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 Says Voting for Jill Stein Is Like Hooking Up With Somebody Else’s Dude
Lena Dunham just compared voting for Jill Stein to sleeping with a guy who already has a girlfriend—and it kind of makes sense. In a since deleted post, Dunham took to Instagram with very topical analogy in the day leading up to the election. She wrote: Okay, a bit of a thinker, but it sounds…
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WATCH: Trump Surrogate Accuses Jay-Z of Throwing ‘Mazel Tov Cocktails’
Yiddish made its debut in the election last December when Donald Trump mocked rival Hillary Clinton for getting “schlonged” in her primary fight eight years ago with President Barack Obama. As the campaign enters its final days, the mameloshn has re-emerged after Scottie Nell Hughes, a surrogate for the Republican nominee, mixed up “Molotov cocktails”…
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WATCH: These Women Urge Ivanka to ‘Dump Trump’ in Parody Video
The women over at CollegeHumor have some advice for Ivanka Trump — ditch the presidential campaign and get away from her father Donald Trump. “Hi Ivanka, Can we have a minute, like without your dad and brothers?” the parody video starts. “Donald, if you’re watching, it’s just going to be a bunch of ladies talking…
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‘Yiddish New York’ Puts Out Call to Artists
This year’s Yiddish New York art exhibition will open on December 8 at the Abrazo Interno Gallery in the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The theme of the exhibition, which will run through December 28, will be “Trees of Life and Evil Eyes — A Contemporary Take on…
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Want to Look Like Ivanka Trump? This Jewish Plastic Surgeon Can Help.
Jenny Stuart only had one goal in mind when she booked an appointment with Houston-based plastic surgeon Dr. Franklin Rose. She wanted to look like Ivanka Trump. Stuart had always thought Trump was pretty—but after seeing her out and about during the election cycle, the 36-year-old IT headhunter decided to make moves. “The things I…
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Wonder Woman Is Here To Save the World, and Bigots Aren’t Happy About It
Gal Gadot made headlines on Thursday, when Warner Bros. Pictures released the second trailer for the highly-anticipated “Wonder Woman” movie. The new footage gave bigoted movie buffs another chance to voice their opposition to an Israeli actress starring in a major Hollywood blockbuster. Hollywood got a super Kike to kill Germans on the big screen…
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Mila Kunis Blasts Sexist Hollywood Producers in Open Letter
When Mila Kunis refused to pose semi-naked to help promote one of her films, she was told by a producer that she’d “never work in this town again.” In an essay penned on Medium yesterday, Kunis recalled feeling “livid [and] objectified.” It was the first time in her career she had ever said no. The…
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WATCH: Lena Dunham Performs Hillary Clinton Rap, Dons ‘Sensual Pantsuit’
Lena Dunham is putting on a pantsuit this week to score attention for her candidate. SENSUAL PANTSUIT ANTHEM (Official Rapped Music Video) from Funny Or Die “Hey, hey guys it’s MC Pantsuit. My hobby is rap music but my passion is defending the nation’s baddest grandma, Hillary Rodham Clinton,” Dunham sings, in the clip produced…
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Get Ready For “The Hamilton Mixtape” — With A Jewish Note!
This morning, Lin-Manuel Miranda announced his long-promised “Hamilton Mixtape” is available to preorder, and will be out December 2nd. It will include new takes on songs from “Hamilton” by a diverse array of artists, as well as previously-unheard material. And one of its songs — “Dear Theodosia” — will be performed by beloved Jewish songstress…
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Louis C.K. Has a Strongly Worded Message For People Who Aren’t Voting
Louis C.K. has some choice words for people who are not planning on voting come November 8th. “I don’t have any quarrel with somebody who votes for Trump if that’s what they feel they want,” C.K. told Conan O’Brien last night, “but if you’re a liberal who’s not going to vote, you’re a piece of…
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SNL’s Election Special, Art Spiegelman In Chicago, And 5 Other Things To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
This week we start sharing events outside of New York as part of our normal roster; festivals of arts and ideas in Chicago and Washington, D.C. are up first. There’s a slew of new books to tempt you, regardless of what you’re craving – history, science fiction, some hearty Yiddish humor – and a few…
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