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The Schmooze Chelsea Handler To Host Netflix Talk Show
After waving bye-bye to “Chelsea Lately” and signing a new deal, Chelsea Handler is moving on to Netflix. In partnership with her production company, Borderline Amazing, Handler will star in four docu-comedies, premiere a stand-up special based on her tour, “Uganda be Kidding Me” and a launch brand spanking new talk show — all on Netflix….
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Opinion Want a Job? Put ‘Jewish’ On Your Resume
Thinkstock As a college student often working on my resume, I am always given impersonal directions. “Keep the sentences concise and specific — subject-verb-object, then get out,” college advisor wags; “Move that ‘Award’ section where it can be seen,” Mom presses; “Strong verbs are critical. Throw in an ‘Achieved’ or ‘Progressed’ for best results,” career…
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The Schmooze What Does Your Favorite Jewish Food Say About You?
Dreaming of a bagel and schmear/stroll combo? Or are you more of a curl-up-in-your-PJs with a bowl of a matzo ball soup kind of person? Read on to discover if your noshing has a deeper meaning: 1) Bagel You’re a classic and everybody loves you. Be careful that you don’t let it go to your…
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The Schmooze Raunchy Comic ‘Stole’ Gig From Dad
(JTA) — Those taken aback by the sexually charged comedy routine of kippah-wearing 12-year-old Josh Orlian on “America’s Got Talent” now have one more reason to be surprised: He took some of the material from his dad. Josh appeared on “America’s Got Talent” Tuesday night, wowing the judges with racy jokes. In one bit, Orlian said…
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The Schmooze Idina Menzel is Recording a Christmas Album
Jewish Broadway performer Idina Menzel, the voice of Elsa in Disney’s animated film “Frozen,” is recording a Christmas album. “I know I’m Jewish,” she said Wednesday night during a performance at Radio City Music Hall, “but a lot of famous Jewish people have written Christmas songs, so I’m going to try and have a lot…
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The Schmooze Inside Dr. Ruth’s 86th Birthday Bash
When is a swan not a swan? The question raises mental images of Correggio’s 1531 painting of a nude woman with a swan on her lap, his elongated neck between her naked breasts or William Butler Yeats’ poem “Leda and the Swan.” But for the answer you need to go to Dr. Ruth Westheimer’s latest…
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The Schmooze Authors Jonathan Safran Foer and Nicole Krauss Split
Getty Images The Jewish literary couple that was too good to be true is no longer. Jonathan Safran Foer and Nicole Krauss have legally separated, The New York Post’s Page Six reports. But according to their rep, the couple actually “split amicably about a year ago.” Foer, author of “Everything is Illuminated” and “Extremely Loud…
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Life Why I Deleted JDate – the Jewish Online Dating Site
Jen Glantz on JDate “It’s not you, it’s me,” I said, waving my mouse over the “delete you profile” button on my JDate account. Like all cheesy and overused break up lines, that often serve as our first strike of defense when we’re eager to avoid the real reason why we’re picking up and running…
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