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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Mayim Bialik Doesn’t ‘Get’ Open Relationships
In a video shared to her YouTube channel yesterday, Mayim Bialik, former “Blossom” star and current Most Embarrassing Mom In The World, revealed to her fans that she does not “get” open relationships. What’s not to get? you might ask. It’s just a relationship that allows for both or all participants in a relationship to…
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A Doctor Spectacularly Destroys Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Claims
Gwyneth Paltrow has been called a lot of things: Oscar winner, wellness guru, conscious uncoupler. But now she’s being called…out. In an article on her blog titled, “Dear Gwyneth Paltrow, we’re not f**king with you we’re correcting you, XOXO Science”, Dr. Jen Gunter addressed Paltrow in a now viral open letter. Gunter, an OBGYN and…
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‘Broad City’ Just Dropped Season 4 Trailer
Let us turn in the ecstasy of thanksgiving to the Reform Jewish liturgy: In a world torn by violence and pain, a world far from wholeness and peace, a world waiting still to be redeemed, give us, oh Lord, a chance to say: YAAAAAAAAS QUEEN to the new trailer for “Broad City” Season 4. Abby…
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Zoe Lister-Jones Hired All-Female Crew For Indie Hit ‘Band-Aid’
Statistics for women in Hollywood are bleak at best. Men held 72 percent of behind-the-scene roles in independent film last year and independent festivals screened feature films made by women at a rate of one to every three made by a man. For Zoe Lister-Jones, those numbers are not okay. The writer/director/actor powerhouse is debuting…
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Find Yourself Someone Who Looks At You The Way Kathy Griffin’s Lawyer Looks At Her
To commemorate the worst week of all time, Kathy Griffin held a press conference this afternoon to address her role in DecapitationGate, which is a word I’m trying to make happen. The press conference opened with Griffin’s lawyer, Lisa Bloom, explaining to the crowd of thirsty journalists exactly what Griffin’s joke was supposed to mean,…
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Sarah Silverman Called On Ivanka Trump To Step Up Her Game
There was a true meeting of the minds last night on Chelsea Handler’s Netflix show. Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards joined Sarah Silverman to talk about the dismal treatment of women at the hands of the Commander-in-Chief. Richards said that, despite having explained in great detail to Ivanka Trump the essential, non-abortion-related services provided by…
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Al Franken’s New Book Does Not Let Ted Cruz Off Easy
There are some who might call the chapter about Ted Cruz in Senator Al Franken’s new book “unprofessional” or “mean-spirited” or even “rude.” To that I would say, your feelings are valid. But then I would say that any senator whose first piece of legislation is a bill that pairs disabled veterans with service dogs…
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If ‘Wonder Woman’ Is Sold Out, See One Of These Flicks Instead
If you’re a living, breathing human being, chances are you might have plans to see ‘Wonder Woman’ in theaters this weekend. Unfortunately, if you’re anything like me, you’ll forget to buy tickets online and instead end up at the theater facing a sold-out show and a fully ruined date night. But it doesn’t have to…
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Will The First Black Bachelorette Choose A Jewish Hubby?
The television show “The Bachelorette” appears to be some kind of voluntary human sex zoo that I assume can be legally televised due to a judicial loophole. I had never seen it before because I believe true reality entertainment lies in watching Youtube personalities cry while applying makeup. But I willingly swiped my B-card in…
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Everything You Need to Know About Ivanka and Jared’s Shavuot
Fidget spinners, Raybans, and Joshua Kushner’s forearms were all on glorious display during the Kushner-Trump family’s trip to Shavuot services yesterday. Here’s what we know: -The Holiday: Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, as well as the harvest season, which in ancient times meant bringing sacrifices to the Temple in Jerusalem….
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Al Franken Unleashed, And More To Read, Watch, And Do This Weekend
This weekend heralds the release of two long-awaited would-be masterpieces: The blockbuster film “Wonder Woman” and Al Franken’s return to comedy with his new book “Al Franken: Giant of the Senate.” If you can get a ticket to “Wonder Woman,” by all means go and wonder — ha — at Israeli star Gal Gadot’s performance….
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