Rachel X. Landes
By Rachel X. Landes
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The Schmooze Distressed Spongebob Squarepants Saved by Jews in Jimmy Kimmel Experiment
Spongebob certainly “dropped on the deck and flopped like a fish” this time. Monday’s episode of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Jimmy Kimmel featured the latest clip of “How Long,” a “social experiment” that plays out on the Hollywood sidewalk and times how long it takes for strangers on the street to do odd tasks. This…
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The Schmooze Why Kirk Douglas is Giving Away $80 Million
In a move reminiscent of the Golden Age of Hollywood heros he played on the silver screen, Kirk Douglas has decided to give away millions to charity. that Douglas, 98, together with Anne Douglas, his wife of over 60 years, will be donating the majority of the pair’s $80 million trust. The actor attributed his…
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The Schmooze The Fat Jew Is Sorry He Stole Jokes. Kind Of.
It’s been a hard week for The Fat Jew. After weeks of rumors that he had been stealing the jokes that have made him a pop icon, actual evidence of plagiarism surfaced, causing Comedy Central to cancel his contract for a scripted series. But the Fat Jew is not deterred. Josh Ostrovsky (as he is…
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The Schmooze Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis Make Forbes’ List of Top Paid Actresses
Well done ladies! Forbes has released it’s annual list of the top paid actresses in Hollywood, and a few members of the tribe have made the cut. Scarlett Johansson came in at number 2, with $35.5 million earned this year. Notably, she starred as Black Widow in the mega-hit “Avengers 2: Age of Ultron” alongside…
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The Schmooze Jon Stewart’s Jewish Pre-K Teacher Remembers What He Was Like As a Toddler
Before hosting the Emmy-winning “Daily Show” for 16 years, Jon Stewart went to a Jewish Day school. His teacher, Leah Linton, 90, still remembers him as a (tinier) comedian. Linton, 90, came to America from Nazi-occupied Austria in the 1930s. She taught pre-kindergarten at Trenton Hebrew Academy for 35 years. During the 1966-67 year, she…
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The Schmooze Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a Dad, Jewish Girls Swoon
Mazel tov Joseph Gordon-Levitt! The Jewish actor and his wife, Tasha McCauley, welcomed their first child, a baby boy, Gordon-Levitt hasn’t said much about his personal life to the press, and kept his relationship under wraps until after his secret wedding on December 20 2014. The pair had met in 2013 though mutual friends. The…
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Breaking News First Transgender Woman Named To Work at White House
Raffi Freedman-Gurspan has become the first transgender person to be hired by the White House, reported the A Jewish woman from Brookline, Massachusetts, Freedman-Gurspan was a member of the Jewish Students’ Organization at St. Olaf College in St. Paul Minnesota, where she completed her undergraduate studies. In her Facebook profile picture, she wears a necklace…
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The Schmooze Jon Stewart’s Next Job? Wrestling Guru.
“Hello! My name is Jon Stewart and welcome to… WWE’s 28th annual SummerSlam!” What? Yes, Jon Stewart, much beloved host of The Daily Show for the past 16 years, has finally moved on to pursue his lifelong dream of hosting wrestling tournaments. Just kidding. Well kind of. Jon is hosting the . But it’s a…
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