Jenny Singer is a freelance writer with pieces in Vox, the Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, Teen Vogue, and more. She was previously a staff writer at Glamour and the Forward, and she’s currently getting an MFA in nonfiction writing at the University of Iowa.
Jenny Singer
By Jenny Singer
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The Schmooze Ruth Bader Ginsburg Tells TMZ She Wouldn’t Do Judge Judy’s Job
Look. It’s not okay to harass the elderly. That being said — there really is nothing more delightful than watching a paparazzo chasing down Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, shouting, “I LOVE YOUR WORK!” Early Wednesday morning the celebrity gossip site TMZ posted a video of an unnamed reporter jogging through Reagan International Airport…
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The Schmooze In 20th Anniversary ‘Harry Potter’ Cover Art, Hermione Finally Gets Her Moment
The rich colors and emotive illustrations that artist Mary GrandPre created for the original American editions of the “Harry Potter” series made an indelible impression on the imaginations of millions. 20 years later, Jewish artist Brian Selznick has created seven beautiful, eerie new covers for the anniversary edition of the series, set for release by…
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The Schmooze Teens Are Wearing Yellow Squares To ‘Combat Sexist Dress Codes’
No spaghetti straps. No shorts above the mid-thigh. No leggings without sweaters that cover the butt. Bras are required. Teenage girls at Joseph-François-Perrault High School seem to be channeling Nazi-era yellow stars of David on the eve of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, in protest of their school’s dress code, which leaders of the student…
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Culture Why Dating In New York Is Just Like Finding A Therapist
I was two hours into a date with a guy who had a cute dog and a desire to explain the novel “Lolita” in graphic detail, and it was time to go. We were in the middle of Madison Park in Manhattan’s Flatiron District, drinking wine out of cans he had brought in a bag….
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The Schmooze Fashion Designer Marc Jacobs Gets Engaged After Chipotle Flashmob Proposal
Would it really be Passover in the Diaspora if a gay Jewish fashion designer wasn’t proposing to his boyfriend with a flashmob at a Chipotle? Candlemaker and model Char Defrancesco lived out billions of people’s dreams on Wednesday night when he received a wedding proposal from his boyfriend, designer Marc Jacobs, in a Chipotle. Jacobs,…
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The Schmooze How To Celebrate Burrito Day and Deep Dish Pizza Day On Passover
There is a short passage in the book of Exodus that has beguiled and befuddled rabbinic scholars throughout the ages. It occurs immediately after the burning bush sequence, as Moses, his wife Zipporah, and their son, leave Zipporah’s homeland and travel to Egypt, where Moses plans to demand freedom for the enslaved Israelites. Suddenly, the…
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The Schmooze Listen To Bob Dylan Reimagine A Classic Ballad As A Gay Love Song
Bob Dylan is a little gay and a little corporate these days. Doesn’t sound much like the Robert Zimmerman you know and love to be confounded by? Well, he’s funny that way. On a new collaboration, “Universal Love,” Dylan joins artists including Kesha and St. Vincent in reworking classic love songs so that each singer…
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The Schmooze Amy Schumer And Her New Husband Spotted, Looking Madly In Love
“I’m probably like 160 pounds right now,” Amy Schumer famously announced, accepting her Glamour Woman Of The Year Award in 2015, “And I can catch a d**k whenever I want.” The brazen comedian is all done with her days of catch-and-release, it seems. Amy Schumer married chef Chris Fischer in February, and the pair have…
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