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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‘SURPRISE!’ ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Will Head To Broadway
Appearances can be deceiving. For example, an elderly woman with a hard-to-place accent may really be your estranged father. And a musical based on a beloved family comedy classic may sound like a foolish idea, when in fact most great musicals are based on beloved works from other mediums! (See: Les Miserables, Oklahoma, Cats, Cabaret,…
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Stormy Daniels Heats Up Vogue In Annie Leibowitz Shoot
Never thought you’d see Stormy Daniels in Vogue, did you? Daniels is the true breakout star of 2018 — she has a look, she has a past, and most importantly, she has what to say. In a gorgeous shoot by Annie Leibovitz in October’s Vogue, Daniels is a siren — both in the sense of…
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Jack Black Is Having The Most Jack Black Day Ever
Funnyman Jack Black is 49-years young today and he’s celebrating like the queen he is. 49….drinking white wine A post shared by Jack Black (@jackblack) on Aug 28, 2018 at 10:57am PDT A photo from his personal Instagram shows the “Tenacious D” frontman and Oscar nominee (robbed for “Bernie!”) lounging poolside in a Hot Wheels…
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Is Woody Allen ‘Taking A Break’? Or Will No One Make His Movies?
Woody Allen has made at least one movie a year since 1982. In the 15 years before that, he made 15 movies. This year, he is slated to make zero movies. His movie “A Rainy Day in New York,” purchased as part of a package by now-disgraced former Amazon Studios head Roy Price in 2016,…
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‘Don’t Worry,’ Says Matt Lauer, ‘I’ll Be Back On TV’
“Don’t worry,” Matt Lauer told a group of admiring fans. “I’ll be back on TV.” Um, Matt…that’s not what we were worried about. The former golden boy of “The Today Show” was accused by multiple women of sexual harassment and was fired by NBC last November due to “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.” An…
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Want To Beat The New York Heat Wave? Dress Modestly
It’s the last week in August and in New York City, it’s a sweltering 90 degrees, with temperatures rising every hour. And yet, one glance at my outfit today and you’d think it was late autumn or early spring: Long sleeves that kiss the wrist; skirt so long I need to gather it up as…
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John Goodman: ‘Roseanne’ Cancellation Broke My Heart
Zichrona Livra-blah. John Goodman told The Times that in the upcoming “Roseanne” reboot redux, “The Connors,” the character Roseanne Connor will be killed off to accommodate the fact that Roseanne Barr was fired from the show after a racist tweet. Welp, there’s no use crying over spilt racist venom, in our opinion. But John Goodman…
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Louis CK Returns To Comedy Months After Admitting Sexual Misconduct
(Sing to the mournful tune of the “Louis” theme song:) Louie Louie Louie! Louie Louie Louie! Louie Louie Louie! Louie you’re gonna cry. We’re in full-throttle Elul now, just weeks before the High Holidays begin in earnest, and yet another man has announced that the time has come to forgive him. It’s been fewer than…
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OJ Simpson High Fived Sacha Baron Cohen Since They’re Both ‘Lady Killers’
People doubted him, but in the first season of his new TV show, Sacha Baron Cohen brought the fire week after week. His sensational show “Who is America?” continued to fill us with immeasurable nakhes (and anxiety.) He strategically chose notorious figures to target with sly barbs and sharp-edged guile. Baron Cohen has honed his…
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Aziz Ansari Returns From #MeToo Exile. Maybe With A Swastika Joke, We Don’t Know.
This post originally contained references to material from Vulture.com, they were not permitted to publish. It has since been removed. It’s Elul, the month in the Hebrew calendar that marks the time of apologies and forgiveness. And yet again, a man has decided it is time for us to forgive him. Aziz Ansari was a…
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Fact Check On Ivanka Trump’s Women’s Equality Day Post
On Sunday, the nation celebrated (sort of) the anniversary of the 19th Amendment, when (white) women were granted the right to vote. Marked on the calendar as “Women’s Equality Day,” the half-baked holiday has been proclaimed by presidents and celebrated on August 26 ever since the 1920 day that the amendment was signed. Over the…
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