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Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, loves to read cookbooks, essays, novels and even philosophy. A woman of eclectic tastes, some of her favorite authors happen to be of the Jewish persuasion while — alas — she herself is not (we’ve been over this). Here are some of Markle’s top picks, courtesy of Book Riot,…
The benediction — “May you live in interesting times” — often feels like a curse. We’re certainly living in a time of seemingly limitless suffering, when the world is slowly becoming uninhabitable, and one in eight men think they could win a point against Serena Williams. But we’re also living in a time when two…
The Royal Addition — Our Forward 50 Gets A Plus 1! Say it with us: Meghan Markle — not a Jew. But oh, oh, in our hearts she is! Markle, the 37-year-old American television actress and activist became Duchess of Sussex in May when she wed the Duke, aka Prince Harry, the Queen’s grandson. In…
Back when Meghan Markle was simply known to the public as Rachel Zane from “Suits,” rather than her current title — Duchess of Sussex and wife of the impishly charming Prince Harry — she revered Ivanka Trump. Andrew Morton, a biographer who covered the former actress in “Meghan: A Hollywood Princess,” explains that Meghan “idolized”…
All this time, rising royal Meghan Markle and hardboiled feminist lawyer Gloria Allred have been in cahoots! Markle’s ascent to British nobility is no less than a deep-state plot to install hardened feminists in positions of power with their ruthless lawyers standing by. Well, not so fast. The truth is still cool though. In 1992,…
This news makes our hearts sing with delight. The gospel choir that performed at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s watershed wedding signed a record deal with Sony Music UK earlier this week. They belted out “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King at the nuptials, skyrocketing to international fame. The group, The Kingdom Choir, is…
It was when we found ourselves entering random phrases into the Instagram search bar, trying to guess Meghan Markle’s ex-husband’s fiancée’s sister’s wedding hashtag, that we knew we had gone too far. Meghan Markle’s ex-husband, Jewish TV producer Trevor Engelson, is engaged. He and registered dietitian Tracey Kurland announced the engagement on Engelson’s private Instagram,…
Jewish and black girls have been mocked for their hair, their bodies and their other-ness. But they might be about to get a heroine at Buckingham Palace. ROYAL WEDDING UPDATE!! They tied the knot! It’s a real-life fairy tale for everyone who has been feeling like a pre-ball Cinderella in the Trump era: Prince Harry,…
