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Drake Reveals Secret Love-Child in Latest Album “Scorpion”
Everyone loves to love Drake. He’s the ultimate jack of all trades: the proudly Jewish rapper, the Internet meme, the style icon, the savvy social media maven. He does it all. He’s an artist that has mastered the rare, delicate balance of maintaining his masculinity while expressing vulnerability. Drake is soulfully cliched in the best…
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Ariana Grande Is Bringing Back The Kippah Clip
“More than Jews have kept Shabbat, Shabbat has kept the Jews.” – Ahad Haam “More than the Jews have kept kippah clips, kippah clips have kept the Jews.” – Schmooze proverb Ariana Grande, the pop-princess and twee sex-symbol who is recently affianced to comedian Pete Davidson, is being credited with bringing back a metallic hair…
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Jon Stewart Delivers A Moral Rallying Cry On Colbert
“Hello Donald, it’s me — the guy you made sure everyone knew was Jewish on twitter.” In a segment on Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show,” Jon Stewart emerged from under the news desk to deliver what began as a screed but became a patriotic soliloquy. Noting that Donald Trump’s presidency appears to be approaching its…
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‘The Cakemaker,’ ‘GLOW’ And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
Dear reader, if the idea of rest and relaxation sounds, at this depressing moment in 2018, like a charming myth from your youth, you’re not alone. If you can make the time to attend one of this weekend’s marches in support of reuniting families separated at the border, you’ll be doing a mitzvah. Ditto if…
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Movie News: Timothée Chalamet’s New Tearjerker, Scarlett Johansson, ‘Set It Up’
Do you like movies? You’re in the right place. Read on for the best, worst and weirdest of this week’s movie news, from the first trailer for “Beautiful Boy” to Scarlett Johansson’s quashing of a weird rumor about her and Tom Cruise. 1) Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carrell want to break our hearts Do you…
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Dr. Ruth Explains How To Have Good Sex Even As The World Goes To Hell
You’re not imagining it — things are getting really hard out there. Or not, as it were. With constant news alerts — children enduring what is essentially state-sponsored torture, the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Kennedy, and the roiling national dispute surrounding civility and protest — it can be hard to keep up. And to…
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Timothée Chalamet And Steve Carrell’s Upcoming Movie Is Unbearably Beautiful
David Sheff, journalist for The New York Times, author of best-selling memoir “Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction,” and a descendant of Russian Jews, will see his memoir brought to life in upcoming film “Beautiful Boy.” The film, which will star Timothée Chalamet (a recently famous member of our tribe) and Steve…
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Here Are All of The Famous Places Prince William Visited in Israel
The Holy Land gained one more iota of holiness this past week. In case you missed it, (because, perhaps, you were still catching up on Meghan Markle’s wedding photos), The Duke of Cambridge Prince William visited Israel this week in what became the British Royal Family’s first official stay. Much to our dismay, the regal…
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Facebook Is Creating A ‘Spoilers’ Snooze Button
Whether the game is on during your meeting or “Game of Thrones” is on too late for you, you’ll soon be able to game the system — Facebook is experimenting with a function that will hide “spoilers” from your newsfeed. The social media sight is testing out code that will allow users to select specific…
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Scarlett Johansson Refutes Claims She ‘Auditioned’ To Date Tom Cruise
Imagine how embarrassing it would be to ever date Tom Cruise. Now imagine how embarrassing it would be to have people think you auditioned for the privilege…and didn’t even get the job. After former Scientologist Brendan Tighe spoke on “Meghan Kelly Today” on Wednesday about his experiences serving on Tom Cruise’s security division, Johansson is…
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Carrie Fisher Secretly Suffered Living In Her Mother’s Shadow, Says Brother Todd Fisher
Todd Fisher, the brother of late actress Carrie Fisher, best known for her portrayal of Princess Leia in “Star Wars,” has just released a tell-all memoir, “My Girls: A Lifetime with Carrie and Debbie,” in which he delves into the intimate details and memories of his relationship with iconic mother Debbie Reynolds and equally famous…
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