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Life The Secret Jewishness of Inspector Hercule Poirot
When I noticed the other day that Liz Meriwether had recommended Agatha Christie’s Poirot as an “antidote to the 2016 election” in New York Magazine back in August, I had one of those moments where you can deeply, personally, relate to an article. Here is Meriwether, on fictional private detective Hercule Poirot’s signature mustache: “As…
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner Floats Trump TV Network Plan
Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, informally approached LionTree Advisors Chief Executive Aryeh Bourkoff about setting up a Trump TV network after the U.S. presidential election, but the investment bank does not want to be involved in the process, according to a person familiar with the matter. Kushner contacted Bourkoff, one of the media industry’s top…
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Culture Why Westworld Is a 21st Century Golem Story
Adam, the first man, was, like Shakespeare’s MacDuff, not of woman born. But neither was he, from his mother’s womb, untimely ripped. He was created from dust, making him (according to the Talmud) the first golem. Probably not true, but significant. An origin story. Many golem stories followed. In the most famous ones, the golem…
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The Schmooze ‘Parks and Rec’ Star Ben Schwartz Totally Confirms ‘Stranger Things’ Theory
Those of you still going bananas over the 80’s-tastic Netflix original “Stranger Things” may be familiar with the fan theories buzzing around the internet about the show. There are speculations about who the monster really is, about the fate of Barb, and about what’s going to happen next season, if there is a next season…
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The Schmooze Goodbye, ‘Nightly Show’: Comedy Central Cancels ‘Daily Show’ Spinoff
It’s official: Comedy Central has canceled “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore”, after almost a year and a half on air. The Nightly Show, which stemmed from Wilmore’s stint as “Senior Black Correspondent” on The Daily Show, which replaced “The Colbert Report” when Stephen Colbert left to host The Late Show, will itself be replaced…
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The Schmooze Jon Stewart Returns to Late Night TV — With Biting Takedown of Donald Trump
(JTA) — Donald Trump’s long, dark speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this Thursday left many viewers pining for some comic relief. Luckily, they got that and more with the return of a familiar Jewish voice: Jon Stewart. The beloved comic and political satirist came out of his late-night retirement for a few minutes…
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Fast Forward Connecticut TV Weatherman Justin Goldstein Busted on Child Pornography Charges
Justin Goldstein, a meteorologist for a Connecticut television station, has been arrested on child pornography possession charges, police said. Goldstein, 33, was busted at the New Haven station’s studios after a police investigation found digital files of suspected child pornography in a search of Goldstein’s home, reports local newspaper Hamden Patch The probe by the…
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Food James Corden Goes From Late-Night Comedy to Kosher Butchering
When I watched James Corden host the Tony’s last weekend, I didn’t imagine that the next time I saw the British comedian he’d be wearing a kippa and an apron in a kosher butcher shop, ringing up sales and cutting up steaks. Then I saw this hysterical video. As part of a running sketch called…
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