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.
The Schmooze
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Searching for Jews at the Cannes Film Festival
The news from Cannes’ opening weekend was reassuringly familiar. Woody Allen opened the festival for the first time since 2011’s hit “Midnight in Paris,” with a far more tepidly received entry. Ken Loach was forgiven for reneging on his promise of two years ago to stop making films after “I, Daniel Blake,” a tear-jerking critique…
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Tickets For Louis C.K.’s Jerusalem Stand Up Sell Out In Hours
Israelis, you better get ready to sing ♬ לואי, לואי, לואי ♬ because Louis C.K., New York’s most irreverent comedian, is packing up and heading for the Holy Land. And no joke is off limits. Tickets for the August 18 show at Jerusalem’s Payis Arena went on sale on C.K.’s website 6pm Monday evening and…
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Abbey Braverman Flags EpiPen Awareness at Fare Food Allergy Luncheon
“Fifteen million Americans have a food allergy” Lori Stokes, Anchor WABC-TV, New York told the 550 guests at FARE’s [Food Allergy Research & Education] 17th Annual Spring Luncheon at Cipriani’s 42nd. St. ” That means fifteen million reasons to improve the quality of life and health of individuals with food allergies and provide them hope…
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That Time Donald Trump’s ‘Spokesman’ Trashed the Work of a Jewish Designer — And “John Baron” Took the Hit
It was late spring, 1980. The eleven-story Bonwit Teller building on Fifth Avenue in New York was in the process of being demolished. The Metropolitan Museum of Art had said that they wanted to preserve two of the building’s 1930 bas-relief sculptures — female nudes. But, before that could happen, the building and sculptures were…
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Oscar-Winner Juliette Binoche Takes Steven Spielberg To Task For Sexism
The message from Oscar-winner Juliette Binoche is clear: Steven Spielberg needs more women in his movies. Last week, the Forward looked at Polygraph’s study on the ratio of dialogue spoken by men to that spoken by women in Hollywood movies – to no one’s surprise, it’s depressingly high – and found Steven Spielberg complicit in…
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Breaking Babs News: Barbra Streisand Announces Summer Tour and New Album
Barbra Streisand fans, rejoice! The Queen is going on tour and coming out with a new album — her 35th studio album — “Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway.” The LP will bring Streisand back to her Broadway roots and pair her “with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars to sing Broadway classics,” the press release read….
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Weiner! Offers Unflinching Look at Anthony’s Shocking Fall(s) From Grace
It’s just before Rosh Hashanah in 2013, and New York City’s mayoral campaign is heating up. Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner, who in a surprise move had thrown his hat in the ring a few months earlier, is doing one of those obligatory photo ops at a Jewish bakery in Brooklyn. All is going well….
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Famous Hitler Doll Sparks Controversy After Christie’s Sale
Last week, Christie’s auctioned off a well-known, but controversial 2001 sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan called “Him” for $17.2 million to an anonymous bidder, a record sale for Cattelan. The sculpture depicts Hitler kneeling with his hands clasped by his navel Viewers are meant to approach the sculpture from behind, so that the figure might first…
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Israeli Dark Horse Performance Cinches Eurovision Finals Spot
Israeli singer Hovi Star lived up to the second part of his stage name at the Eurovision semi-finals Thursday, as his performance garnered enough points to qualify for Saturday’s finals. After a stellar performance during a rehearsal last week, Star became a favorite as odds of him winning were changed from 1/150 to 1/25, Metro…
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WATCH: Feminist Superstar Gloria Steinem Tackles Tough Issues on New Viceland Show
Feminist activist Gloria Steinem will explore problems affecting women across the globe, including child marriage in Zambia and sexual assault in the U.S. military, in “Woman,” her new (and first) TV show for Viceland, a new network from Vice geared towards Millennials. The show, which was produced by a team of almost all women, will…
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Sheldon Harnick Gets Bel Kaufman Flamekeeper Award at Esta Ceremony
“We dedicate this program to Bel Kaufman, she left this world too young—at 103! Jennie-Smith Peers, Executive Director of ESTA (Elders Share the Arts) told the guests at the May 5th Flamekeeper Award Ceremony at Manhattan’s Lotos Club honoring Sheldon Harnick Broadway lyricist extraordinaire. Bryna Wasserman, executive director of the National Yiddish Theater-Folksbiene, was kvelling….
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