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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Lena Dunham Trolls Magazine For Hawking Her Diet Tips
Don’t put Lena Dunham on the cover of a magazine offering up “20 Slimdown Diet Tips Stars Are Using” unless you want her to unleash A+ trolling game on you. The “Girls” creator took to Instagram to call out Us Weekly for including her on their weight loss cover, by giving an actual rundown of…
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Debra Messing’s Powerful Message To Ivanka ‘One Jewish Mother To Another’
Debra Messing had a strongly-worded message for Ivanka Trump during the GLAAD Awards on Saturday. The actress, who was being honored with the Excellence in Media Award, spoke to the president’s daughter, “one Jewish mother to another.” “It’s not enough to simply say that women’s issues are important to you,” Messing said. “It’s time to…
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Sarah Silverman, Seth Rogen And More Stars Slam Republican Health Care Vote
Sarah Silverman, Debra Messing and Ilana Glazer were among the celebrities to slam members of Congress who voted to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. The stars took to Twitter yesterday to both criticize the health care overhaul, and put out a call-to-action before the bill heads to Senate. Here are some of their reactions. call…
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‘Don’t Use My Story’: Women React To Being Included in Ivanka Trump’s New Book
Ivanka Trump already has a thrilling history of pulling quotes slightly out of context: last September she tweeted a meme of the words “If not me, who? If not now, when?” in a cutesy font and attributed them to the actress Emma Watson. Critics were quick to point out that while Watson did say those…
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Why Isn’t Gal Gadot’s ‘Wonder Woman’ Getting The Marketing It Deserves?
Wonder Woman is an Amazon warrior princess, a founding member of the Justice League, and an iconic superhero. So why isn’t her movie being given the marketing attention it deserves? The Warner Bros movie starring Israeli actress Gal Gadot comes out in less than a month, but the studio has given it negligible promotion compared…
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Judd Apatow’s New Movie Is The Rom-Com We’ve Been Waiting For
The romantic comedy has not caught up with the 21st century. The genre continues to be the whitest, most conventional, most formulaic movies at the box office. Mega-hits like “Love Actually” from early in the millennium have now been hit by criticism for their homogenous cast and traditional love stories. The rare Oscar-winning rom-com, 2012’s…
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Howard Stern: “Nobody Wanted Hillary To Win More Than Donald Trump”
Shock jock Howard Stern continues to insist that Donald Trump regrets his presidential win. The Hill reports that he told listeners of his SiriusXM radio show, “Believe me, nobody wanted Hillary to win more than Donald Trump. He didn’t need this. He’s got the kind of life you dream of.” Stern’s theory comes in response…
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‘The Daily Show’ Is Back With An Epic Reunion Show
The television reunion show we all need is hitting the small screen May 9th. “The Daily Show” alums Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee, John Oliver, Ed Helms and Rob Corddry are reuniting on Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show” for what is sure to be an epic half-hour of political satire. All five comedians were correspondents for…
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QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About Israeli Pop Culture?
Israel just celebrated its 69th birthday! Love Israel and enjoy being up-to-date on pop culture there? Take this quiz to find out just how much you know, yalla!
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The 5 Weirdest Things On Gwyneth Paltrow’s Lifestyle Website
Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle website Goop is making its way into print, much to the amusement/horror of the general internet. The brand, known for its consistently bizarre life and wellness tips, will be released as a quarterly under the Conde Nast imprint. In celebration of what is sure to be a slew of unsound, Paltrow-certified advice,…
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We Watched Steve Bannon’s Shakespeare Rap Musical So You Wouldn’t Have To
In an interview with Bloomberg News yesterday, President Donald Trump called White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, “a very good guy” who just has a “bad rap”. Now that statement is at least half true: the script for Bannon’s misbegotten rap musical “The Thing I Am” has been discovered and given a table reading by…
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