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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7 Quotes That Should Be in the New Joan Rivers Memoir
Getty Images Joan Rivers fans who can’t afford her $28 million apartment will soon have another way to catch up with the late comedian. AP reports that her daughter, Melissa, is writing a memoir. “The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, Mischief, and Manipulation” is set for publication on May 5 by Crown Archetype, a…
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Jon Stewart’s 18 Most Jewish Moments
Jon Stewart announced last night that after 16 years, he will be leaving Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. Born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, the news host/comedian has always infused a bit of Judaism into his satire. From the scathing to the self-deprecating, from the educational to the historical, Stewart has managed to reference his people in…
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#OyDate – A Comic about Dating Misadventures
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we’re launching a new comics series about Jewish dating misadventures! Let’s celebrate our dating fails! Do you have your own horrific or hilarious stories about Jewish online (or offline dating)? Tweet us a story with #OYDATE to @jdforward. Or e-mail your stories to [email protected] with the title OYDATE –…
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7 Best Jewish Bromances of All Time
Jewish buddy stories are having a moment. Last month’s high-intellectual-octane dialogue from David Shields and Caleb Powell, “I Think You’re Totally Wrong: A Quarrel,” received rave reviews, and a film adaptation from James Franco is scheduled for release later this year. Meanwhile, the film “The D-Train,” starring Jack Black and co-directed by Jarrad Paul (whose…
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Urban Outfitters Sells Holocaust-Inspired Item — Again
The Anti-Defamation League has urged Urban Outfitters to stop selling a tapestry with a design resembling the uniform that gay male prisoners were forced to wear in Nazi concentration camps. The ADL complained about the “insensitive” design of the tapestry, which features pink triangles over a gray and white pattern, in a letter to Urban…
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Ben Stiller Wants to Bring ‘Super Sad True Love Story’ To TV
In what is perhaps the most nebbishy duo in TV history, Ben Stiller will be adapting Gary Shteyngart’s “Super Sad True Love Story” for the silver screen. The Hollywood Reporter writes that Media Rights Capital, the company behind Netflix’s House of Cards, is interested in Stiller’s idea, though they haven’t officially signed on. Shteyngart has…
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You Never Would Have Failed Hebrew School With This Teacher
You’ve never heard the Aleph Bet like this. A new music video released by Israeli artist Victoria Hanna flies through the sounds of the Hebrew alphabet with an energy you couldn’t imagine as your mom drove you to Hebrew school on Sunday mornings. Hanna performs the various sounds in a rhythmic chant, dressed as a…
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Joan Rivers ‘Haunted’ Pad on Market for $28M
Corcoran Group Got a cool $28 million to spare? You could be living in Joan River’s swanky apartment, complete with four-bedrooms, 4¹/₂-bathrooms, five fireplaces and a 23-foot-high sky-blue ceiling. And, oh yeah, the ghost of J.P. Morgan’s niece. Yes, you read right. the late comedian was so convinced that her apartment was haunted that she…
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Will People of the Book Become People of the iPad?
Reinier Gerritsen, ‘Hundred Years of Solitude,’ 2014 Glued to multiple gadgets and a perpetual news cycle, the 21st-century reader has challenged authors to write books that trump text messages. It’s no easy feat to find such a book, and then, to read it in its printed form. Fortunately, however, the New York City subway seems…
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The Hidden Gem in Matisyahu’s Medium Essay
Getty Images Sex, drugs, rock and roll — and ultra-Orthodox Judaism. What else could you expect from an essay written by Matisyahu? “Akeda, the Binding and Unbinding…the Long Walk Back,” published in Medium, tells the moving tale of the formerly Hasidic singer/songwriter’s journey to overcome substance abuse, his religious struggle, his Bob Marley obsession, and…
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Sarah Jessica Parker Returns to HBO for ‘Divorce’
(Reuters) — Sarah Jessica Parker has officially signed onto star in and exec produce HBO’s comedy pilot, “Divorce,” making her return to the net after “Sex And The City.” HBO has given a formal pilot order to the project, which will also star Thomas Haden Church, Molly Shannon and Talia Balsam, Variety has learned. The…
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