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‘You Can Put Me In The Oven’: Hollywood Bigwig Invokes Holocaust In ‘Apology’ For Sexist Email
Hollywood is a place of fantasy. It’s a place where magic comes to life, dreams are realized both onscreen and in reality, and mere plebeians can become stars overnight. Unfortunately, it’s also a place that attracts the most vulgar, most misogynistic, most reprehensible men. When these men rise through the ranks and gain power despite…
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The shirt I wear for travel. pic.twitter.com/1JPvCjFxYw — Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) August 10, 2017 Here. Becky Scott is the editor of The Schmooze. Follow her on Twitter, @arr_scott
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Anthony Scaramucci Creates Complicated Metaphor Involving Monica Lewinsky To Explain His Life
It’s hard not to feel bad for Anthony Scaramucci the same way you feel bad for the Rat King when he dies at the end of “The Nutcracker.” But unlike the Rat King, who presumably goes to rat hell after the final curtain falls, Scaramucci is still here to remind us why we hated him…
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Can You Call Yourself A Feminist If You Work With Woody Allen?
Woody Allen is, at best, an out of touch old man with a hankering for women whose mothers were babies when Allen was directing “Annie Hall.” At worst, he’s a dangerous old man who personifies the unsettling power of older men over young women in the movie business. So how does Woody Allen, have young…
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Oprah’s Favorite Self-Help Book Is Being Turned Into A Movie
Before 2006, whenever you were going through something hard, like the death of a loved one or the loss of your job or “Bachelor in Paradise” getting postponed because of the sexual assault allegation on-set, you just had to kind of sit there and take it. You had to do something that was then known…
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Vogue Deems Hillary Clinton’s Wedding Caftan A ‘Best-Dressed’ Look — But We Disagree
On Sunday evening, Hillary Clinton attended the wedding between two prominent Jewish families wearing a long, flowing blue caftan. Was the dress fun? Yes. Was it fashionable? Not really. Hence my shock that this glorified muumuu made Vogue’s best-dressed of the week list. We get it, Vogue loves Hillary. We love her too. But this…
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Daniel Handler Says Giving Boys Books With Sex Scenes Will Lead To A Series Of Fortunate Events
Daniel Handler is best known for the series of 13 children’s books he wrote under the pseudonym “Lemony Snicket.” “A Series Of Unfortunate Events” begins with “The Bad Beginning” and ends with “The End.” Along the way we meet a villainous fashion plate named Esme Squalor, a hypnotist named Doctor Orwell, and the notorious Count…
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‘Broad City’ Sex Toy Line Was Designed By The Same Company That Designed Mötley Crüe’s
If you’re interested in investing in a new pegging kit, perhaps consider the Broad City Pegasus Pegging Kit. The kit comes with underwear that reads “Peg Like a Queen” proudly across the bum and has a hole in front to insert a large, pink dildo for … well, for pegging your partner, I suppose. In…
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Viral Blogger’s New Book Implores New Yorkers To Save Their City Before It’s Too Late
Jeremiah Moss does not identify as an activist. He doesn’t like community organizing, he’s not a team player, he can’t sit in a meeting, and for the life of him, he just can’t keep all the names of the people on the City Council straight.But for someone who eschews the title, Moss sure is busy…
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Andy Samberg and Harpist Joanna Newsom Have A ‘Surprise’ New Baby
Comedian Andy Samberg and harpist Joanna Newsom have welcomed a new baby girl, in what media reports are calling a “surprise” following a “secret” pregnancy. The news was released exclusively from Samberg’s representatives to Us Weekly. This news brings forth both unbridled joy and a lot of questions. Was the birth a “surprise” to Newsom,…
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In Honor Of Dustin Hoffman’s Birthday, Let Us Remember That He Once Saved A Life
This is my favorite Dustin Hoffman story of all time. In fact, it is my favorite story about any celebrity. It is about a simple man who rises to heroism when the situation calls for it. News reports about the event lack in detail so please allow for minor creative license. It was July in…
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