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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American Friends Israel Museum ‘Rock The Garden’ Gala
It was a high-energy multi generation crowd at the American Friends of the Israel Museum’s “Rock the Garden” Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street. Overhead a huge “Rock the Garden” neon sign, plus a wall-sized display of LP’s against an orange background. Denim fabric decorated with metal snaps and zippers tubular table centerpieces helped make the…
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How Lee Krasner and Norman Lewis Got Past Race and Gender
Left: Lee Krasner with Stop and Go, c. 1949 (detail). Photographer unknown. © 2014 The Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Right: Norman Lewis, n. d. Photographer unknown. From the Willard Gallery Archives. Collection of Kenkeleba House. Art © The Estate of Norman W. Lewis, Courtesy of Iandor Fine Arts, New Jersey…
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Eli Roth Ties the Knot, Jewish Ladies Everywhere Weep
Ladies, it’s over. The Bear Jew is taken. Eli Roth, 42-year old director of “Hotel,” “Cabin Fever” and yes, that guy anyone with eyes ogled during “Inglurious Basterds,” has tied the knot. The lucky lady is actress Lorenza Izzo, 22. According to People Magazine, the couple wed in Izzo’s native Chile in a bilingual ceremony….
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Bob Geldof Re-Booting ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ For Ebola
Getty Images Musician and philanthropist Bob Geldof, who in 1984 inspired a generation of rock stars to record a charity single for Africa, will raise money to combat Ebola with a new version of the song. Geldof, frontman for Irish new wave band The Boomtown Rats, pulled together the Band Aid supergroup for “Do They…
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Is Nicki Minaj’s New Video Nazi-Themed?
Is it me, or has there been an unusual amount of inappropriate Nazi-themed pop culture lately? Fans of Nicki Minaj are calling for the singer to take down her controversial new video, “Only You,” featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown. With hoards of SS-style troops goose-stepping in an ominously drab fascist landscape while sporting…
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‘Wiesenthal’ Play Offers Emotional Dialogue, Dry History
Photo: Carol Rosegg In Tom Dugan’s play, “Wiesenthal,” the title character, Simon Wiesenthal (played by Dugan), describes a conversation with his wife, Cyla. She is ill and wants Simon to quit his work as a Nazi hunter and take her and their daughter to live in Israel. Wiesenthal explains that he can’t: “When we all…
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POEM: ‘Signs’
It has to do with seeing. Light. Or dark. It has to do with knowing. Speak and prophesy, darken and move: But what I see is not what I know. What I hear is not what I believe. And now the first light is dark, the morning has not yet lifted the night sky. Chirping….
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DIY SodaStream Wine…It’s A Bad Idea
So, to all you youngsters hoping to spice up Shabbat dinner with homemade sparkling wine: Don’t. One kid put this sensible advice to the test when he decided to make a red wine spritzer using his SodaStream. His kitchen is now purple. The moral of this story: SodaStream and Beaujolais do not mix. [h/t Gawker]
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John Galliano Loses Dior Lawsuit For Unfair Dismissal
The British fashion designer John Galliano lost his lawsuit against Christian Dior for unfair dismissal. The decision by a Paris employment court was announced Tuesday. Galliano, who was fired in March 2011 after being filmed making anti-Semitic statements at a Paris bar, was ordered to pay Dior one symbolic euro. He had sued for lost…
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Bill Ackman Lauded By Police and Fire Widows Benefit Fund
“I have always appreciated the work done by our bravest and finest” said hedge fund whiz William Ackman founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management L.P., honoree at the New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s 29th Benefit Fund’s Gala at The Waldorf-Astoria. Honored for his “steadfast commitment to the non-profit’s mission,” Ackman…
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The U.S. Tried to Arrest Roman Polanski At Jewish Museum Opening
Getty Images The United States government still really wants to arrest director Roman Polanski — and what better place to catch him than the Polish Jewish history museum? Polanski, who was arrested (but never sentenced) for sexually assaulting a 13-year old girl in 1977, was attending the grand opening of Museum of the History of…
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