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Millennial Women Don’t Like Ivanka. Will That Matter?
The more things change, the more they stay the same? A comprehensive new study done by CBS News and Refinery29 asked the tiresome but necessary question: What Do Women Want? Specifically, it surveyed 2,093 American adult women about their political opinions, with a focus on millennials — 18-35-year-olds. 70% of millennial women said things in…
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‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ ‘The Cut Out Girl’ And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
Aretha Franklin was the heartbeat of American music, an unmatchable talent with an unmatchable presence. Thursday’s news of her death from pancreatic cancer at age 76 was met by testaments to her greatness from everyone from Barack and Michelle Obama to Barbra Streisand. For the Forward, Benjamin Ivry wrote a meditation on Franklin’s lasting Jewish…
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Jerry Seinfeld Turned Down $100 Million To Be A ‘Family Man’
After so many years perfecting his craft, Jerry Seinfeld told us yesterday that “jokes aren’t even real.” Before you judge his sanity or compare his existential comment to that of Jim Carrey’s 2017 breakdown where he claimed that Jim Carrey does not actually exist, let us explain. The 64-year-old actor was trying to explain to…
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Let’s Break Down ‘Pete Davidson,’ Ariana Grande’s New Love Song
We’re not sure we’re capable of objective criticism of Ariana Grande’s new album any more than we would be capable of objective criticism of an otter pup. But let’s attempt this emotional journey together. As you may recall, freshly minted and feline global superstar Ariana Grande began dating comedian Pete Davidson in May 2018. They…
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The Jewelry Brand Making Necklaces Out Of Concentration Camp Numbers
Dana Rogozinski, founder of Jakob Ella jewelry, always knew she wanted to find a way to carry on her grandmother’s Holocaust legacy, but she didn’t quite know where to start. Dana always kept her grandmother’s story close to her heart, even as she studied fashion and jewelry in New York, and felt an even stronger…
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Why Jews Have Gotta See ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
I was so excited to see “Crazy Rich Asians” — I’d waited a whole three years, since I read the book by the same name by Kevin Kwan. Asian Americans are excited too — and they’ve been waiting decades. The movie is surprisingly phenomenal — a fairytale told at a clip, an extravagant confection of…
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Seth Meyers Showcases His Jewish Writer’s Refugee Story
Dina Gusovsky used to be a CNBC reporter before she “threw it all away” to write for the “Late Night With Seth Meyers.” And before that, she was a refugee. In a recent segment on the comedy news show, Gusovsky stepped in front of the camera to share her story as an American immigrant who…
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Omarosa: Thin-Skinned Ivanka Couldn’t Stop Whining About ‘SNL’ Sketch
Daddy’s complicit little girl. Ivanka Trump has remained largely unscathed by the verbal missiles that Omarosa Manigault Newman has lobbed at the White House…until now. Despite her impeccable image, we have always suspected that Ivanka Trump is not as indifferent to the scandals that envelope her father’s presidency as she seems. As Jewish women and…
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Pete Davidson Opens Up About Loving Ariana Grande
Donning an eight-hundred dollar cardigan and calling interest in him “bulls**t,” Pete Davidson talked to Allie Jones for GQ about fame, fortune, and life as the fiancé of Ariana Grande. “The day I met her, I was like, ‘Hey, I’ll marry you tomorrow,’” he said of Grande. “She was calling my bluff. I sent her…
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Harvey Weinstein Accuser Debuts Empowering Victoria’s Secret Campaign
Like many others who have come forward about Harvey Weinstein, Ambra Gutierrez is working overtime to stop this setback from affecting her career. The Italian model heroically teamed up with police for a sting operation in 2015 to collect evidence against her abuser. Now the former Miss Italy finalist is back the spotlight on her…
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Ivanka Trump’s Hair And Makeup Stylist Is A Mexican Immigrant
In what may seem like a surprising twist in the face of immigration, the woman that determine’s Ivanka Trump’s hair and makeup is a Mexican immigrant. Alexa Rodulfo moved to the United States in 2005 with a dream of working with the biggest names in the industry. Just a few years later, she made her…
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