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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How Meghan Markle’s Jewish Ex-Husband Became The Guy Who Lost Future Royal Bride
Well. Well, well, well. For one brief, shining moment, we thought there might be a Jewish Princess of England. We thought Prince Harry’s girlfriend (now fiancé) Meghan Markle could satisfy thousands of years of Jewish longing. We dared to hope that a dark-haired beauty with a social justice streak and the legal first name ‘Rachel’…
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How To Decorate For 8 Nights Of Melania-kkah
Christmas in Tarturus: Melania Trump has been ridiculed this week for decorating the White House to resemble the mythological Greek underworld’s hell. With a glistening, Styx-like passageway lined with foreboding grey-ish brambles that look like if they pricked you, you would sleep for one thousand years, Trump’s holiday White House is a shadowy realm of…
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‘The Marvelous Mrs Maisel’ Lives Up To Its Name
For fans of “Gilmore Girls,” certain aspects of Amy Sherman Palladino’s newest venture “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” will seem familiar. There’s the whip-smart, snappy dialogue of “Gilmore Girls,” now moved to 1950s New York where it is even more at home. There’s the blunt yet vulnerable brunette heroine at the center of the action, shifting…
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He’s Fast, He’s Powerful, He’s Jewish…He’s The Flash!
He’s faster than a speeding bullet, he’s a crimefighter with super strength, he’s…Jewish? “Justice League” might have been a lukewarm film that coasted on the onscreen charisma of its main actors but Jewish nerds were rewarded when Barry Allen (alias of The Flash, played by a winsome Ezra Miller) described a photo of himself as…
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Gal Gadot Branded ‘Mossad Agent’ By Arab Paper — Would She Really Have Time To Spy?
Gal Gadot really is a Wonder Woman — a former Miss Israel winner who served in the IDF, a movie star who films blockbusters while pregnant, a feminist icon who has taken stances against accused sexual predators and high heels — is there anything she can’t do? According to the Times of Israel, Lebanese paper…
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Meet The First Jewish Contestant For Miss Germany
Jews and Germany, it’s complicated. But that doesn’t faze Tamar Morali, a German-Jewish pageant queen, who sees herself as the first Jewish Miss Germany. “In a country where Jews experienced unbelievable horrors, for the first time in history there will be a Jewish contestant for Miss Germany,” said Morali. Organizers have informed her that she…
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Chelsea Clinton and Ivanka Trump Both Defended Malia Obama, But Who Did It Better?
Malia Obama, the former-first daughter whose scrutinized life has aroused the sympathy of many a Rabbi’s kid over the years, was seen in an online video this week blowing smoke rings. Footage of the 19 year-old Harvard University student blowing Gandalf-level smoke rings with apparent ease was released first on the site Barstool Sports and…
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Jennifer Lawrence And Darren Aronofsky Are Done
Jennifer Lawrence will not be meeting Darren Aronofsky’s “Mother!” That is because they have broken up. The beautiful and talented 27 year-old actress and the weird-looking and talented 48 year-old director*** are no longer. Their relationship is as dead as Mila Kunis in Aronofsky’s “Black Swan” when Natalie Portman drags her corpse into a closet…
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This Is The Correct Way To Swaddle Your (Jewish) Baby
Meet Jenny Mollen. Still alive, guys! #postpartum #2kids #doinit #outofthehouse #wearingclothing A post shared by Jenny Mollen (@jennyandteets2) on Oct 28, 2017 at 9:20am PDT Jenny Mollen is a (Jewish) actress, writer and comedian. She is married to Jason Biggs (not Jewish,) who played our very own Jim Levenstein in “American Pie.” A little light…
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Who Is Best At Being Seinfeld? Jerry Seinfeld, or Jimmy Fallon?
There are many comedians in the world, but there’s only one Jerry Seinfeld. But is Jerry Seinfeld the best at being Jerry Seinfeld? Last week, Jerry Seinfeld performed bits from his stand-up comedy routines on “The Tonight Show.” Jimmy Fallon also performed bits from Jerry Seinfeld’s stand-up comedy routines on “The Tonight Show.” Nasal, shout-y,…
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Barbra Streisand Is Learning About Rap From Tiffany Haddish
Eminem collaborated with Beyonce. Duchess Kate Middleton danced with Paddington Bear. And today two more cultural icons made their allegiance public: The world shall not soon forget the meeting of Barbra Streisand and Tiffany Haddish. The rock of modern Jewish civilization (Streisand) and the first female black comedian to ever host “Saturday Night Live” (Haddish)…
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