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The Schmooze The Secret Jewish History Of Steven Universe
Steven Universe is a show about a bunch of anthropomorphized rogue gems who leave their home to save Earth from destruction. The protagonist, Steve Universe, is the half gem, half human child of the now deceased head gem, Rose Quartz. It is a space opera played out against the backdrop of everyday life in a…
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The Schmooze Top 5 TV Bar Mitzvah Moments, Inspired By Hulu’s ‘Difficult People’
This week, Hulu’s Difficult People starred Marilyn (the firebrand mother figure, played by Andrea Martin), throwing herself a Bat Mitzvah. Which we found pretty inspiring. In honor of this momentous occasion, we decided it’s time to do a wrap-up of the five best bar mitzvah moments on TV. Because, yes, in the goldeneh medinah, anything…
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Fast Forward Jay Thomas, ‘Cheers’ Actor Who Often Played Jewish Characters, Dies At 69
(JTA) — Jay Thomas, a well-known actor who said he was often mistakenly thought to be Jewish because he successfully portrayed Jewish characters, has died at 69. Thomas, an actor and radio personality whose work on the television series “Murphy Brown” won him two Emmy Awards in the early 1990s, died of cancer on Thursday at his…
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Film & TV Emmys 2017: So Many Jewish Nominees
(JTA) — On Thursday, the Television Academy announced the nominees for the coveted Primetime Emmy Awards. Here are the acting candidates with Jewish ancestry. The awards for TV excellence will be presented Sept. 8 on CBS. Lead actress, drama series Evan Rachel Wood is being considered for her portrayal of Dolores Abernathy, an android character in the sci-fi…
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Fast Forward Is The NRA’s New Ad Anti-Semitic?
A prominent activist has called the NRA’s new ad “an open call to violence to protect white supremacy,” and the organizers of the Women’s March have demanded that the NRA apologize for it. But is it anti-Semitic? In the ad, NRA spokeswomen Dana Loesch details how “They use their media to assassinate real news,” “they”…
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Fast Forward Mark Cuban Watches ‘Law & Order’ And Is Really Into E-Mail
Mark Cuban has a multi-billion dollar business empire that includes the Dallas Mavericks basketball team. And he manages the whole enterprise from his smartphone – shooting off e-mails from his iPhone and Android mobiles. “If I’m laying in bed watching a game, if it’s halftime of a Mav’s game, that’s when I’ll do my emails,”…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Starts Own Show On Facebook Live
After decades of attacking the mainstream media for its corporate ownership, Bernie Sanders has found a way to speak without a filter to the public, launching his own talk show that’s now airing on Facebook Live. “It gives me an opportunity to speak directly to many millions of people about the work that we’re doing…
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Culture Why Does An Ad For An Amazon Show Make So Many People Mad?
Since the election of Donald Trump, a funny thing has started to happen — otherwise innocuous pieces of pop culture have become political battlegrounds. I mean funny both as curious and as downright hilarious. In the former camp, we have boycott movements growing around things like sneakers (New Balance) and cereal (Kellogg’s) – the newly extreme…
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