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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A Rabbi, Priest And Atheist Smoke Weed And Bond Over A Hebrew Blessing
(JTA) — It sounds like a too-good-to-be-true social media stunt — a rabbi, a priest, and a gay atheist smoking marijuana together, talking about spirituality, and bonding over a shared hope for peace in one eight-minute video. But digital content producers Cut have made all of that happen. The Seattle-based company’s video, uploaded to Facebook…
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When Justin Trudeau Took Ivanka Trump To A Broadway Show On Welcoming Foreigners
Ivanka Trump accompanied Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau to the Broadway musical “Come From Away.” The musical tells the story of a small Newfoundland town that played host to over 6,000 stranded air travelers when American air space was closed during and following the 9/11 attacks. It’s a depiction of Canadian and American solidarity, a…
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Ben Stiller And Arab Facebook Star Team Up To Feed Somalia
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Arab Israeli Facebook star Nuseir Yassin wants you to help him “steal a plane.” It’s for a good cause. In a video Thursday, he laid out a plan to get Turkish Airlines to fly food to Somalia, where over 6 million people need are at risk of starvation. Joined by Ben Stiller and…
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Trolls Sabotaged Amy Schumer’s Netflix Ratings — And She Thanked Them
It looks like internet trolls are really, really dead set on dragging down Amy Schumer’s new Netflix comedy special. Multiple threads on The_Donald, a right-wing subreddit page, encouraged users of the streaming service to tank the show’s ratings. “That disgusting cow’s career needs to be ended. One one star review at a time,” one user…
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This Chinese Plastic Surgery Company Can Make You Look Like Ivanka Trump
Have a hankering to look like Ivanka Trump? There’s a plastic surgery company in China that can help you with that. Foshan Yiwanka Medical Management (Yiwanka is Chinese for Ivanka), located in the southeastern city Foshan, offers eye and nose surgery, as well as liposuction and breast enlargement — with a specialized twist. “Young women…
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‘Gilmore Girls’ Creator Makes A Very Jewy TV Pilot
(JTA) — In many TV shows, a character’s Jewish identity can feel like a throwaway, usually to showcase “difference,” religious diversity, or a useful stereotype. Not so in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” which makes the characters’ Jewishness an integral — but not overdone — part of their identities. The show, will be released Friday as part…
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On National Napping Day, An Ode To Ruth Bader Ginsburg
There’s a lot of reasons to love Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The fact that she’s prone to taking naps during State of Union addresses is just one of them. Let’s rewind the clock to 2015, when this truly delightful gem started making the internet rounds. Yup, that’s the Notorious RBG dozing off, as a somewhat baffled…
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Why Zac Posen Won’t Dress Ivanka Trump
Don’t count on the Trumps wearing Zac Posen anytime soon. The Jewish designer, who has lent his creations to both Ivanka and Melania Trump in the past, told The Daily Beast that he doesn’t have any upcoming plans to dress the first family. “Right now, I’m staying away from bringing my brand into politics,” he…
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Harry Potter? Check. 5 Other Franchises That Should Make Haggadahs For Passover
“The Unofficial Hogwarts Haggadah” is slated for release in the coming days. Like peanut butter and chocolate, the Passover story goes great with the popular series. Here are a few more franchises we think should publish haggadahs. 1. Star Wars You can see the opening crawl now: “A long time ago, in a house of…
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Scarlett Johansson and Ilana Glazer Murder Comedy Is Already Getting Backlash
The beginning of the trailer for “Rough Night,” a comedy starring Scarlett Johansson, Ilana Glazer and Zoë Kravitz, starts out standard enough. A group of old college pals get together for a bachelorette party, and plenty of alcohol, reminiscing and general debauchery ensues. Only this time, one of the women accidentally kills a stripper and…
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The 5 Biggest Sports Underdogs of All Time
Team Israel’s 3-0 start to the World Baseball Classic is one of the most improbable stories in baseball history. But are they the greatest underdog sports story of all time? We take a look at five of our favorites from the Olympics and other international competitions: 5) Swiss beach volleyball Switzerland is a dominant country…
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