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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A First Look At Steven Spielberg’s Apocalyptic New Movie
Spielberg’s next directorial endeavor will be a screen adaptation of the dystopian novel “Ready Player One”, written by Ernest Cline and published in 2011. Entertainment Weekly has published exclusive behind the scenes photographs of scenes from the upcoming film, starring Tye Sheridan of “Mud” fame. The book-turned film tells the story of a young boy…
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Mayim Bialik Won’t Stay Silent On Orthodox Blurring Out Women’s Faces
If you think the fact that Mayim Bialik can’t speak for a month will keep her from publicly sharing her opinion, you obviously don’t know Mayim Bialik. Despite strained vocal chords, Bialik took to Instagram to share her opinion about an Orthodox journal’s policy of blurring women’s faces out in ads. Some super duper ultra…
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Up And Coming Horror Director, Leigh Janiak, To Helm New R.L. Stine Franchise
Until Betsy Devos eventually succeeds in ending American literacy, children of every generation will continue to lose themselves in R.L. Stine’s forever classic “Goosebumps” books — and filmmakers will continue to bring Stine’s creations to life. Leigh Janiak, an emerging horror director, will be developing Stine’s “Fear Street” for Fox. Stine wrote the “Fear Street”…
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Drake’s Home Invaded By Stranger Who ‘Wanted To Meet Him’
We all dream of one day meeting our celebrity heroes but most of us don’t actually take proactive steps to making those dreams come true — unless you’re the guy who sauntered on to Drake’s property Thursday evening, hoping to meet the rapper. TMZ broke the break-in, which was Drake’s second of 2017. The intruder,…
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Senator Al Franken Makes Climate Change Funny In Collaboration With ‘Funny Or Die’ And National Geographic
How do you get the masses to pay attention to something they don’t want to hear? Well, you can write terrifying articles with doomsday headlines citing the latest calamitous science … or you can make ‘em laugh! Senator Al Franken, who is a longtime environmental activist, is trying out the latter. In a recently released…
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‘Game Of Thrones,’ Beach Books And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
We can’t lie: Our weekend plans might consist solely of laugh-crying at Fox News’s recent decision to refer to Jared Kushner as “Jared Kosher” and scrolling through apparently endless Kellyanne Conway memes. If you find those two pastimes less than attractive, however, we don’t blame you. Here are some alternatives. 1) Watch The seventh season…
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Shia LaBeouf Is “Deeply Ashamed” Of Racist Tirade
If there’s one thing we learned from the Broadway smash hit “Avenue Q”, it’s that everyone is a little bit racist. And although it can be somewhat embarrassing to be called out for making a racially insensitive statement that comes from a place of ignorance, it’s important to learn! Ultimately, we should be grateful there…
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Abbi And Ilana Are Pissed Off In Interview With Nylon Magazine
“I don’t want to speak for Abbi but I’m pretty proud of us,” says Ilana Glazer of “Broad City” in a just-released interview with Nylon. “We’re sick.” This is the basic tone of the interview, which is featured in Nylon’s August issue, and if anyone deserves to speak that highly of themselves, it’s Glazer and…
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“See You Again”, Featuring Jewish Pop Star Charlie Puth, Becomes Most Watched Video On YouTube
Among the many, many hundreds of thousands of videos on YouTube, the collaboration between rapper Wiz Khalifa and Jewish singer Charlie Puth has garnered the most views. “See You Again” is an ode to actor Paul Walker, the stupendously sexy “Fast and Furious” star who died in a fiery car crash in 2013. The song…
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Trevor Noah Compares Gwyneth Paltrow and Alex Jones In Hilarious Video
Both Alex Jones and Gwyneth Paltrow are famous for their inability to distinguish reality from, to put it simply, looney tune theories about how the world works. But could they just be the duo we need to bring together a divided America? The newest “Daily Show” correspondent, Michael Kosta, explains his hilarious theory. Watch below….
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How Grief Led A Broadway Actress To Pen A Sequel To ‘Fiddler On The Roof’
There are some mysteries within Judaism so profound that we may solve them in only the World To Come. How can we believe in a God we cannot see? Will there ever be true peace in the Middle East? And what the hell happens to the characters in “Fiddler On The Roof” after the musical…
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