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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Israel’s Junior Mr. Universe Credits Orthodoxy For Bodybuilding Success
(JTA) — Kobi Ifrach stood on a stage in England wearing nothing but gold body paint, a Speedo and an Israeli flag. He had just become the first Israeli to win the Junior Mr. Universe bodybuilding competition. Back home in this northern Israeli town, Ifrach’s haredi Orthodox parents were cheering him on. Days earlier they…
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This is How Much It’ll Cost You to Have Coffee with Ivanka Trump
Want to share a cup of joe with Ivanka Trump? It’ll cost you. Charitybuzz is auctioning off a coffee date with the business mogul, and the current bid stands at $18,500. That money, which will be donated to The Eric Trump Foundation to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, buys a 30-45 minute meet-and-greet, along…
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5 Jewish Pop Culture Books You Need To Read
Curl up with this year’s best reads from some of the biggest, funniest Jewish names in pop culture. Superficial: More Adventures From the Andy Cohen Diaries Talk show host Andy Cohen brings all the juicy, candid, pop culture packed elements from his hit show, “Watch What Happens Live,” into his latest memoir. There’s an awkward…
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Monica Lewinsky Thinks Internet Trolls, Not Donald Trump, Won Person of The Year
Monica Lewinsky doesn’t think that Donald Trump should have been named Time’s Person of the Year. Instead, the 43-year-old wrote in a Vanity Fair piece published Wednesday, it was the internet trolls who deserved to take the crown. “It’s been quite a year for the bullying gremlins,” Lewinsky explained. “…they sprouted and proliferated, passed a…
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5 Movies to Watch For Kirk Douglas’ 100th Birthday — According to Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas turns 100 on Friday, and we’re celebrating with his five greatest performances — courtesy of the film legend himself. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Douglas listed “The Bad and the Beautiful,” “Spartacus,” “Ace in the Hole,” “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” and “Lonely Are the Brave” as just a few of…
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Provocative Ad Featuring Statue of Liberty Giving Nazi Salute Touches a Nerve
A new advertisement in New York City for the second season of the Amazon TV series “The Man in the High Castle” shows the Statue of Liberty giving a Nazi salute. An ad campaign last year for the Amazon Studios show’s first season offended many Jews and non-Jews, and the new Times Square billboard in…
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Want To Spice Up Things on Twitter? Follow These 8 Jews Immediately.
‘Tis the season to start following some of the most hilarious, insightful and delightfully snarky people on Twitter. The Forward staff pooled together some of our very favorite Jewish twitter users — from political commentators to culture writers (and just some generally funny users in between). Hadley Freeman (@HadleyFreeman) Who she is: Guardian columnist Hadley…
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Sorry, Internet Trolls. Amy Schumer as Feminist ‘Barbie’ is Exactly What We Need Right Now.
Not long after news circulated that Amy Schumer was in talks to play the title role of Barbie in an upcoming live-action film, bored trolls took to the internet to do what they do best. Twitter users giddily slammed Schumer, complaining she is too overweight, too loud and too “heinous to men” to play Barbie….
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Jenna Jameson Fires Back at David Duke’s Claim that Jews Dominate Porn
(JTA) — Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke has accused Jews of dominating the media and “international banking.” But his newest attack on Jews may be his most bizarre: that Jews dominate the porn industry. Duke’s tweet was a response to former porn star and Jewish convert Jenna Jameson’s tweet on Sunday that she has…
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WATCH: Billy Eichner and Andy Samberg Pitch Terrible Movie Ideas to New Yorkers
Well, looks like another day in the post-election “Really?!” universe we live in. The KKK are rolling through the streets of South Carolina in celebration of the Trump victory. Meanwhile, our President-elect is getting on Twitter complaining about Alec Baldwin making fun of him on SNL. But wanna know what isn’t existentially terrifying? That’s right,…
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This Former Nebbish Can Help You Become Super Popular — Like Him
To give you an idea of how uncool Jon Levy was as a kid, know this: His first kiss was in first grade, when he was a student at the Abraham Joshua Heschel School on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. His second kiss? Well, that happened during his freshman year in college. Now, however, Levy has…
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