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 Debra Messing Trashes Susan Sarandon For ‘Your Part’ In Trump Election
Women: So catty! Say, why don’t you break it up already, ladies! The gentler sex has their claws out once again in a (checks notes) classic battle between one woman’s progressive politics and another’s radical leftist agenda. It’s a girl-on-girl clash of (checks notes again) an outspoken left-wing activist-actress versus an explosive Bernie-or-Bust Hollywood icon….
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The Schmooze Karlie Kloss Says She’s With Josh Kushner ‘Despite The Complications’ (Like Trump)
Supermodel-turned-tech-ed-entrepreneur Karlie Kloss knows her brand — the woman who once politely told the New York Times to shove their questions about her love life where the sun don’t shine just opened up to Vogue about her star-crossed relationship with Joshua Kushner. Kloss, a sort of human American flag with a flair for business, became…
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The Schmooze Here’s Why We’ll Miss Self-Described ‘Coolest Jewish Rapper’ Mac Miller
Mac Miller, born Malcolm James McCormick, died too soon. His life was notable not just for his massive popular and critical success, but also for his habit of living with curiousity, introspection, and generosity. The beloved rapper and producer, who celebrated his Judaism in all that he did, died on September 7. Cause of death…
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The Schmooze Amy Schumer Explains Why She’ll Be Voting For Cuomo, Not Cynthia Nixon
Raunchy-comedian turned Democratic-celebrity-organizer Amy Schumer announced her choices for the New York State primary election on Thursday. Among the slim list of the funny gal’s choices is a surprise — or not, depending what you think of Schumer — incumbent New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo. Schumer has been an active celebrity presence in liberal…
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The Schmooze Gal Gadot’s Rosh Hashanah Greeting
We can think of five-thousand, seven hundred, and seventy-nine reasons we’re grateful for the new year, and Gal Gadot is one of them. The Israeli superstar graced social media this week with a Rosh Hashanah greeting that walked the fine line between Pinterest-y and rabbinic. Gadot, who is slated to star in the “Wonder Woman”…
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The Schmooze Netanyahu Stars In Charming Rosh Hashanah Greeting, Days After ‘Slaughter’ Speech
In a holiday greeting video with production value to rival a Coca-Cola Christmas commercial, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu extolled the success of the Jewish state in 5778. The longtime leader’s crackling charm is on full display in the short, comic video that stands in contrast to the politician’s most recently notable efforts at diplomacy,…
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The Schmooze WATCH: ‘West Wing’ and ‘Mean Girls’ Stars Join With Hillel To Get Out The Jewish Vote
When a Jew turns 12 or 13, according to tradition, she has a bat mitzvah. When a Jew turns 18, according to a new video from Hillel, she has a MitzVote. In the niftiest thing to come out of Hillel since the matzo sandwich, the Jewish campus organization paired with celebs to make a non-partisan…
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The Schmooze Israeli Defense Minister Lifts Muslim Woman’s Skirt To ‘Fight Terrorists’ In Apparent Parody
In what seems to be an attempted parody of a scene from Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Who Is America,” Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman partners with krav maga instructor Matan Gavish to “fight terroristim” with techniques including lifting women’s burqas to take pictures. In what Israel’s Association of Rape Crisis Centres director has called a depiction…
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