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Life In Donald Sterling Drama, It’s All About Power
Getty Images // Donald Sterling and V. Stiviano It reads better than a soap opera, the interpersonal and romantic drama that led to the exposure and punishment (a lifetime ban!) for racist soon-to-be-former NBA franchise owner Donald Sterling. All the juicy pieces were in place: an estranged wife, Shelly Sterling, who resented V. Stiviano, the…
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Life Ban Me From Driving — Please!
Frimet Goldberger’s children enjoy their recent family road trip. She admits being happy to get out of the driver’s seat for good. Road-tripping is one of those overly romanticized activities we read about and want to — no, positively have to — add to our bucket lists. Get in a car — instant Kerouac. Or…
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Life The Whole World Is Your Bubbe
Library of Congress The whole world is officially turning into your bubbe. From Iran to Russia to Japan and Romania, governments around the world are making your womb their business. Everyone is terrified because of the ongoing decline in the birth rate, which has dropped below replacement level and, if it continues as such, will…
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The Schmooze Hillel Shows Us Best Way to Waste 18 Minutes
Happy 90th, Hillel! The venerable organization may have started in 1923, but they’re saving the party to coincide with the end of the first school year, “more like a graduation anniversary.” To kick-off the festivities in style, Hillel has launched a (surprisingly fun) website guaranteed to keep you from whatever immediate task you’re meant to…
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Fast Forward Stanley Fischer Is One Step Closer to Vice Chairman of Federal Reserve
Stanley Fischer, the former governor of the Bank of Israel, is a step closer to becoming vice chairman of the Federal Reserve. The Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve President Obama’s nomination of Fischer. His confirmation by the full Senate is expected late next month, according to reports. Fischer stepped down in…
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The Schmooze Amy Winehouse Parents Slam Hubby for ‘Disrespect’
Amy Winehouse’s parents aren’t too happy with ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil’s decision to give an interview at the late singer’s grave at Edgwarebury Lane Cemetery in Edgware, North London. To make matters worse, he failed to wear a kippah. “To film beside a grave shows total disrespect. I want nothing to do with this,” Janis Winehouse…
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The Schmooze Star Wars Episode VII: The Cast Is In!
You’ve agonized over whether or not they would bring back the original three, you’ve sweated over J.J. Abrams’ potential conflict of interest (“Star Trek” and “Star Wars”? Never the twain should meet), you’ve debated whether there should even be a sequel at all — and now, the wait is over! The cast of the Star Wars:…
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News Dutch Right-Winger Geert Wilders Loses Backing of Jews
(JTA) — Standing in front of a giant flag, a tall blond politician asks his excited followers whether their country should have greater or fewer Moroccans. When they are done chanting “fewer,” the speaker, Geert Wilders of the far-right Dutch Party for Freedom, promises his listeners that he will “take care of it.” Wilders was…
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