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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Lin Manuel Miranda’s Directing Debut Will Be Movie Musical By ‘Rent’ Creator
The world’s best loved polymath will add one more skill to his impressive resume: Directing. “Hamilton” creator Lin Manuel Miranda is set to make his directing debut, helming a movie version of Jonathan Larson’s musical, “Tick, Tick…Boom!” Deadline reports. And as if the marriage of Larson, the brilliant Jewish composer-lyricist of “Rent” and Miranda wasn’t…
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Jodi Kantor Quotes Harvard Study: Children With Working Moms Grow Up To Succeed In Life
New York Times investigative reporter Jodi Kantor and her colleague Megan Twohey have gone where no man or women has gone before. The daring mother of two and her workmate exposed Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault scandal through incriminating exposés, sparking the #MeToo movement. It came as no surprise when they both won a Pulitzer Prizefor…
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Watch Billy Joel And Bruce Springsteen Sing ‘Born To Run’ At Joel’s 100th Garden Show
Billy Joel played the 100th performance of his Madison Square Garden residency on Wednesday night. Celebrating a momentous occasion is better with a friend, so Billy brought one of his — Bruce Springsteen. The two legends celebrated their success with a rendition of Springsteen’s “Tenth Avenue Freeze Out” — Joel on the piano, the Boss…
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DVF’s Auschwitz Survivor Mom Used To Trap Her In A Closet — Now She Fears Nothing
In an extraordinary interview with the Times of London, legendary Jewish fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg spoke about growing up with a mother who survived Auschwitz, marrying a prince, and why Viagra is “the worst thing that has happened to women in the last 15 years.” “I have never worn something that’s uncomfortable,” the iconic…
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Netflix Just Ordered Even More Israeli Television from ‘Fauda’ Makers
Get your affairs in order and charge up your laptop: Netflix has ordered a series from the creators of the hit Israeli television thriller “Fauda.” This time, Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff have teamed up to co-author and co-produce the show “Hit and Run” with American Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin of “Melrose Place” and…
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Emily Weiss, CEO of Glossier, Has Been Named in ‘Fortune’s’ ‘40 UNDER 40’
‘Fortune’ magazine has published their “annual ranking of the most influential young people in business”, titled ‘40 UNDER 40’, and a young, female, Jewish professional has made it to the list. Emily Weiss, CEO of the trendiest beauty brand yet, ‘Glossier’, features on the rankings at #31, at only 33 years old. ✨Fortune 40 Under…
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How Ivanka Trump Brushed Up On Her Speaking Skills
Ivanka’s first segue into the media arena was by way of her father’s status. At first, she was known as the daughter of real estate tycoon and TV personality, Donald Trump. But when she established her eponymous brand, Ivanka Trump, she created a name all her own, in true Kardashian-like style. As she became more…
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WATCH: Aly Raisman And 140 ‘Sister Survivors’ Accept ESPY Award For Courage
140 women in evening gowns and jewels file onto the stage at the ESPYs, the athletic awards held by ESPN on Wednesday night. The women fall into lines, many clutching each others’ hands — rows and rows of star athletes who have gone on to become academics, doctors, mothers, lawyers, and Olympians. They overflow onto…
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Jewish Man Sets World Record For Slicing Watermelons Open On His Stomach
Our man Ashrita Furman has done it again — the man who is estimated to have set over 700 World Records set another on Tuesday, breaking the previously held record for number of watermelons sliced in half on his stomach in 60 seconds. The last guy did 20. Furman did 26. Furman, who identifies as…
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‘Simpsons’ Creator Matt Groening Still Doesn’t Get The Probem With Apu
Jews are not new to cultural appropriation in the media. We’ve long been stereotyped as big-nosed and anxiety-stricken. Paul Rust’s character Gus in Netflix’s current hit “Love” is perhaps the most recent of countless examples. No minority is immune to dominant cultures trying to adopt aspects of their own culture on screen or in real…
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Miss Israel Is Done With the Army: ‘I Finish It With Pride’
Who has two thumbs, the “Miss Israel” crown, a modeling career, an athleisure line and a successful diplomatic international success under her belt, and finished her service in the Israeli army this week? Adar Gandelsman, that’s who. Sooo two years have passed and today I am saying goodbye to the IDF. Thanks for everything but…
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