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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Gal Gadot Won’t Wear Heels on the ‘Wonder Woman’ Red Carpet
When it comes to beauty, the saying holds true: No pain, no gain. No pain, no gain, in the beautiful pursuit of decimating the patriarchy, that is. Gal Gadot, currently the star of ‘Wonder Woman’ as well as every human’s private fantasy life, is refusing to wear high heels during her “Wonder Woman” press tour….
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Patti LuPone To Donald Trump: Don’t Come To My Show
In general, women in their sixties are not to be crossed, especially those who have experienced professional success in their lifetime. They’ve likely spent the last 60 or so years dealing with no insignificant amount of bullshit and have developed the unique ability to leave their haters in pieces on the ground, wondering how they’ll…
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Seth Rogen Is Unhappy With Sony’s New ‘Clean Initiative’
On Tuesday, Sony announced its new “Clean Version” initiative that will allow viewers to watch certain Sony releases without all the dirty bits. Seth Rogen, creator of banned art house film “The Interview,” implored Sony in a tweet to leave his movies alone. Holy shit please don’t do this to our movies. Thanks. https://t.co/0lpoESaIQd —…
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Gwyneth Paltrow, Peddler Of Fake Science, Advises Hopeful Entrepreneurs On Apple’s New Series
Last night, Apple released its first original series ‘Planet of the Apps,’ a show that features several entrepreneurs developing a mobile app that they then pitch to a panel of “advisors,” who vote on whether or not they’re interested in the concept. As if this show doesn’t already sound like something nobody would ever want…
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Demonstrating Inexplicably Poor Judgment, Jerry Seinfeld Denies Kesha A Hug
Today in “feminism has a long way to go,” 63-year-old Jerry Seinfeld, whose Wikipedia page says he was “heavily involved in the Bee Movie,” refused a hug from 30-year-old blonde pop star Kesha, perhaps best known for her prolific output of jammin’ summer bops. LAST NIGHT @KeshaRose found out @JerrySeinfeld is not a #Hugger —…
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Lisa Bloom, Who Probably Doesn’t Sleep, Strikes Deal For Mischa Barton
Lisa Bloom, the woman whose name turns men who voted for Trump into quivering piles of spaghetti, is back with another win. The lawyer, daughter of other feminist champion Gloria Allred, seems to be everywhere as of late. She was front and center at Kathy Griffin’s Decapitationgate press conference, she’s representing Andrea Costand in her…
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Happy 19th Anniversary To The Show That Taught Us How To Be Women
It’s been 19 years since “Sex and the City” premiered, forever changing the lives of women who might otherwise have believed in love, and that begs the question – where are our favorite sex goddesses now? Search no further for I have braved the depths of Google and am here to present you with my…
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You Can Listen To Full Couples Therapy Sessions On Esther Perel’s New Podcast
If a bus is coming and it is either going to run over your spouse or your baby, who do you choose? This is not an example of a question that dynamo couples counselor Esther Perel would bring up in a session. But we do hear a woman ask this of her wife in a…
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Amazon Acquires Rights To Script About Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp
Amazon has acquired the rights to “Linda and Monica,” the story of the friendship between Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp. I was only seven when Lewinsky participated in the ill-fated sex act for which Bill Clinton was nearly impeached but I have vivid memories of the scene unfolding on the national stage. As far as…
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Unironically, Idina Menzel To Lead Early Reading Of ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Musical
In today’s edition of “God giveth,” Idina Menzel will lead a reading of Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’ musical. In today’s edition of “God taketh away,” Menzel will not be starring in the debut run of the show, set to be staged at Cambridge’s American Repertory in May 2018. Instead, she’ll be in New York…
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Zac Efron Gives The World The Gift Of His Pole Dancing
Breaking from the pornographic displays of egoism and prefab-anecdote exchange that are the usual order of the day on celebrity talkshows, “The Graham Norton Show” stumbled across real talent this week. On the press circuit for his new “Baywatch” remake, actor Zac Efron demonstrated that pole dancing is another of his unlikely ways into America’s…
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