nearly 3 years since New York Fashion Week was evicted from Lincoln Center and forced into Skylight-branded locations like Clarkson Square and Moynihan Station (recently, the industry event shifted…
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Rosie Assoulin Spices Up Her Fall Collection With Marbling And Pleating
Designer: Rosie Assoulin Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2018 Location: Spring Studios Jewish: The designer, Rosie Assoulin, is definitely Jewish. Who knew that marble could be made in seemingly thousands of shade and design combinations? Apparently, Assoulin did, and served marbled crepes and cakes and pastries at her Fall presentation as if to highlight this point….
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Did Donald Trump Lie About Cost Of Melania’s Engagement Ring?
Listen — did I become a Jewish pop culture writer so I could report on an old Jewish diamond executive who is publicizing the extravagant cost of his diamonds and the fact that he doesn’t give discounts? Not per se. But the obligation to tell the truth in spite of an ingrained desire to avoid…
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