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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Chelsea Handler Will Face Off Against Conservative Pundit Tomi Lahren In Debate
Tomi Lahren and Chelsea Handler have a lot in common. They’re both attractive blondes, they both found fame at the helm of their own talk show, and they’ve both been publicly criticized for making comments that many deemed inappropriate. And then there are the differences between them. The fiery liberal and controversial conservative couldn’t be…
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Andrew Garfield Is Gay But Not Really
Happy Pride Month, everyone! Oh, wait — what’s that I hear? Pride month is over? How disappointing for Andrew Garfield, who said during a NT Platform discussion Monday that he currently identifies as “a gay man right now, just without the physical act.” The Jewish actor is currently playing a gay character in Tony Kushner’s…
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Drake Is Margaret Atwood’s Top Pick To Star In Season 2 Of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Before Drake was topping the charts and sweeping the Billboard awards, he was best known for wheeling himself ‘round town as a handicapped high school student on Canada’s absolute best teen drama television series, “Degrassi”. And now, Drake’s Canadian compatriot, Margaret Atwood, is suggesting the rapper return to acting in the Hulu original series based…
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Did Porn Star James Deen Try To Block Documentary On Rape Claims?
Variety reported on Monday that filmmaker Maria Demopoulos is filing a lawsuit against porn star James Deen for allegedly sabotaging the documentary film his company hired her to make in December 2015. Demopoulos was hired before Deen found himself at the center of a flurry of rape allegations, starting with a tweet from his ex-girlfriend,…
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Emily Ratajkowski’s Big Boobs Are Holding Her Back Professionally
In a confession that will resonate with all people who have ever failed to get a job they wanted, actress and model Emily Ratajkowski announced that people do not want to work with her because she is “too sexy.” The 26-year-old, who is best known for dancing in the music video for Robin Thicke’s politically…
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Kathy Griffin Was Interrogated By The Secret Service For A Full Hour
A lot has happened since Kathy Griffin was last in the news. Kim Jong Un has made progress on his intercontinental missile. Jay Z dropped his response to “Lemonade.” Lindsay Lohan announced she’s starting a lifestyle website !!!! (!!!!) !!!!! So I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve forgotten all about how, more than a month…
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Happy Birthday, ‘Seinfeld’: 8 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The TV Classic
On July 5th, 1989, a show premiered on NBC that cemented in the popular imagination the unlikely idea that, contradictory to what most people have believed throughout history, Jewish people talking loudly about themselves is a cool thing. Arguably the greatest sitcom of all time turns chai-plus-ten today and we couldn’t be more proud. Here…
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Britney Spears’ First Trip to Israel Was Pure Chaos
While most of us were celebrating America by consuming our weight in alcohol and ice cream this weekend, Britney Spears was honoring independence with her very first trip to Israel. The singer was there to perform on Monday night but her Israeli fan base was reportedly not content to reserve their basking in her glory…
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Meet Nissim Baruch Black, The Orthodox Jewish Rapper Who’s Defying All Stereotypes
When Nissim Baruch Black was 25, he found himself in a potentially fatal situation. The Seattle-born rapper, who performed under the moniker D. Black at the time, got into an altercation with another artist. When that artist was later the victim of attempted murder by a friend of Black’s, it was assumed that Black had…
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Shia LaBeouf Channels Inner Rage To Play John McEnroe In ‘Borg vs. McEnroe’
Shia LaBeouf isn’t exactly known for his conflict resolution skills or his ability to keep a low profile in public — which makes him perfect to play the part of similarly volatile celebrity, John McEnroe, in the upcoming film “Borg vs. McEnroe”. “Borg vs. McEnroe” will tell the story of the epic rivalry between Swedish…
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The New ‘Jumanji’ Movie Better Not Ruin My Childhood
There are certain memories from our childhoods that we try fiercely to protect. Our first trip to Disneyland, our first time riding a bike — and, yes, the first time we saw a movie that should never have been marketed to children in the first place. “Jumanji” came out in 1995 and it still ranks…
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