Eileen Reynolds
By Eileen Reynolds
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The Schmooze Yes, Joe Biden Danced the Hora
It’s the question that’s been on everybody’s — okay, maybe just the Shmooze’s — mind since Ashley Biden’s big wedding to Jewish doctor Howard Krein: What’s the vice president like on the dance floor? Word’s just in that proud Papa Biden joined in a traditional Jewish wedding dance in honor of his daughter and her…
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Culture Broadway Empire
Mr. Broadway: The Inside Story of the Shuberts, the Shows, and the Stars By Gerald Schoenfeld Applause, 304 pages, 27.99 In August 2008, my family — parents, grandparents, aunt, uncle, sister — made a pilgrimage to New York City to speak with Gerald Schoenfeld, then chairman of the Shubert Organization, the largest theater group on…
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The Schmooze Bar’s Birthday Bikini; Lohan as Liz
A couple of fabulous photos making the rounds on gossip sites caught the Shmooze’s eye this morning. The first is a birthday gift — from Bar Refaeli to the world. On June 4, her 27th birthday, the model and No. 1 “Maxim” hottie tweeted a playful picture of herself on the beach. In a bikini….
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The Schmooze Video: Worst Seinfeld Episode Ever?
On “Watch What Happens Live” last night, Andy Cohen got Jerry Seinfeld to divulge some juicy secrets about his hit 90s sitcom, including which actresses had the worst breath and which episode he liked the least, the L.A. Times reports. The big loser? A third-season episode called “The Alternate Side,” in which Elaine’s 66-year-old boyfriend…
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The Schmooze Dan Savage Invites Brian Brown for Bible Debate
Dan Savage took National Organization for Marriage president Brian Brown at his word when he said he’d debate the Bible’s stance on homosexuality and marriage anytime, anyplace. Answering that public challenge, Savage issued an invitation of his own on his “Savage Love” podcast this morning. Brown has been asked to Savage’s house in Seattle for…
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The Schmooze Lea Michele’s 14 ‘Secret’ Tattoos
Come on, Lea Michele. The Shmooze is not in the habit of taking our favorite starlets to task for the silly things they say on late-night television, but Lea Michele’s chat with David Letterman last night caught our attention. Would it have killed the “Glee” star, who snagged spot #14 on Maxim’s straightforwardly salacious Hot…
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The Schmooze Heyyy! Fonzie To Play Porn Star on Broadway
Hold on to your leather, “Happy Days” fans: The Fonz may be coming to Broadway as a porn star. That’s right — the onetime teen heartthrob Henry Winkler, now 65, is in negotiations to play an aging adult entertainment great in “Performers,” a new comedy by David West Road about the porn industry. Winkler’s character…
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The Schmooze Natalie Portman Turns Heads at Ballet Gala
Natalie Portman’s “Black Swan” days may be behind her, but the actress was still the belle of the ball at the New York City Ballet’s Spring Gala on May 10. Not quite a year after the birth of her son, Aleph, Portman looked as slim and elegant as ever in a feminine, tiered Christian Dior…
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