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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Nicole Miller Tries Too Hard To Be Hip
Designer: Nicole Miller Date: Friday, February 9, 2018 Location: West Village-based Industria Jewish? We’re not sure, but if we had to guess, it would be a yes. Either way, CEO Bud Konheim is definitely Jewish (although some of the stuff he says makes us wish he wasn’t). Nicole Miller, like Tory Burch, imagines her customer…
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Protesting Trump And Sexual Harrassment — With Voodoo And Couture
Designer(s): Xuly Bët x Mimi Prober x Hogan McLaughlin Date: Thursday, February 8, 2018 Location: Industria, a West Village event space Jewish? Mimi Prober might be Jewish (Prober is a very Jewish name, as is Mimi), and, according to Kelly Cutrone, one of the officiants of the voodoo ceremony was Jewish. Donald Trump is President,…
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Yearning For Spring? Cinq Á Sept Brings A Maypole To A Decadent Tea Party Presentation
Designer: Cinq á Sept Date: Thursday, February 8, 2018 Location: Cotillon Room at the Pierre Hotel Jewish? Founder Jane Siskin is Jewish. What does the ‘woman of leisure’ wear to brunch in 2018? Silk, velvet, brocade and fur — lots and lots of fur. It may seem incongruous to have such an unapologetically luxurious collection,…
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Desert Chic And Sustainability At Mara Hoffman
Designer: Mara Hoffman Date: Thursday, February 8, 2018 Location: Remote (literally) Jewish? Sicilian and Jewish. Lately there’s been a lot of talk about sustainability in the fashion industry, but few brands have absorbed the message as fully as Mara Hoffman. Her fall winter 2018 collection was made entirely out of low-waste and recycled fabrics. In…
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The Hottest Hollywood Matchmakers — And How They Hook Up The Rich And Famous
Are you famous? Are your friends famous? Is your dad famous? Do you make a lot of money? Are you an important person who strikes fear into the hearts of your subordinates simply by entering a room? Are you beautiful (women) or rich (men)? Are you, despite perfect eligibility for a life of manufactured happiness,…
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Amazon Exec Who Was Ousted Over Harassment Claims Replaced By Jewish Woman
When Roy Price stepped down from his role as a top Amazon Studios executive after being suspended when a producer accused him of sexual harassment, the company must have worried that he would be tough to replace. As the head of Amazon Studios, Price saw the company to heights of glory with award winners like…
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Real Zionists Watch The Winter Olympics
It’s an incredible time to be a Zionist. No, hear me out: Gal Gadot has been unofficially elected High Emperess of the Universe, the Netanyahu family keeps entertaining us with darkly amusing leaked recordings of their private conversations leaked to the world, and Israel has sent their largest Winter team to the Olympics in the…
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‘It Was A Different World’: Kate Upton On Why She Waited To Accuse Paul Marciano
Kate Upton made an appearance on “Good Morning America” Friday to discuss the allegations of sexual assault that she made against Paul Marciano, the cofounder of Guess, in an exclusive interview with Time on Wednesday. The model originally accused Marciano in a tweet published on January 31, in which she chided the fashion company for…
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Israeli Skater’s Flawless ‘Hava Nagila’
Representing Israel on Thursday night in the men’s short program in the group skate competition, Ukrainian-born figure skater Alexei Bychenko took to the ice with a vigor. In one of the first events of the Pyeongyang 2018 Olympics, Bychenko needed a score of above 86.79 to beat his season’s best. As the opening strains of…
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Steven Spielberg To Produce New World War II Film
It seems like just yesterday Elizabeth Banks was accusing Steven Spielberg of never having directed a movie with a female lead. Of course, Banks was quickly put in her place and apologized after hordes of people reminded her that Spielberg was behind the film “The Color Purple”, which had a black female lead. But is…
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Polanski Child Rape Victim Responds To Tarantino, Who Said She ‘Wanted To Have It’
One consequence of brilliance is that your words may ring so true that their repetition renders them cliche. Still, Maya Angelou’s words bare repeating: when a person shows you who they are, believe them. In recently resurfaced comments by Quentin Tarantino on Howard Stern’s radio show in 2003, in which Tarantino described director Roman Polanski’s…
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