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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Could Jerry Springer’s Next Television Gig Be For C-SPAN?
In perhaps the most fitting turn of events since Americans voted a reality television star into our top office, some Ohio Democrats are pushing for Jerry Springer, 73, to run for governor of the state in 2018. There’s no time like the present for Springer to bid for public office. After all, he’s an expert…
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Will ‘Wonder Woman’ Be Defeated In Lebanon?
A Lebanese security official confirmed Tuesday that the Ministry of Economics has proposed a ban of the upcoming film “Wonder Woman.” The reason? It’s star, Gal Gadot, is Israeli. While any official ban would have to come down from a Ministry of Economics advisory committee, pressure has been mounting from anti-Israeli boycott groups. One such…
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Ilana Glazer And Zoë Kravitz Play Ex-Lovers In ‘Rough Night’
Ilana Glazer, Zoë Kravitz, and Scarlett Johansson are starring together in the movie ‘Rough Night.’ If you are an avid reader of the Forward’s Schmooze section, as you should be, this is old news. But there’s something new. Though three actresses feature at the forefront of feminism in Hollywood (well, at least two. Kravitz tends…
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Neil Diamond In Chicago, And More To Read, Watch, And Do This Weekend
Chicago Neil Diamond fans, you’re in luck: The singer-songwriter will play the United Center this Saturday. If a rousing chorus of “Sweet Caroline” isn’t quite your vibe, head to Skokie’s Northlight Theatre instead for a performance of “Relativity,” Mark St. Germain’s play about late-in-life moral and emotional dilemmas facing Albert Einstein. The scientist is played…
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Drake Sweeps Record 13 Billboard Music Awards
He’s Jewish. He’s Canadian. And now he holds the record for most wins at the Billboard Music Awards in one year. Multi-hyphenate rapper and producer Drake won 13 awards on Sunday at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards, beating the previous record held by singer-songwriter Adele, who won 12 awards in 2012. After walking into the…
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Yiddish Printer Wins National LOUIE Award For Piglet Card
Is that kosher? It reads like a joke. Q: Who won first prize in the national greetings card contest? (for babies, $4 and over) A: The Yiddish printer with the piglet card. But Bill Muller’s Big Wheel Press (about whose loving restoration of Yiddish letterpresses I wrote) just went to the National Stationery Show at…
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This Twitter Account Perfectly Captures Jewish Boy Problems
Scroll through the parody Twitter account JewishBoy Problems, and you’ll be met with the following hot button topics. Excessive hairiness, digestive problems, concerned mothers and JSwipe – basically a collection of the most relatable topics for Jewish men (and, let’s be real, Jewish women, alike). The creator of the account, who remains anonymous in interviews…
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Six ClickHole Articles That Perfectly Explain The Israel-Palestine Conflict
With Donald Trump in Israel on his first trip abroad as President of the United States, plenty has been written of his promise to solve the Israel-Palestine conflict. None of them capture the futility of Trump’s quest (“if Jared Kushner can’t produce peace in the Middle East, nobody can”) quite like this headline from ClickHole:…
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5 Best Vanessa Bayer Moments From ‘Saturday Night Live’
“Saturday Night Live” is losing its bar mitzvah boy.
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WATCH: Mark Zuckerberg Gets Into Harvard, Dad Kvells
In 2002, Mark Zuckerberg (clad in tasteful plaid pajamas) checked his email to find out whether he’d been accepted to Harvard. His dad, Edward Zuckerberg, filmed the occasion. And plotzed. The more sanguine Zuckerberg, his son, sat fairly calmly on the bed, processing what that acceptance meant. What neither of them knew then was that…
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Drake Ends 7 Year Feud
Drake has made it clear that he wants “no new friends,” but the tide is turning for Drake and his rival Tory Lanez. A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on May 18, 2017 at 4:32pm PDT On Instagram, two pictures with the rappers standing together were posted yesterday. One of the photos was posted on…
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