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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The Hospitalized Girl Who Met Drake Is Getting Her Heart Transplant!
Warning: this is going to get you in your feelings. The 11-year-old girl who received a surprise visit from Drake for her birthday during her hospitalization for heart surgery is going to receive an even greater gift: A new heart. Sofia Sanchez, a cardiomyopathy patient in treatment at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago learned on…
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WeWork Is Opening A Jerusalem Co-Working Space
Shared office real estate company WeWork announced Sunday it will open a new coworking space in Jerusalem in October. The Jerusalem location is set to be WeWork’s first space in the city and its ninth in Israel. Located on King George Street in central Jerusalem, the two-floor space is set to host 400 people. Monthly…
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I Went To A Comedy Show Called ‘LOL Nidre’ And I’m Not Sorry
I learned about the all-Jewish comedy show “LOL Nidrei” just hours before it occurred. Yet I was determined to face any water, fire, storm, wild beast, famine, or thirst in my way to get there. My reasons follow: 1.Much like a gift horse, you don’t look an Aramaic pun in the mouth. You accept the…
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One Of The ‘Queer Eye’ Guys Is Going To Be On ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’
Tan France has the best hair in the English-speaking world and soon he will have a credit on the best musical-comedy TV show. In the best collaboration since truffle oil and anything, “Queer Eye” reboot star Tan France will make his acting debut in a guest-star role on the final season of CW’s “Crazy Ex…
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Neil Simon’s 7 Greatest Quotes
Tony and Pulitzer-winning playwright Neil Simon was known for the movie “Biloxi Blues” and Broadway hits such as “The Odd Couple,” “Barefoot in the Park,” and “Lost in Yonkers.” But, either in his own persona or through one of his characters, his wit and insight shone through. Here are seven of his best quotations, though…
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The 16 Types Of Jewish Men You’ll Date In New York
In the Torah, God promises Abraham more children than there are stars in the sky and grains of sand in the sea. God is such a drama queen. But those children do tend to congregate — New York has the highest Jewish population of any city in the world other than Tel Aviv — higher,…
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The Clintons Attend Circus-Themed Wedding on Harvey Weinstein’s Ex-Property
A circus came to Connecticut this weekend. Hedge-fund billionaire manager Marc Lasry and his wife, Cathy Cohen held a lavish circus-themed wedding for their Son, Zach and Arianna Lyons in Connecticut this past weekend. Just a year after the Lasrys celebrated the marriage of their daughter Sophie Lasry to Alexandra Swieca, the influential Jewish family…
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Topless Josh Radnor Ordered By Judge To Stay Away From Neighbors
Imagine this: it’s a beautiful afternoon in sunny Los Angeles. You’ve stepped outside to enjoy your spacious property. Suddenly, a shirtless man bursts out of his home, eyes wild. He leers at you, screaming, as another man appears from the same house, also screaming. They begin to take your picture. Wait! One of the men…
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Leonard Bernstein’s Centenary, ‘Memoir Of War’ And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
On August 25, 1918, as World War I barreled further into its final phase and a play called “Lightnin’” prepared for the next-day open of what would be a Broadway run of record-breaking length, a baby was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts with the name of Leonard Bernstein. Over the rest of the 20th century, Bernstein’s…
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Ivanka’s Website is Officially Shut Down
This is the end for Ivanka…or, for the time being, her fashion brand’s website. Her entrepreneurial spirit was doused earlier this summer, when the brand announced that they would discontinue in order for Ivanka to concentrate solely on her political work in Washington. Ivanka explained her reasoning behind this strategy, saying, “After 17 months in…
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Sarah Jessica Parker Signed No-Nudity Contract With ‘Sex And The City’, Long Before #MeToo
Unlike the title suggests, “Sex and the City” never filmed Sarah Jessica Parker nude throughout its six seasons. She specifically had a no-nudity clause in SATC, and the same goes for her HBO show, “Divorce.” “Some people have a perks list and they are legendary. They have to have white candles in their room. I…
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