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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5 Things To Know About Billie Lourd, Daughter Of The Late Carrie Fisher
Billie Lourd, the only daughter of late actress Carrie Fisher, has been in the news this past week after breaking up with “Twilight” star, Taylor Lautner. But who is Billie Lourd — and can we expect to see a lot more of her in the future? Here are 5 things to know about the aspiring…
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Kobi And The Cosmos: How A Veteran Israeli Soccer Player Found His Way To New York
“Everywhere I’ve played, I’ve felt like an ambassador for Israel.” When Kobi Moyal signed for the New York Cosmos at the end of June, it was the culmination of a long and winding road from a West Bank settlement to the bright lights of the city that never sleeps. The 30-year-old has played for clubs…
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Long Lost Maurice Sendak Manuscript Set To Be Published
Few of us born after 1963 are without memories of our parents reading Maurice Sendak’s “Where The Wild Things Are” to us. The children’s author fit right into an era when a healthy fear of monsters was considered good for the soul. Sendak, a Polish-American Jew who was deeply affected by the loss of many…
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Video Footage Released Of Shia LaBeouf Verbally Assaulting A Police Officer
Taxes pay for a lot of great things — roads, public schools, national parks. They also pay for a lot of bad things — war, corporate bailouts, Paul Ryan’s salary. And here’s something our taxes do not pay for: the right to ask a police officer for a cigarette and then proceed to verbally assault…
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Ryan Reynolds Bows Down To The Queen, Gal Gadot, In Instagram Post
In a world full of cowards and talentless hacks, it’s refreshing to remember that we will always have Ryan Reynolds. As if his performance in the 2005 classic rom-com “Just Friends” weren’t enough to sell you on Ryan Reynolds The Man, the Instagram post he put up last night should do it. The Merc May…
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A New Guns N’ Roses Biography Showcases The Band’s Contribution To Rock N’ Roll
There’s a new biography of Guns N’ Roses out and it confirms what we already know: the musicians led some crazy, crazy lives. An excerpt from the Amazon description of the book reads, “Guns N’ Roses has always been a band out of time, the Last of the Giants. They are what every rock band…
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Watch Ben Stiller, Lea Michele, and Israeli Kids Sing Clips From ‘Hamilton’
Ham isn’t kosher but Lin Manuel Miranda’s online immigrant reform fundraising competition “#HAM4ALL” sure is. Asking fans to “post a video of yourself singing any Hamilton song”, the creator of Hamilton is soliciting donations as small as $10 for entries to win VIP treatment for two to the smash show’s Los Angeles opening. “We’ve raised…
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Move Over, Gal Gadot – It’s Time For Squirrel Girl!
First, there was Wonder Woman. Next up, we’ve got… Squirrel Girl? That’s right! The world has of late demonstrated a veritable thirst for female superheroes, and Marvel is jumping on the opportunity to introduce us to Milana Vayntrub, the actress who will be playing Squirrel Girl in Freeform’s upcoming superhero show “New Warriors.” So who…
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Kathy Griffin Tweets Picture Of Herself With The Man At Center Of Donald Trump Jr. Russia Meeting
Perhaps no one among us has ever taken the classic Chumbawumba lyrics “I get knocked down, but I get up again, you’re never gonna keep me down” more to heart than Kathy Griffin. The comedian posted a picture to Twitter Monday of herself and Rob Goldstone, the unlikely British music publicist who has been named…
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Who Is Ansel Elgort And Does He Deserve Our Love?
Wise men say only fools rush in, but I can’t help falling in love with Ansel Elgort while simultaneously wanting to destroy him. How did this happen to me? Meet Ansel Elgort, the 23 year-old star of Edgar Wright’s summer car-chase spectacular “Baby Driver”. He is an actor, singer, and dancer. He is a composer…
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What It’s Like To Be That Jew Who Didn’t Do Summer Camp
Every summer growing up, I had the least Jewish experience imaginable. Rather than joining the rest of my Long Island friends at Camp Pontiac or Camp Ramah, I went to the suburbs of Houston, Texas to stay with my Catholic cousins by marriage. I’d enter their house to find New Testament proverbs on walls and…
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