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The Schmooze SNL’s Election Special, Art Spiegelman In Chicago, And 5 Other Things To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
This week we start sharing events outside of New York as part of our normal roster; festivals of arts and ideas in Chicago and Washington, D.C. are up first. There’s a slew of new books to tempt you, regardless of what you’re craving – history, science fiction, some hearty Yiddish humor – and a few…
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Breaking News Anti-Semitic Graffiti Scrawled in Washington Chinatown — for Fifth Time
— Anti-Semitic graffiti has appeared for the fifth time this month at one of the busiest intersections in the Chinatown section of Washington, DC. Earlier this month, vandals repeatedly painted the word “Jew” on the images of rats appearing on an outdoor Chinese Zodiac public art display. On Monday, swastikas were discovered painted on the…
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Breaking News Grieving Dad Says Seth Rich Scored Dream Job With Clinton Campaign Days Before Murder
Joel Rich, the father of slain Democratic staffer Seth Rich, has revealed that his son landed his dream job just days before being killed — a gig with the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. Rich told Britain’s Daily Mail that his son’s bosses at the Democratic National Committee selected him to work on the national campaign…
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News Newt Gingrich Just Fanned the Flames of Seth Rich Conspiracy Theories
Newt Gingrich has raised questions about the murder of Democratic staffer Seth Rich, fanning the flames of conspiracy theories that link the unsolved slaying to the hacking scandal that has roiled the presidential campaign. In an appearance on The Mike Gallagher Show last week, the former Republican presidential candidate Gingrich appeared to give credence to…
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Breaking News Wikileaks Offers Reward For Information In Street Shooting of DNC Staffer
Wikileaks has announced that it will give $20,000 for information on the killer of Seth Rich, the DNC staffer who was killed in Washington, D.C. on July 10. The “guerilla journalism” organization, known for, most recently, leaking several thousand emails from the Democratic National Committee, posted its reward offer on Twitter on August 9. ANNOUNCE:…
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Breaking News ‘Jewarchy!’ The Rallying Cry of Man Running for Governor of Washington
David Blomstrom, one of eleven candidates for governor of Washington, has made educating the world about “Jewarchy” a central goal of his campaign. The former wildlife biologist wrote in a campaign primer distributed by the State of Washington that “Merely adding [Jewarchy] to your vocabulary makes my campaign a success.” “If you’re bothered by the…
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News Glitzing Up the Watergate Hotel Without Losing Hint of Infamous Scandal
“No need to break in”, joke the room keys. Staff uniforms come from Mad Men’s costume designer. A sleek whiskey bar looks like the VIP room of the Starship Enterprise. The Watergate Hotel, which reopened last month after a $125 million overhaul, takes on its history with a wink – this is, after all, part…
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Food College Freshman Rolls Out Kosher Food Truck in D.C.
A 19-year-old George Washington University freshman with zero culinary experience is the brains behind Brooklyn Sandwich Company, a new Glatt kosher food truck in DC. A generous donor and a crowdfunding campaign helped get Carly Meisel’s new business off – or on – the ground. There’s a pastrami sandwich, beef brisket and cholent. But the…
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