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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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Will Return In October After Five Year Hiatus
He left…he did nothing…he returned. Cue the vaguely Italian clown music—”Curb Your Enthusiasm” is coming. Living legend/typical bus stop lunatic Larry David returns to HBO on October 1st with the long anticipated 9th season of his show. After a five year hiatus in which it feels safe to assume that the fictional David burned down…
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Would Shia LaBeouf Still Have A Career If He Were A Woman?
The curse of the child star is real. It happened to Lindsay Lohan. It happened to Amanda Bynes. It happened to Britney Spears. It somehow didn’t happen Hilary Duff and for that I will always be grateful. It’s also happening — has been happening — to Shia LaBeouf but the price he is paying for…
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Jewish Heiress Bags The ‘Hottest Felon’ — Now He’s Getting Divorced
They say that money can’t buy happiness — but does anyone really believe that? In the case of Chloe Green, Jewish heiress to the Topshop fortune, money purchased the yacht upon which she got to know, Biblically, Jeremy Meeks, the hottest convicted felon to ever set foot upon Turkish waters. Pictures of the unlikely couple…
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22 Tweets That Sum Up Your Jewish Summer Camp Experience
In my final year at Jewish summer camp, a renegade Israeli counselor, fed up with the camp’s emphasis on safety and sensitivity, took my unit of teens into the woods and instructed us to drink water and then spit it into each others’ mouths. Then he read us “The Giving Tree”. Every person’s experience at…
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Lena Dunham’s Dog Is Defending Her On Twitter
It took Lena Dunham about three seconds to respond to allegations that she lied about her reason for giving up Lamby, the rescue dog she adopted in 2013. BARC Shelter in Brooklyn, where Dunham adopted Lamby, disputed her statement that the dog came from an abusive home and claimed, instead, that it was actually a…
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‘I Should Have Known Better’ Kesha Said Of Failed Jerry Seinfeld Hug Attempt
Kesha released her first single in a minute on Thursday and its critical reception is off the charts — and also on the charts, literally. The pop star, who took a forced break from music while dealing with a legal struggle, is finally, and rightfully, back in the spotlight. So it was just a matter…
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Thanks to Jon Stewart, ESPN Will Be Airing The Department Of Defense’s ‘Warrior Games’ For Veterans
For those of you whose hearts are still aching for Jon Stewart’s nightly entertainment presence, you can catch the comedian anchoring a slightly different type of show Friday night. He’ll be joining Hannah Storm to host the penultimate night of the 2017 Warrior Games. This will be the first year that ESPN has aired the…
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Rescue Shelter Disputes Lena Dunham’s Claims That Her Former Dog Had Emotional Problems
I have a theory that, if one could prove definitively that the ACA repeal would hurt puppies, the Republicans would give up their efforts immediately. There’s no point in trying to pass legislation that hurts dogs — the American people would never stand for it. Americans care about dogs more than they care about other…
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Jewish Former Host Of ‘Double Dare’ Reveals What’s In Nickelodeon Slime
Nickelodeon’s secret recipe for the slime that taught you that humiliation is funny when it’s happening to someone else is officially a secret no more. The former host of “Double Dare”, the show that urged children to partake in dangerous stunts in exchange for money and praise, blabbed Nickelodeon’s secret to the world in an…
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Prolific Sperm Donor Who Made Headlines Last Year Is Still Doing His Thing
Without a doubt, the most important New York Post story of 2016 was that of Ari Nagel, the good Samaritan who made headlines for spreading his seed most anywhere it was needed. And now, in a sequel to his New York City beginnings, the jaunty upstart Nagel and his inexhaustible sperm make a visit to…
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Happy National Kissing Day: The Schmooze Ranks Jewish Smooches
It’s International Kissing Day, and before you can say “that’s not a real holiday” remember that you belong to a religion that celebrates what amounts to a weekly holiday, a monthly holiday, and over a dozen annual holidays, including holidays that basically exist to keep track of other holidays (hi, Lag Ba’omer). In honor of…
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