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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Rachel Bloom Tells Adolf Eichmann’s Story on ‘Drunk History’
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” star Rachel Bloom. Weird Al Yankovic. Adolf Eichmann. Buster Bluth. No, it’s not the theme of my bat mitzvah party, it’s a new episode of “Drunk History.” Huzzah! God has truly smiled on us. For today the TV show “Drunk History” — which plies historians with enormous amounts of alcohol and asks them…
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‘As If!:’ ‘Clueless, The Musical’ is Coming to Broadway, and Jewish American Princesses are Squealing
‘Clueless’, written by Jewish director Amy Heckerling, had an undeniable influence on the adolescence of teenage girls (and plenty of boys) across the country. Protagonist Cher Horowitz’ groundbreaking fashion choices can be seen in the recreation of her yellow plaid outfit at least once at every Purim. Her catchphrases (“I was totally buggin,” “As if!”)…
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If You Don’t Watch Netflix’s Hit ‘Set It Up’ Soon, You’ll Be Irrelevant
“Set It Up,” a Netflix original movie, is the sleeper hit of the summer. The romantic comedy that showed up at the top of everyone’s Netflix home page this week is one hour and forty-five minutes of untrammeled joy in a ruthlessly miserable world. We bring it to your attention because it was written by…
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Lena Dunham And Evan Rachel Wood Protest Border Crisis In Texas
In Tornillo, Texas, celebrities Lena Dunham, Evan Rachel Wood, Amber Heard and Sia have gathered to protest family separations at the US-Mexico border. Trump’s signing of the executive order was a PR move, I am in Texas at tent city and nothing is different. There is no plan in place to reunite families.This is totally…
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The ‘Anti-Semitic’ Jokes On Tina Fey’s ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Are Pretty Funny
Jews love to get offended, and for good reason — the world is disgusting and most people hate us! So when we heard that the fourth season of Tina Fey’s Netflix show “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” was offensive towards Jews, we were eager to throw ourselves into the fray. One of our favorite Jewish publications…
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Seth Rogen Refused To Take A Picture With Paul Ryan, In Front Of Ryan’s Kids
Seth Rogen is taking his role as a tastemaker, public figure, and social commentator seriously — in the past 10 hours he has tweeted seven pictures of cats. On Friday, the mild-mannered Canadian Jewish dreamboat (that’s right) told Stephen Colbert that he took a picture with Paul Ryan’s children but refused to take one with…
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Mira Sorvino Owns Sexist Holocaust Mansplainer On Twitter
Mira Sorvino has taken enough crap. The Oscar-winning actress and Harvard graduate has said she was attacked by Harvey Weinstein. She has put her reputation on the line, becoming a prominent face of the #MeToo movement. Her career was likely negatively impacted by her interactions with Weinstein. She has dealt with a lot of pain…
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Tiffany Haddish, Drake, and All The Jews Who Rocked The BET Awards
The 18th annual Black Entertainment Television Awards were held on Sunday night, and black Jews shone, taking home several major awards. Deadline has the full list of winners here. via GIPHY America’s sweetheart Tiffany Haddish won Best Actress in a stacked category that included Angela Bassett and Lupita Nyong’o. Haddish, who has the beauty, charm,…
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She Turned A Greyhound Bus Into A Chic Jewish Home
“The first film that I watched on the bus was “Fiddler on the Roof”,” Jessie Lipskin reveals. Pictures of the 30-year-old financier’s home went viral when she decided to downsize her living space by moving into a former commuter Greyhound bus (that still runs. She’s been living in her chic new home in Asbury, New…
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Movie News: ‘Eating Animals,’ Jeff Goldblum And Zoey Deutch
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 a spirited disagreement about the new documentary “Eating Animals” to a review of Jeff Goldblum’s most recent flirty antics. 1) “Eating Animals” met a mixed reception The new Natalie Portman-produced documentary “Eating…
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‘The Connors,’ A Spinoff of ‘Roseanne,’ Will Premiere On ABC Sans Roseanne Barr
Fans of the cult-classic Roseanne were thrilled to learn the news of a remake of the wildly popular show until its star, Roseanne Barr, unleashed a hideous racial slur on Twitter and sent the Internet into a tailspin. ABC quickly canceled the reboot to shut down controversy, but the studio has now decided to reinstate…
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