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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Tiffany Haddish: Men Fear Women Who Are Aggressive. That’s How I Protect Myself.
Who’s afraid of the big bad Tiffany Haddish? Men — and that’s how she likes it. The hottest comedian of the year told Glamour magazine that her experiences with abuse in foster care, alleged rape at the hands of a police cadet at 17, an allegedly abusive ex-husband, and directors and producers who tried to…
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Brace Yourself: Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon’s Buddy Comedy Is Coming
Before Mila Kunis was Ashton Kutcher’s wife, she was everybody’s dream girl. So we find it hard to believe that anyone (fictional characters included) would dump the superstar actress. But we’re getting over that pretty quickly because we suspect that “The Spy Who Dumped Me”, written and directed by Jewish filmmaker Susanna Fogel, just might…
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‘God’s Plan’ Indeed: Drake Will Produce Israeli HBO Teen Series
Israeli TV is wild, and Drake, for whom the grind never stops, seems to know this better than anyone. It was announced on Monday that he has chosen to adapt a hit Israeli show for American television audiences. There’s always someone doing coke in the background of every scene on Israeli television, and I’m pretty…
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Ivanka Trump’s Ex-Boyfriend Is Starring In ‘BlacKkKlansman’ As David Duke
Ivanka Trump and Topher Grace both have impressive resumes. Their LinkedIns, if they had them, would be magnificent. Trump has modeled. Grace is an actor. Trump had a business; yes, it failed, but now she has more time for her work in the White House. Grace made so much money starring on “That 70’s Show”…
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Stephen Colbert Confronts Les Moonves, His Boss, In Brave Monologue
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. Sure, that’s what a certain fictional wizard said before awarding ten points to Gryffindor. (Happy birthday, Harry Potter!) Today, it’s true of Stephen Colbert as well. Colbert knew nothing, he said on…
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Mila Kunis And Ashton Kutcher’s Love Story Is Straight Out Of A Romantic Comedy
Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman are our shiniest examples of the American Jewish dream. Kunis’s family came to the US from the USSR with only $250 when she was a child. Portman’s parents, descended from Holocaust survivors, emigrated to the US from Israel for her father’s work as a doctor. Kunis is brash and sexy…
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Annie Leibovitz Will Shoot Stormy Daniels For Vogue
Who run the world? More and more, it’s not the people who used to. It was announced today that Annie Leibovitz will photograph Stormy Daniels for a feature article either in Vogue’s September or October issue. Additionally, Beyoncé will be featured on the vaunted September issue cover, and has been given almost complete creative control…
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Drop Everything: You Could Be In ‘Wonder Woman: 1984’
Like Steve Trevor crashing a Fokker E III Eindecker onto the beach of Themiscyra, opportunity has washed up on your shores: The opportunity to have a walk-on role in the highly anticipated upcoming “Wonder Woman” sequel. via GIPHY Through the organization Omaze, “Wonder Woman: 1984” is offering fans the opportunity to win a drawing to…
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Aly Raisman Cheers Simone Biles Through Her Hardest Gymnastics Routines Ever
On Saturday, America’s greatest young athlete returned to her sport after a two-year hiatus: Olympic gymnast Simone Biles competed at the U.S. Classic, winning gold with the hardest routines she has ever done in competition. Aly Raisman, Biles’ teammate and captain on the 2016 Olympic team, wasn’t competing — she’s busy with her work as…
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Bless Him! Sacha Baron Cohen Called Roy Moore A ‘Pedophile’ To His Face
Sacha Baron Cohen continues to up the shock-factor of his controversial show, Who is America, and we are all for it. In the show’s third episode, he interviewed everyone’s favorite Southern villain, Roy Moore, and basically called him a pedophile to his face, which now explains why Moore has threatened to sue Sacha Baron Cohen….
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‘Bigfoot Erotica’ Is In The News, And It Might Be Because Of Anti-Semitism. (Yes, Really.)
Gather ‘round, folks, and listen to a tale of Bigfoot erotica, political adversaries named Cockburn and Riggleman, and what it all weirdly has to do with the Jews. Say it all together now: Oy vey. OK, here goes. Denver Riggleman sounds like the name of a pornstar, and maybe it is; Riggleman, the GOP candidate…
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