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Thea Glassman
By Thea Glassman
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The Schmooze Tim Allen Compares Being A Hollywood Conservative to Living In Nazi Germany
It’s really rough out there for a conservative working in Hollywood. At least, according to Tim Allen. During an interview on last week’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, the comedian discussed — with noticeable hesitation — attending President Trump’s inauguration. “Yeah, I went to the inauguration,” Allen said, to which Kimmel responded with a laugh: “I’m not…
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The Schmooze Richard Spencer Quotes A Jewish, Gay Composer When Trying To Invoke Nazis
White supremacist and anti-Semite Richard Spencer isn’t having a great week. Nope, he wasn’t punched in the face again — but he did lose tax-exempt status for his National Policy Institute “think tank” and accidentally tweeted out a song written by a Jewish, gay composer. It all started when Josh Marshall, editor of Talking Points…
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The Schmooze Books By Chelsea Clinton and Ivanka Trump Are Coming Out This Summer
May is going to be a big month for Ivanka Trump and Chelsea Clinton. The former president’s daughter and the current president’s daughter both have books coming out in May, with Trump’s “Women Who Work” hitting shelves May 2 and Clinton’s “She Persisted” landing May 30. Clinton announced the release of her children’s book on…
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The Schmooze Trolls Sabotaged Amy Schumer’s Netflix Ratings — And She Thanked Them
It looks like internet trolls are really, really dead set on dragging down Amy Schumer’s new Netflix comedy special. Multiple threads on The_Donald, a right-wing subreddit page, encouraged users of the streaming service to tank the show’s ratings. “That disgusting cow’s career needs to be ended. One one star review at a time,” one user…
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The Schmooze This Chinese Plastic Surgery Company Can Make You Look Like Ivanka Trump
Have a hankering to look like Ivanka Trump? There’s a plastic surgery company in China that can help you with that. Foshan Yiwanka Medical Management (Yiwanka is Chinese for Ivanka), located in the southeastern city Foshan, offers eye and nose surgery, as well as liposuction and breast enlargement — with a specialized twist. “Young women…
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Fast Forward Natalie Portman Eyed For John Paul Getty III Kidnapping Drama
Natalie Portman is being courted for an upcoming Ridley Scott drama. The actress, hot off an Oscar nod for her starring role in “Jackie,” is up for a role in “All The Money In The World,” a retelling of John Paul Getty III’s kidnapping, Deadline reports. Portman would play Gail Harris, mother of Getty III,…
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Fast Forward WATCH: SNL’s Jeff Sessions Gets A Jewish Lesson From Al Franken
These days, there’s an unlikely, one-sided bromance going on between Al Franken and Jeff Sessions. In the world of “Saturday Night Live,” that is. During the comedy show’s latest “Weekend Update,” Sessions (Kate McKinnon) and Franken (Alex Moffat) paid a brief visit to discuss their budding relationship. “Al and I are actually great friends,” the…
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The Schmooze On National Napping Day, An Ode To Ruth Bader Ginsburg
There’s a lot of reasons to love Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The fact that she’s prone to taking naps during State of Union addresses is just one of them. Let’s rewind the clock to 2015, when this truly delightful gem started making the internet rounds. Yup, that’s the Notorious RBG dozing off, as a somewhat baffled…
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