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Ilana Glazer Proves That We Need More Women In Positions Of Power
Ilana Glazer is a powerful, young woman. At the age of 30, she is the creator and star of “Broad City,” one of the most popular comedies on television. She and her partner, Abbi Jacobson, are The Bosses. That means they’ve got creative control over what they produce — and, more importantly, it means they…
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6 Vegan Alternatives For Threatening Sexual Predators (Just Like Carrie Fisher Did!)
The late, great Carrie Fisher is once again posthumously in the news for being the baddest chick in the game. This time, Fisher has been remembered by her good friend, screenwriter Heather Robinson, for having sent a cow’s tongue to an executive as a threat after he attempted to force himself on Robinson. It’s the…
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All Three Evan Hansens Made A Disco Music Video To Mark The Passage Of Time
Talk about passing off the baton in style! In the relay race that is life, theater kids have proven once again that only they know how to properly mark the passage of time. And no matter how famous he becomes, make no mistake — Ben Platt is first and foremost (and forever will be) a…
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Donald Trump Jr. Dines At Manhattan’s Fanciest Kosher Restaurant
It can be jarring to remember that Donald Trump’s children are still among us, living as normal civilians — weaving through the crowds at Rockefeller Center, pretending to be a guest at the Plaza Hotel so they can use the bathrooms, peering intently through the tinted windows of a Lamborghini out onto the crowds of…
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Mayim Bialik Should Regret What She Said About Women — Not How It Was Perceived
Here at the Schmooze, the Forward’s pop-culture desk, our love affair with Mayim Bialik is an open secret. A child-star neuroscientist with a name out of a Sholem Aleichem story, whose lifestyle brand combines the best in feminism and Judaism? Surely this woman was sent by the Divine to be our blog-y bashert. It was…
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‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Is Back And This Season They Are Making Sweeping Generalizations About Men!
Last season of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” ended with Rebecca Bunch vowing to ruin the life of Josh Chan, the man who abandoned her at the altar. Once a lovesick maniac, Bunch is now a heartbroken maniac, and Chan will inevitably pay the price. The third season premiered Friday evening to solid reviews — and all evidence…
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Mayim Bialik Responds To Criticism: ‘I Am A Bleeding Heart Liberal AND A Social Conservative’
Mayim Bialik is the latest celebrity to insert herself into the debate about sexual harassment and assault in Hollywood — and she’s also the latest celebrity to find herself at the center of a fiery backlash over her words. Bialik took part in a Facebook Live video Monday morning to explain what many saw as…
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Actor In Woody Allen Movie Donates Entire Salary To Charity — ‘I Believe He Is Guilty’
The episode of Hulu’s “Difficult People” in which Julie Klausner betrays her own moral compass by accepting a role in a Woody Allen film came true on Twitter this past weekend. Actor Griffin Newman tweeted that he would be donating the money he earned by acting in an as yet untitled Woody Allen movie to…
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5 Movies By Jewish Directors To Watch This Friday The 13th
Friday the 13th is a perfect excuse to turn off all the lights, lock all the doors, hide a knife under the nearest pillow (just in case!!!), and watch some of the best horror movies of the 20th century. And this year, you can use Friday the 13th as an opportunity to honor the very…
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College Dude Wins The Internet With Dorm Door Rigged To Play ‘Seinfeld’ Theme
Congratulations, college dude. You won this round. Now go do your homework. Becky Scott is the editor of The Schmooze. Follow her on Twitter, @arr_scott
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Woman’s March Co-Founder On Bernie Backlash: ‘Maxine Waters Is Our Headliner’
When the official Woman’s March Twitter account shared a USA Today article Thursday morning titled “Bernie Sanders to deliver opening-night speech at Women’s Convention,” there was a swift and immediate backlash. Many women were dismayed that a man would be the face of the follow-up conference to January’s Woman’s March. A petition was quickly drawn…
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