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Ari Melber, Greta Van Susteren’s MSNBC Replacement, Gets Start Date
MSNBC and Greta Van Susteren had the kind of short-lived relationship that you look back on with disbelief — those two??? Together??? How??? Van Susteren came to MSNBC from Fox and she didn’t last long before MSNBC figured out that their demographic never asked for this. Van Susteren’s replacement, Ari Melber, was revealed shortly after…
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Who Will Lena Dunham Play In Ryan Murphy’s ‘American Horror Story’ Cult-Themed Season?
You don’t always get what you want but sometimes you DO get something you definitely never asked for like, in this case, Lena Dunham starring in the seventh season of Ryan Murphy’s “American Horror Story.” Murphy, who was inexplicably given permission to create the short-lived horror parody “Scream Queens”, announced the move on Twitter. Thrilled…
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‘GoT’ Creators Respond To Backlash Over Their New Alt-Reality Civil War Drama
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, two of the showrunners behind HBO’s “Game of Thrones”, came under fire this week after announcing their new HBO drama: a series that imagines a world in which the South won the Civil War and slavery has evolved into a modern day institution. The plot of “Confederate” drew the ire…
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Why Did Star Of Anorexia Movie Flaunt Weight Loss To Promote ‘To The Bone’?
Growing up in still-crunchy Seattle, body-positivity lectures were as regular as rain. Next to platitudes like, “All bodies are beautiful” the phrase I heard most often was, “There’s such a thing as ‘too thin’.” “She doesn’t even look good anymore,” a well-intentioned mom-of-a-friend might say, referring to an emaciated actress on the cover of People….
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The Goy Round-Up: China Bans Justin Bieber And More!
Welcome to The Goy Round-Up, The Schmooze’s new weekly column in which we briefly touch on the most important and exciting non-Jewish celebrity news. What’s going on in the goy world of fame and fortune? We’ve compiled the most important news so you’ll never have to buy a copy of The National Enquirer again! China…
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Before ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’, Rachel Bloom Was Just A (Very) Jewish (Very) Brilliant YouTube Star
Before she found fame and fortune as the creator and star of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”, Rachel Bloom was just the musical theater kid you love to secretly hate to secretly love. And like any young woman with a dream, she had a thriving YouTube channel. Bloom is best known for taking the piss out of Broadway…
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Comic-Con, ‘Sondheim On Sondheim,’ And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
If you’re planning to spend your weekend blissed-out on a beach, we don’t blame you. If you’re looking to beat the heat, check out our top picks for weekend plans, below. 1) Read Look back to an iconic summer or two of the past with The New Yorker’s newly-released “The 60s: The Story of a…
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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks On How To Face The Future Without Fear
Commenting on the fraught and divided times we live in, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Britain’s Chief Rabbi from 1991 to 2013, recently gave a TED Talk where he discussed how we can best move forward as individuals in a greater society. Rabbi Sacks pinpoints what it is today that we worship: the “selfie,” or as…
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Jenny Slate Says Cheating Is Different For Men And Women
Jenny Slate, a feminist favorite of The Schmooze, is once again fighting the patriarchy upon the red carpet. The actress was in New York City for the premiere of her new movie “Landline” when she explained what she believes is the difference between men and women who cheat. “I feel that in society, generally when…
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Visiting Canada? TripAdvisor Thinks You Should Stop By Corey Haim’s Grave
There’s no shortage of entertaining activities for tourists visiting Canada. The country has beautiful mountains, bustling cities — and it’s the location of child star Corey Haim’s grave. One tourist recently visiting Canada was shocked to see that Corey Haim’s gravesite was the 20th most popular attraction (out of 39) in the town of Vaughan,…
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The Man Who Predicted Michael Jackson’s Death Releases Doc Criticizing Roger Waters’ BDS Involvement
In a new documentary, aptly titled “Wish You Weren’t Here”, author Ian Halperin launches an attack on Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters, an outspoken BDS advocate. Halperin is best known for “predicting” (correctly!) the death of Michael Jackson but he’s also a prolific pop culture investigative reporter, responsible for books like “Celine Dion: Behind the…
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