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 Scarlett Johansson’s Lovers, Ryan Reynolds Through Sean Penn
Updated, 10:30AM: This article was published in December 2017, but has been updated to reflect the thrilling developments in Scarlett Johansson’s love life. Like Moses taking orders from that bossy burning bush, Scarlett Johansson didn’t ask to be the leader of the Jewish people. Nevertheless, between her Germanic beauty and obvious talent, Johansson never stood…
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The Schmooze Chris Evans Has Discovered Jewish Philosopher Hannah Arendt
The Marvel universe has announced a follow up to its popular superhero ensemble films, to be titled “Avengers: The Origins of Totalitarianism.” We kid, but you’d watch, right? Captain America himself, actor Chris Evans, has discovered the 20th century German Jewish political philosopher Hannah Arendt, and he wants the world to know. Just under 140,000…
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The Schmooze ‘Law & Order’ Episode Asks: What If A Muslim Woman Politician Was Raped In A Synagogue?
There is no question that the Muslim elected official at the center of a recent episode of “Law & Order: SVU” is based on real life Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. There is this question, though: Why would anyone think it’s okay to make a TV episode about an Ilhan Omar-inspired character being raped inside a…
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Opinion This Week In Good Jewish News: Octogenarians Had Bat Mitzvahs And Seinfeld Saw ‘Fiddler On The Roof’
Bad news breaks every single day, and it breaks our hearts. But good news happens every day too, and reading it helps put the pieces back together. If you have a tip for a Jewish news story that brought you joy, please send it to [email protected]. Hallelu!: On shabbat last week, 21 women ages 85…
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The Schmooze The ‘Candid’ Chuck Lorre Stays Silent On Years Of Misconduct At CBS
Chuck Lorre is one of the most powerful men in the history of television. Known as “the hitmaker,” he created “The Big Bang Theory,” which ends today after twelve years — half of which it was the most popular comedy on television. He’s the mind behind a few other little shows you may have heard…
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The Schmooze Next Up For The ‘Game Of Thrones’ Bros Benioff and Weiss: ‘Star Wars’
When you look up and see three stars in the sky, that means “Game Of Thrones” is over and it’s “Star Wars” time again. The boychiks who adapted “Game Of Thrones” for TV — David Benioff and D.B. Weiss — look to go from strength to strength as the epic series comes to a close…
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The Schmooze Give It Up For Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Who Made ‘Veep’ Perfect
She did the damn thing. On Sunday night, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the cast of the HBO comedy “Veep” concluded their seven-year run as television’s best and bitchiest comedy. During her near decade leading the political satire, Louis-Dreyfus won nine Emmy Awards for Leading Actress in a Comedy for her role as Selina Meyer — a…
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The Schmooze Madonna Not Backing Down From Israel Eurovision Performance Despite BDS Threats
She made it through the wilderness, you know? She made it through. And after wandering through the wilderness, there’s only one place to go. Madonna has spoken out for the first time in response to pressure from activists to cancel her performance in Tel Aviv, Israel at the Eurovision music competition this weekend. Refusing to…
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