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Opinion Hipster Anne Frank’s Tasteless Tweets
You know what happens when someone achieves iconic status? People forget they were a real person before they became an icon. And when people forget this important fact, things can get really ugly. Case in point: Anne Frank. I’m referring specifically to the new Hipster Anne Frank (@HipstrAnneFrank) Twitter account. The tagline: “bestselling memoirist/loft dweller/voice…
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Life Baby Photos Don’t Belong on Facebook
Clearly, I like to share. Some would say I over-share. I post on Facebook daily, I have a Twitter account in case I get bored of Facebook and if that weren’t enough, I have this blog, where my job is to share personal stories, thoughts and opinions. Maybe it’s too much. But at least I’m…
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Fast Forward Iranian Leader Hasan Rouhani Tweets ‘Shana Tova’ to Jews
A Twitter account believed to operate with the authorization of Iranian President Hassan Rohani wished Jews worldwide a Shanah Tovah. “As the sun is about to set here in #Tehran I wish all Jews, especially Iranian Jews, a blessed Rosh Hashanah,” the tweet posted Wednesday said. The office of the recently elected Iranian president has…
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The Schmooze Joan Rivers Knows How It’s Done
Joan Rivers knows how to do things. She can dress, she can walk and she can definitely talk. But just like other humans, Joan Rivers has to eat. Only, as always, she does it better. Great New York moment! Ordering a frankfurter from a street vendor, through the tinted window of my limo. pic.twitter.com/zJbHXHUM1q ampmdash;…
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The Schmooze Harry Styles Isn’t Jewish
The verdict is in on Harry Styles — by way of his dad. As Jewcy pointed out, Des Styles, “Gemma & Harry Styles’ dad. Sales and Marketing Director for Quickdox. Man Utd fan,” as described in his Twitter bio, has confirmed that his son — and One Direction heartthrob — is not Jewish. “Not at all.” Still…
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The Schmooze Drake Finally Responds to Amanda Bynes
Drake is finally speaking out about Amanda Bynes’ strange love/hate tweets about him. “I don’t even know who that is doing that or what that’s about,” the Jewish Canadian rapper told XXL, whose 150th anniversary issue bears his face. ” If that is her, I guess it’s a little weird and disturbing. It’s obviously a…
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The Schmooze Of Course Sydney Leathers Has a Sex Tape
Surprise, surprise. Syndey Leathers, Anthony Weiner’s latest virtual paramour, has a sex tape. Subscribers of Vivid Entertainment — incidentally, the same company that Farrah Abraham sold her sex tape to — now have access to two videos of Leathers: a 35-minute video of her photo shoot, complete with frontal nudity and an 18-minute follow up…
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The Schmooze Mazel Tov: Jewish Stars Talk Royal Baby
Royal baby frenzy is in full swing as the British — and for some reason, everyone else on the planet — await the birth of the future heir to the throne. If you manage to pry your eyes away from the live baby cam that The Telegraph has pointed at the doors of Saint Mary’s…
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