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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With High Heels And A Big Smile, Nikki Haley Schmoozes Israel
Every visit to Israel is a seduction. Israel plies you with food, dazzles you, and overheats you. It leaves you sweaty and dehydrated and wondering if you should pick up and move. Coolheaded and rational people can be found 48 hours into a trip to Israel flushed and rambling about home. Rabbis, tour guides, and…
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10 Wild Facts About Marianne Williamson, Self-Help Guru And Dem 2020 Candidate
The list of candidates running for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 presidential election is a who’s who of the Democratic party — and in a more literal sense, a (squints) wait, who’s that? On Thursday night, a second ensemble of 2020 Dem hopefuls will take the stage to discuss policy and grandstand on their…
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Elizabeth Banks’ ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Trailer Is Here
“Charlie’s Angels” was a 70’s-era TV show about three beautiful women who leverage their smarts and sexualities to fight crime, doing the bidding of an invisible and omnipotent male boss, named Charlie. Over forty years later, can “Charlie’s Angels” ever be strong enough to rip themselves free of the bonds of the patriarchy? That is,…
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Women Refused To Talk About ‘Barstool Sports’, Fearing Rape Threats
There’s a beloved cultural joke that Jews are nowhere in sports — but that’s not true. You don’t have to look back as far as Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg. We brought the world the last Super Bowl MVP, Julian Edelman. Olympian Aly Raisman is one of the finest athletes in the world. And this…
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Stephen Colbert To Julian Edelman: I See Your Personalized Kippah Is Sold Out
Julian Edelman is an American hero — and a Jewish one. He helped the Patriots win the Super Bowl this past February, earning the title of first Jewish player to be Super Bowl MVP. He has made several Israel pilgrimages, including a recent one with Pats owner Robert Kraft. While appearing on “The Late Show…
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‘The Office’ Will Leave Netflix, But Not Before We Remind You How Jewish It Is
American mental health entered an unofficial state of crisis on Tuesday when it was announced that the sitcom “The Office” will be leaving the streaming service Netflix. The nine-season NBC mockumentary, based on the British show of the same name, went off the air in 2013. But the comedy, about a paper supply company in…
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No, Rosanna Arquette Isn’t Anti-Semitic — But You Might Be
A tempest in the tiniest, Trump-steeped teapot has broken out on Twitter — actress Rosanna Arquette has been accused of anti-Semitism. The 59-year-old actress came under digital fire for suggesting that Jewish people should consider themselves particularly responsible for giving aid to children trapped in inhumane detention centers. In a tweet that was deleted shortly…
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It’s Bourdain Day — Here’s How To Celebrate
June 25, 2019 would have been Anthony Bourdain’s 63rd birthday. The celebrated chef and adventurer, who occupied a place as a kind of poet laureate of international cuisine, died just over a year ago. Bourdain, who had been open about his struggle with addiction and depression, killed himself in June 2018 while in France, shooting…
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Every Exhausting Detail Of Karlie Kloss And Joshua Kushner’s Second Wedding
Let us not to the marriage of true multi-hyphenates admit impediment, Shakespeare wrote, kind of. Super model-turned-reality-TV-host-and-philanthropic-feminist-coding-star Karlie Kloss married real-estate-scion-venture-capitalist Joshua Kushner, eight months ago. This weekend, perhaps as an elaborate means of avoiding questions about their procreation schedule, they got married again. In October 2018, 26-year-old Kloss and 33-year-old Kushner (of those Kushners)…
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Jill Soloway Replaces Accused Serial Rapist Bryan Singer On ‘Red Sonja’
Director and producer Bryan Singer, whose work you may know from many of the recent “X-Men” movies, was all set to direct another likely box office smash. “Red Sonja,” the film adaptation of a 1970s-era comic book of the same name, centers an otherworldly warrior woman whose backstory includes surviving rape. Singer was under contract…
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Dear Kristen Bell’s Husband, Your ‘Measletov’ Pun Is Anti-Semitic
Measles, a disease that had been considered “eliminated,” is at a 25-year-high for numbers of infections in a calendar year in the US. Over half of the reported cases in the past year belong to Hasidic Jews. This is a delicate moment for all Jews, who are also facing a rise in anti-Semitism. Ultra-Orthodox Jews…
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Film & TV The new ‘Superman’ is being called anti-Israel, but does that make it pro-Palestine?
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Fast Forward Tucker Carlson calls for stripping citizenship from Americans who served in the Israeli army
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