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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Life Dying Activist Ady Barkan’s Memoir About ALS Is A Crucial Guide To Life
On the first page of his memoir, Ady Barkan and his wife Rachael King arrive at a hotel for their first night away from their new baby and — despite their nearing dinner reservation — decide to have sex. Days later, Barkan is diagnosed with ALS. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, sometimes known as Lou Gehrig’s disease,…
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The Schmooze The Jewish Woman Who Was Just Cast On SNL Is One Of The Internet’s Funniest People
Ever since Vanessa Bayer, who gave the world Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy, the cast of Saturday Night Live has been in desperate need of funny Jewish women. (In fact, it’s not clear how they’ve been making the show up to this point without them.) The show that launched the likes of Gilda Radner, Rachel…
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The Schmooze Here’s The Marriage Advice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Gave To Jennifer Lopez
Before Harry and Meagan, before Barack and Michelle, before even Amal and George — there was Ruth and Marty. Ruth Bader and Marty Ginsburg met as undergraduates at Cornell, and started one of the truest and most underrated high-profile romantic partnerships in history. They were obsessed with each other’s minds. He decided to study law…
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The Schmooze Jenny Slate Got Engaged At An Abandoned Castle In Southern France
Jenny Slate — notoriously likable giant-haired celebrity underdog — is now engaged. The “Parks and Recreation” actress and Iconic Jew said yes to Ben Shattuck, her hot writer-slash-painter boyfriend, who proposed this week in a dilapidated castle in the south of France. Like the print on a hand-drawn Anthropologie table runner come to life, Shattuck…
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The Schmooze Sacha Baron Cohen Demanded Sex Scenes Cut From ‘Bruno’ To Please His Safta
In “Brüno,” Sacha Baron Cohen’s 2009 follow-up to “Borat,” the title character and his boyfriend insert a series of household items into each other’s bodies, including but not limited to — an open champagne bottle, a spewing fire-extinguisher, and a hand-held vacuum. When Sacha Baron Cohen’s grandmother saw “Brüno” in theaters, she saw none of…
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The Schmooze ‘The Prince Of Egypt’ Parts Waters For Splashy West End Debut — Is Broadway Next?
Many nights we prayed with no proof anyone could hear — but now, faithful fans of the 1998 DreamWorks movie “The Prince Of Egypt,” may soon get proof that miracles happen when you believe. The animated musical telling of the exodus story soared on screen (and then tape, CD, iTunes, and Spotify) thanks to the…
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The Schmooze President Trump’s Feud With ‘Racist’ Debra Messing Of ‘Will And Grace,’ Explained
President Trump took a breather from the trade war with China Thursday morning to enter the fray against “Will & Grace” actress Debra Messing. Messing, the 51-year-old Jewish actress who became a demi-icon for her portrayal of Jewish interior decorator Grace Adler on NBC’s “Will & Grace,” a role she reprises currently on the network,…
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The Schmooze Rabbi-Zombie Slayer Joins ‘Fear The Walking Dead’
Gaunt and wild-eyed, the hoard of congregants stumbles toward the rabbi, muttering and moaning things that sound like “You need to move my kid’s bar mitzvah date” and “Now let me tell you what I really thought of your sermon.” The rabbi shudders and says a little prayer. Then he cocks his knife-topped Winchester, and…
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