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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‘I Believe You,’ Senator Blumenthal Tells Nassar Abuse Survivor After Courtroom Smear
In January 2018, Larry Nassar was convicted of sexually assaulting over 300 girls and women who he was assigned to treat as a doctor in his capacities both as an employee of the USA Gymnastics team and Michigan State University, and sentenced to up to 175 years in prison. “I wouldn’t send my dogs to…
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Seth Rogen Is Going To Be The Voice of Metro Vancouver Transit
It’s a proud day for Jews, Vancouver, and transit aficionados of all religions, locations, and creeds, (whatever a “creed” may be): Seth Rogen will officially be the voice of the public transit in Vancouver. “Any opportunity to enrich the lives of the Canadian people is an opportunity I will take,” Rogen announced with endearing smugness…
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Mark Zuckerberg Only Worth A Pathetic $69 Billion Now
Like a Holocaust-denier plunging confusedly through a thicket of historical evidence, Mark Zuckerberg’s worth has plunged precariously. Zuckerberg, who has been in hot water since purporting in an interview that most Holocaust deniers are just confused and since the news leaked that Facebook’s profit from the Trump Campaign’s social media advertising is much greater than…
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Masha Gessen And Samantha Bee Channel Seinfeld — With Dire Warnings About Democracy
How do you give a discussion of immigration policy mass appeal? If you’re late-night host Samantha Bee: “Car-based comedy!” Last night, journalist Masha Gessen returned to Bee’s program, “Full Frontal” in a 1984 Russian Lada for a segment called “Comedians in Cars with Dissidents Getting Coffee,” a riff on Jerry Seinfeld’s popular web series. The…
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The Gospel Choir From Harry and Meghan’s Wedding Just Got A Record Deal
This news makes our hearts sing with delight. The gospel choir that performed at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s watershed wedding signed a record deal with Sony Music UK earlier this week. They belted out “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King at the nuptials, skyrocketing to international fame. The group, The Kingdom Choir, is…
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Late Night Hosts Knock Michael Cohen’s Secret Trump Tape
Before you jump to any conclusions, the tape in question is not a sex tape as one would hope. Instead, it depicts another instance in which Trump abused his power to silence women. The audio consists of Trump and his former attorney, Michael Cohen, discussing how they planned to pay off the president’s former playboy…
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Books Great Job, Jews! We Wrote One Of Cher’s Favorite Books
Ah, the Jews have done it again! Not content to pioneer monotheism, invent lasers, and sire Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we have written one of Cher’s favorite books in the mortal world. In an interview with People Magazine that should strongly be considered by the Jewish Publication Society for biblical canonization, living icon Cher said this:…
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‘Roseanne Who?’ Valerie Jarrett Is Just Fine, Thanks For Asking
Valerie Jarrett sprang back into the public eye in May, when Roseanne Barr tweeted a deeply racist personal attack on her, resulting in her show “Roseanne” being cancelled. But before that, Jarrett, the former advisor to President Obama, was trilingual, a senior law professor, a board member of an investment group, and an ongoing advisor…
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Ivanka Trump Is Excited To Have Karlie Kloss As Her ‘Sister’
When Ivanka Trump married Jared Kushner in 2009, she gained a brother in the form of the younger Kushner brother, Joshua. When Joshua Kushner marries supermodel and tech influencer Karlie Kloss, she’ll gain another sister. “So, so happy for you and Josh!” Trump commented on Kloss’ Instagram announcement. “I feel blessed to have you as…
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Joshua Kushner Got Karlie Kloss A Ring The Size of A Beach Ball
Astrophysicists announced today that the earth will soon cease to revolve around the sun, and will instead begin to orbit around the enormous engagement ring Joshua Kushner gave Karlie Kloss. Beautiful model and decent-seeming-person Karlie Kloss announced her engagement to Joshua Kushner on Tuesday. Kushner, the auxiliary son in a family best known for the…
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Lena Dunham and Longtime Co-Creator Jenni Konner Call it Quits
Just six months after Lena Dunham and her longtime boyfriend, musician Jack Anatoff, broke up, Dunham called it quits with her longtime artistic partner, Jenni Konner. Konner and Dunham share a whole family of brain children — The Lenny Letter, HBO’s upcoming show, “Camping”, and “Girls,” the highly acclaimed, highly critiqued show about four women…
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