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Books The Dangers Of Female Pleasure – And Rage. A Q&A With Jennifer Weiner
Jennifer Weiner, best-selling novelist, has been known to be outspoken about inequalities in publishing and in the consideration of women’s work. This is what Weiner told me she wants her obituary to read when we caught up last week. And unlike the obit your favorite male novelist is probably composing for himself, Weiner’s is 100%…
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The Schmooze 10 Wild Facts About Marianne Williamson, Self-Help Guru And Dem 2020 Candidate
The list of candidates running for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 presidential election is a who’s who of the Democratic party — and in a more literal sense, a (squints) wait, who’s that? On Thursday night, a second ensemble of 2020 Dem hopefuls will take the stage to discuss policy and grandstand on their…
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The Schmooze Elizabeth Banks’ ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Trailer Is Here
“Charlie’s Angels” was a 70’s-era TV show about three beautiful women who leverage their smarts and sexualities to fight crime, doing the bidding of an invisible and omnipotent male boss, named Charlie. Over forty years later, can “Charlie’s Angels” ever be strong enough to rip themselves free of the bonds of the patriarchy? That is,…
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The Schmooze A Queer, Butch Woman Rabbi On Television? Meet Jen Kober, Of ‘Dead To Me.’
A non-exhaustive history of rabbis on television shows: The rabbi on “Seinfeld”? A man. The rabbi on “The West Wing”? A man. The rabbi on “Seventh Heaven”? A man. The rabbi on “Gossip Girl”? A man. The rabbi on “Grey’s Anatomy”? A man. The rabbi on “The Mindy Project”? A man. The rabbi on “Curb…
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The Schmooze Mayim Bialik: Thanks So Much For Noticing My Breast Size
Yeah, we’ll say it — Mayim Bialik is hot! She’s also brilliant, funny, and entrepreneurial. She has good taste in eye-wear. She is many things. The line between appreciating a person’s physical appearance and loudly scrutinizing a person’s body parts is actually pretty clear. But as everyone who’s been cat-called or objectified in a way…
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The Schmooze Did You Catch The Woman Rabbi Cameo On Saturday Night Live?
Did you catch the song “Holes” on Saturday Night Live this weekend, hosted by Adam Sandler? The musical sketch focused on the fact that clothing has holes in it (arm holes, leg holes, etcetera,) and is a pretty good cautionary tale about when people of one gender and race combination, who represent a tiny segment…
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The Schmooze Cynthia Nixon Calls Out ‘Sex And The City’ Failings: Race, Feminism and Money
Cynthia Nixon is being — yeah, we’ll say it — such a Miranda. In a candid conversation with Indiewire before the Tribecca Film Festival premiere of “Stray Dolls,” her new movie about human trafficking, Nixon put forth a pop culture graduate thesis. Apparently off the cuff, Nixon argued that the failures of HBO smash hit…
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The Schmooze Natalie Portman To Critics: Vegans Aren’t Annoying, You’re Annoying.
Vegans are so annoying, right? Sorry insecure carnivores, longtime vegan Natalie Portman has the perfect counter for you: “Lots of people make fun of anybody who cares about anything deeply, right?” Portman asked a group of 16,000 high school students in California. “I’m here to say, it is always a great thing to care…to have…
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