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Thea Glassman
By Thea Glassman
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The Schmooze Brad Grey, Former Paramount Pictures Chairman, Dies At 59
Brad Grey, former Paramount Pictures chairman, died on Sunday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 59. The CEO, who produced such hits as “The Sopranos,” “The Wedding Singer,” and “Star Trek,” had cancer, according to a report from his spokesperson. Born in the Bronx, Grey worked as a belt buckle salesman for his…
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Fast Forward Inside The Secret And Lonely Life Of Ruth Madoff
Ruth Madoff just wants to be left alone. When a New York Post reporter knocked on the door of Madoff’s Old Greenwich, Connecticut townhouse to ask how she felt about the release of new biopic based on her family’s scandal, she responded: “I have nothing to say.” The 75-year-old wife of Bernie Madoff, who was…
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Fast Forward Israelis Are Crowd-Sourcing The Hebrew Name For Fidget Spinner
A small, spinning toy is currently stumping Israeli linguists. The fidget spinner, a three-pronged device that has captured the hearts — and hands — of children worldwide, has yet to be given a Hebrew name, The Times of Israel reports. Scholars at The Academy of the Hebrew Language have turned their puzzlement into a social…
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The Schmooze WATCH: Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks and Iris Apfel Are Living Ferociously At 90+
Is there a secret to living well into your 90’s? Iris Apfel, 95, Mel Brooks, 90, and Carl Reiner, 95, don’t quite have the answer for you — but they’re sure having a hell of a time doing it. The three stars join on-screen legends Dick Van Dyke, Betty White, Kirk Douglas and Norman Lear,…
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The Schmooze 9 Times ‘Girls’ Captured Life Perfectly, For Lena Dunham’s 31st Birthday
You don’t have to like Hannah Horvath to love Lena Dunham. Ok, let’s get this out of the way first. Hannah was selfish/annoying/fill in the blank negative adjective that is inevitably used when you first get into a conversation with someone about the television show “Girls.” She was also a vehicle for some of the…
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The Schmooze WATCH: Samantha Bee Skewers Ivanka Trump’s New Book
Samantha Bee is starting a reading group for Ivanka Trump’s new book “Women Who Work,” and it’s mostly going to be a hotbed for mockery and eye-rolling. During this week’s “Full Frontal,” the television host shared her many thoughts on the president’s daughter’s writing — or lack thereof. “If you’re not a fan of Ivanka’s…
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The Schmooze Chuck Schumer Created Trump-Era Music Playlist — And It’s All Kinds Of Melancholy
Chuck Schumer: long-time New York politician, United States senator — DJ for the broken-hearted? The 66-year-old has put together a very comprehensive Spotify playlist for President Trump’s first 100 days, and it’s a rollercoaster of emotions, most of which include irritation and melancholy. “Music has meant so much these #Trump100days. Shirelles, @springsteen & more here’s…
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The Schmooze WATCH: The Epic ‘Daily Show’ Reunion We All Need Right Now
Watching Jon Stewart, John Oliver, Samantha Bee, Stephen Colbert, Ed Helms and Rob Corddry all sit down together for a “Daily Show” reunion kind of feels like being wrapped in a warm blanket on a very rainy night. Safe, cozy and absolutely necessary. The six comedians, all of whom worked on the hit Comedy Central…
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