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The Schmooze 5 Ways We’ll Remember Our Friend Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain died Friday morning at 61. He was one of the world’s best known chefs, a monster presence in the culinary world who built a cult of personality by approaching food and eating with sensuous gusto. He was defined by the sharpness of his intellect and the insatiability of his curiosity. More than anything,…
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The Schmooze Will UnREAL Be ‘Four And Done’ On Hulu?
After a sharp downhill slide in seasons two and three, Hulu is making it easier for you to watch the fourth, final and hopefully redemptive season of “UnREAL.” A Lifetime original series about a Bachelor-style dating show could have been a corny parody of itself. However the Peabody-award winning first season of “UnREAL” was funny,…
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Fast Forward Fox Adapting Israeli Show About An Interracial Couple
(JTA) — Hollywood’s love affair with Israeli television continues. The latest Israeli TV show to be adapted for an American audience will be “Nevsu,” which depicts a marriage between an Ethiopian man and an Ashkenazi Jewish woman. It became the first Israeli show to include a black lead character on a primetime show when it…
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Fast Forward Israeli Company Creating Hidden Camera Reality Show Inspired By #MeToo Movement
(JTA) — An Israeli production company is creating a reality television show format inspired by the #MeToo movement. The show, called “The Silence Breaker,” will use hidden cameras to go under cover and document sexual harassment in real workplaces, The Hollywood Reporter first reported on Wednesday. Each episode will tell the victims’ stories and end…
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Fast Forward Gal Gadot Has Been Waiting Her Whole Life To Be On The Simpsons
Israeli actress Gal Gadot will voice herself in an upcoming episode of the animated sitcom, “The Simpsons.” Gadot will star in an episode titled “Bart’s Not Dead” airing during season 30, which will debut next fall, The Wrap reported Monday. Gadot announced her news on Twitter Tuesday, accompanied by a video of her autographing the…
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Letters It May Not Be A Golden Age, But Television Today Has Much To Offer
Dear Mr. Letzler, Many thanks returned for your thoughtful, informative letter in response to my article on Mrs. Maisel. First of all, yes, of course you are correct: It’s a rimshot! I stand corrected. Second, when I see your location is Germany, your thoughts and opinions are all the more meaningful to me. ( As…
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The Schmooze The Marvelous Jewishness Of Mrs. Maisel
Earlier this month, the comedian Julie Klausner tweeted the results of an online quiz called “Which TV Jewess are you?” Her result was Julie Kessler, the character she played on Hulu’s Difficult People for two seasons. The quiz references five different female Jewish characters on television right now, featured in comedies like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Broad…
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The Schmooze Why Is American Pop Culture So Israel-Obsessed This Year?
When I was eighteen years old, I declared myself a ‘citizen of the world’. I was the classic secular Jewish teenager, raised in suburban Skokie, Illinois, and after I spent a semester in Jerusalem (more at home hanging in the Arab quarter than anywhere else), I found myself rejecting the ‘Next year in Jerusalem’ tropes….
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