Becky Scott
By Becky Scott
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The Schmooze Mayim Bialik: ‘Make It Your Life Goal To Challenge Gun Laws’
In the wake of the Florida school shooting, thoughts and prayers are once more flying about the Internet like little fish sized bicycles. And, like little fish sized bicycles, they are useless. Mayim Bialik, Queen of the video blog, knows this and she’s here with a video that demands a lot more from concerned citizens…
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The Schmooze Who Does A Worse National Anthem — Fergie Or Roseanne Barr?
Nobody has failed at the National Anthem in quite the way Fergie did on Sunday night at the NBA All-Star’s Game. Usually, failing at the National Anthem involves missing a high note or forgetting the words or some other totally relatable human flub like that. Fergie’s fail was … unique. Her performance was filled with…
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The Schmooze ‘Real Housewives of New York’ Took Luxury Cruise From Hell
It’s hard to find a person with a darker soul than those who call “The Real Housewives Of New York City” their home. Of course, nobody wants to watch good people living their lives but these women take wretchedness to a level never before seen. Which is why it’s so nice to see something bad…
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The Schmooze Expert Questions Lena Dunham’s Decision To Get A Hysterectomy
At least one expert says the hysterectomy Lena Dunham opted to get for her endometriosis was highly unusual.This opinion was issued in response to the touching essay Dunham wrote this week about seeking out a hysterectomy for her endometriosis. The Cut spoke to Dr. Kathy Huang, the director of the Endometriosis Center at NYU Langone…
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The Schmooze Drake Gives $1 Million To Strangers For His New Music Video
If you were in Miami last week and didn’t receive a thick wad of bills from Canadian rapper Drake, stop reading this now. It’s only going to upset you. For those of you who are still with me, here’s the news: Drake gave away almost $1 million last week in Miami and shot the entire…
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The Schmooze Jeffrey Tambor Is ‘Profoundly Disappointed’ Over Firing
Jeffrey Tambor is extremely unhappy with the results of Amazon’s investigation into claims that he sexually harassed members of the “Transparent” cast. The actor spoke out on Thursday to chastise Amazon and Jill Soloway for what he sees as an unfair dismissal from the show. “I am profoundly disappointed in Amazon’s handling of these false…
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Fast Forward Ronan Farrow Breaks Story About Trump’s Affair With Playboy Playmate
In astoundingly un-shocking news, Ronan Farrow reports that Donald Trump had a nine month long affair with a Playboy playmate from 2006 to 2007. The story is an account from former Playboy playmate, Karen McDougal, who says that she was engaged in a sexual relationship with Donald Trump after meeting him at a pool party…
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The Schmooze Joan Rivers Shares Dark Meryl Streep Fantasy In Never Before Heard Interview
It’s hard to talk about Joan Rivers nowadays without acknowledging how backwards her sense of humor could so often be. As a woman on a path that still needed a lot of weed whacking, Rivers was often racist, homophobic, and, yes, sexist. But she was also fascinating, as much for her raw talent as for…
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