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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JFK’s Love Affair with Jewish Refugee Highlights #MeToo Movement In New Novel
Escape from the news this summer…with stories about an American president’s extramarital affairs and the unequal power dynamics involved. On the heels of the #MeToo movement comes a novel by New York Times Bestselling author Michelle Gable, on the ostensible real-life romance between President John F. Kennedy and Jewish actress Alicia Corning Clark. Less well-known…
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Modest Swimsuit Emoji? Furious Men Say Stick With Bikinis.
Ever since accidentally sending my gynecologist the crying-while-laughing face on Facebook, I do not care for emojis. They’re eerie. The only exception is the swimmer doing crawl-stroke. Where is he swimming off to? That is what I would like to know. But for a hefty fraction of the world’s two billion smartphone users, emojis are…
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Was Zara’s Fall Campaign Inspired By Orthodox Shabbat Attire?
A woman slowly glides through a darkened, overstuffed living room; the light from a projector flickers, casting gloomy shadows across her face. The scene is typical of a fashion commercial for a major brand — in this case, Zara advertising its fall 2018 collection with a film by Fabien Baron. But what caught our eye…
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Finally, We Can See Karlie Kloss And Joshua Kushner Make Out
Joshua and Karlie sitting near some trees. K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes six years of dating, then comes marriage, then comes a slow takeover of the US government from within (we hope.) Notoriously tight-lipped (heyo) couple Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner broke their ban on public displays of affection today for Karlie’s birthday with a picture of…
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Finally – Judy Blume’s Books Are Going To Be Made Into Movies
Are you there, God? It’s me, a former adolescent, getting in touch to say thank you for this wonderful news, and also we must, we must, we must increase our busts (because it’s never too late for prayer). This news is better than getting your period for the first time. Better than getting paired with…
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Paul Manafort: Your $15K Ostrich Coat Will Be Your Downfall – Just Ask Joseph!
“Enough is enough.” US District Judge T.S. Ellis III, the judge in Paul Manafort’s highly publicized criminal trial, has been expressing frustration regarding the angle prosecutors have taken with their case. Federal prosecutors have chosen to stress to the jurors Manafort’s wildly lavish lifestyle, fixating on his extravagant purchases. These range from silk rugs to…
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Hillary Clinton And Spielberg Are Making A TV Show About Women’s Voting Rights
Hillary Clinton lost the United States presidency. But she may win an EGOT — an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. On the heels of the news that the former Secretary of State will make a cameo on HBO’s “Madam Secretary” is the news that Clinton and legendary Jewish filmmaker Steven Spielberg are developing a TV…
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Here’s Why Karlie Kloss, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Harry Styles Are in Sicily
A photo of Harry Styles and Karlie Kloss is circulating on the internet and fans are demanding to know what in Hollywood’s name is going on. The good-looking pair (who could certainly pass for siblings), were pictured in Sicily with— wait for it— Diane Von Furstenberg. If you haven’t been keeping tabs on the trio’s…
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Don’t You Dare Claim To Be Jewish, Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan is a hypocrite who has devoted his career to disenfranchising poor, non-white citizens to curry favor with the rich. His life’s work has been making existence harder for most Americans. And we’ll be damned if he gets to claim he’s Jewish. Guess I need to start saying “L’Chaim” now, too! pic.twitter.com/JV8tVPeBto — Paul…
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That Time When Seth Rogen Told Tom Cruise About Internet Porn
Judd Apatow told Stephen Colbert that Seth Rogen taught Tom Cruise about internet porn. Now I know, I know, you’re asking yourself — is this the kind of news Abe Cahan imagined in the early days of the Forward? Would Isaac Bashevis Singer have tolerated this malarkey? Rather, you should be asking yourself — from…
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Books Israel Just Detained The Writer of the Ultimate Arab-Jewish Coming-Of-Age Novel
Israeli author Moriel Rothman-Zecher was detained and questioned at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv this week, before being released and told to think of the conversation as a “warning.” Rothman-Zecher, the 28-year-old author of the novel “Sadness is A White Bird,” was stopped by an official identifying as a member of Shin-Bet, the Israeli…
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